An Ebola readiness drill on Tuesday was so realistic that a battalion chief arriving on scene tried to chase away members of the Frederick Memorial Hospital communications staff.

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A Massachusetts laboratory services company is planning to close an animal facility in Maryland, and 57 people are set to lose their jobs.

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RoosterBio Inc., a biotechnology tools company, on Thursday launched a new product portfolio that it says will improve manufacturing processes for adult stem cells. The Frederick firm’s new CliniControl line is designed to simplify product development of therapies that use human mesenchymal ...

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FREDERICK — A husband and wife who posted controversial “prank” videos of themselves berating their children have been sentenced to five years of probation. The Baltimore Sun reported Monday that Heather and Mike Martin each entered Alford pleas to two counts ...

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Frederick-based PropertyRoom.com Inc., an online auction website that specializes in helping government agencies auction unclaimed stolen, seized and surplus property, added 20 more municipalities and police departments to its client list. They are: City of Tempe, Arizona; Norwood Police Department, ...

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FREDERICK — Officials say a Maryland sheriff’s deputy has been found dead just hours after being charged with possession and distribution of marijuana. Authorities say the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint Saturday regarding possible criminal conduct by a ...

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A scientific research firm headquartered in Maryland has opened its second office in the state. The Emmes Corp., of Rockville, opened a new office on Corporate Drive in Frederick, and held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on June 28. The new office ...

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Police in Maryland say two people have been sickened after opening a package that they received in the mail. Frederick Police Lt. Clark Pennington says the two went to a hospital for treatment and brought the package with them, and ...

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FREDERICK — The owners of The Frederick News-Post have reached an agreement in principle to explore selling the newspaper to Ogden Newspapers Inc. in West Virginia. The News-Post reports that Will Randall, chief executive officer of Randall Family LLC, and ...

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Leaving behind his driver’s license likely made it easier for cops to catch a man who they said stole a Lexus from a parking lot in Rockville that had a high-priced violin inside. The events leading to his arrest began ...

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