WFMD News Podcast October 16, 2026

A pedestrian is dead following a collision with a minivan in Montgomery County. Three Maryland men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a fraud scheme involving more than one-point-one million dollars in U.S. Treasury checks. Four people were injured, two seriously, in a crash Monday night in Fr…

WFMD News Podcast October 15, 2026

The Mid-Atlantic power grid is operating under a temporary federal emergency order aimed at keeping electricity flowing during a stretch of unusually warm weather. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office assisted West Virginia State Police and federal immigration agents in taking a wanted man into cu…

WFMD News Podcast October 14, 2026

Antisemitic graffiti has been found again at Walkersville High School, less than a week after an earlier incident. Two pedestrians were injured after being struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk near Tuscarora Elementary School in Frederick Tuesday morning.  A recent court ruling could protect Maryla…

WFMD News Podcast October 13, 2026

A Franklin County judge has sentenced 48-year-old Evan Sears to 15 to 30 years in prison for a shooting that left a man wounded in Chambersburg in October 2023. A Montgomery County man is facing federal charges in an alleged COVID-19 healthcare fraud scheme involving more than 100 million dollars …

WFMD News Podcast October 12, 2026

A Howard County man has been convicted of murder and assault in a shooting on Interstate 70 that left one man dead and two others injured. A lawsuit is challenging Frederick County’s decision to extend its moratorium on new data center applications.  A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 ye…

WFMD News Podcast October 9, 2026

A proposed Frederick County law limiting cooperation with ICE will get another public hearing after county council members approved a key amendment Tuesday. A major land-use change is coming to Frederick County following Tuesday’s County Council vote on the IW2 plan. A Frederick County man is fac…

WFMD News Podcast October 8, 2026

An adult was flown to an area trauma center after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in north Frederick. Four adults and a juvenile are in custody following a reported armed home invasion in the Mount Airy area.  Maryland voters appear skeptical of a proposed change to the way congressional districts…

WFMD News Podcast October 7, 2026

Voters saw a familiar matchup Tuesday night, when Governor Wes Moore and Republican Dan Cox debated for a second time in a Maryland governor’s race.  A Frederick County grand jury has indicted a 38-year-old Knoxville man following a child exploitation investigation. Frederick City Council members…

WFMD News Podcast October 6, 2026

Federal prosecutors say a Frederick man has admitted to sexually exploiting a minor after using a fake identity on Instagram. Dangerous driving incidents are prompting Montgomery County officials to consider tougher local penalties. A Northern Virginia elementary school teacher is facing assault …

WFMD News Podcast October 5, 2026

An 87-year-old Frederick man accused of killing his roommate has now been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.  A Maryland driver is facing charges after police say he struck an 83-year-old pedestrian and fled the scene in Lancaster on September 29. A new Maryland law targeting face covering…