Nine people are displaced after an early morning house fire in Washington County. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. Saturday at a home along Weller Road in Hancock.

A Jefferson County grand jury has formally indicted a Harpers Ferry woman in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in late 2025, according to the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

For the fourth time in five years, the wastewater treatment plant in Frederick has exceeded its permitted phosphorus pollution limits, raising concerns about environmental impacts downstream.