http://www.frederickNewsPost.com Local Headlines Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149391 Picture this: Nine hundred feet of Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick spattered with lilies, lotuses and other native plants to cover and attack the algae problem Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:21:00 GMT Pete McCarthy http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149390 About 280 people rode from Frederick to Washington on Wednesday, organizers said, to join immigration reform activists on the National Mall Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:20:00 GMT Kelsi Loos http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149388 The developers of the Frederick Towne Mall property say building a Wal-Mart is the solution for redeveloping the commercial stretch of U S 40 in the city known as the Golden Mile Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:17:00 GMT Pete McCarthy http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149389 Many customers at Angelcakes on East Church Street paid more than the usual $2 75 for a cupcake Wednesday, all in an effort to help cover the cost of the shop manager's trip home after a medical emergency Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:18:00 GMT Brian Englar http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149393 Urbana's future is developing with the approval Wednesday of plans for 115 houses and a Starbucks store Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:38:00 GMT Patti S. Borda http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149379 WALKERSVILLE -- A gun rights group is taking aim at the town to try to force a change in its firearm restrictions Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:05:00 GMT Kelsi Loos http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149356 When it came time for Girl Scout Troop 81064, based in the Lake Linganore area, to take on a project to earn its Bronze Award, the girls decided to raise awareness about a member of their troop Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:44:00 GMT Brian Englar http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149357 A Frederick County judge will determine whether a man serving two life sentences for murder gets a new trial after DNA testing cleared him as the source of a key piece of evidence Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:46:00 GMT Danielle E. Gaines http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149380 NEW MARKET -- It could soon get a bit brighter on Main Street Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:38:00 GMT Danielle E. Gaines http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149381 Vacant school buildings do not benefit anyone, the Frederick County Board of Education agreed on Wednesday night Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:39:00 GMT Cara R. Anthony http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149359 $12,900: Cost of doing business in NYC Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:51:00 GMT Patti S. Borda http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149361 Landowners in the Middletown/Myersville area who want to learn more about conservation and preservation easements are invited to an April 25 Visionary Dinner Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:49:00 GMT From Staff Reports http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149350 The City of Brunswick is set to begin $48,500 in street repairs Monday at the Martin's Creek crossing of East Potomac Street, according to Carrie Myers, the city's office manager Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:42:00 GMT Nicholas C. Stern http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149396 Landowners in the Middletown/Myersville area who want to learn more about conservation and preservation easements are invited to an April 25 Visionary Dinner Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:48:00 GMT Staff Reports http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149360 A Frederick man is charged with stealing checks and a television from his hospitalized roommate Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:49:00 GMT Brian Englar http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149368 Frederick police arrested a man Wednesday on child pornography charges Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:47:00 GMT Cara R. Anthony http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149367 A Frederick man could spend 10 years in prison after his guilty plea Wednesday to charges relating to drug distribution Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:47:00 GMT Danielle E. Gaines http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149372 PATILLAS, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A curtain of sound envelops the two researchers as they make their way along the side of a mountain in darkness, occasionally hacking their way with a machete to reach the mouth of a small cave Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:37:00 GMT AP http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149371 BEIRUT (AP) -- Tensions emerged Wednesday in a newly announced alliance between al-Qaida's franchise in Iraq and the most powerful Syrian rebel faction, which said it was not consulted before the Iraqi group announced their merger and only heard about it through the media Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:33:00 GMT AP http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149370 Obama budget: Spending cuts, higher smokers' taxes Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:31:00 GMT AP http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149369 Senators unveil deal on gun sales background check Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:30:00 GMT AP http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149382 Frederick Community College freshman Justin Dagenhart relaxes on a bench near a cherry tree in FCC's memorial garden Wednesday afternoon Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:39:00 GMT http://www.frederickNewsPost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=149398 A 21-year-old Manassas, Va , man pleaded guilty to first-degree assault Wednesday for badly beating an acquaintance in February 2012 outside of Thurmont Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:41:00 GMT Danielle E. Gaines