The governor appointed new circuit court judges in Montgomery and Garrett counties and the first woman district court judge in Worcester County's history.

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Two Garrett County towns filed federal lawsuits against 3M Co. Tuesday, joining a growing list of plaintiffs from across the country that allege chemicals manufactured by 3M and other companies have contaminated their drinking water. The chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), ...

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FROSTBURG — The girlfriend of a man found naked with his throat slashed in a Maryland state forest in January was charged with murder Thursday, officials said. Garrett County State’s Attorney Lisa Thayer Welch announced that Megan Virginia Shaffer, 21, ...

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OAKLAND — The snowiest town in Maryland is postponing its annual Winter Fest because it’s too warm. Michelle Ross of the Greater Oakland Business Association said Wednesday that the event planned for Saturday and Sunday has been pushed back a ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan and Sen. Chris Van Hollen are scheduled to speak at an annual meeting that is held to discuss concerns of Allegany and Garrett counties in western Maryland. The 41st Annual Mountain Maryland PACE meeting is ...

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OAKLAND — Garrett County officials are launching a review of the county’s comprehensive plan, which was last updated in 2008. The planning commission begins the process Wednesday afternoon in Oakland. The resulting document will have implications for both Deep Creek ...

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OAKLAND — An advisory panel in far western Maryland is reviewing proposed state regulations for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The Garrett County Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Advisory Group meets Tuesday evening in Oakland. The agenda includes a review of ...

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OAKLAND — Garrett County officials say two separate spills sent about 8,500 gallons of raw sewage into Deep Creek Lake in far western Maryland. County Administrator Kevin Null said in a statement Monday that a spill occurred Sunday morning about ...

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BALTIMORE  — A western Maryland real-estate developer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a bank-fraud scheme that cost financial institutions more than $2.7 million. Fifty-two-year-old Samuel VanSickle of Accident was sentenced Thursday in ...

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OAKLAND — A former student at a western Maryland community college will serve no additional jail time for stabbing another female student about a dozen times during a fight in the school cafeteria. Twenty-year-old Shamaine Moore of Baltimore was sentenced ...

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