Fire and ambulance log for Wednesday incidents
At 10 14 am a house fire on 8163 Stone Ridge Drive reported by Independent with Junior United and Citizen. At 11 13 am an outside gas leak at 56364 Urbana Pike reported by United. At 1 37 pm a chimney fire at 38226 Stevens Road in Brunswick. Ambulance calls totaled 37 emergencies and 1 routine.
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Stone Ridge Drive
Independent
Junior United and
Citizen
Urbana Pike
United
Stevens Road
Brunswick
Town water system cited for violation and fixes
Walkersville town confronts a water turbidity violation from the Maryland Department of the Environment. An emergency ordinance requires rapid sinkhole repairs and warns customers by mail and newspaper within 14 days while a future meeting plans further actions.
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Walkersville
Maryland Department of the Environment
Bernard Quinn
Quinn
Burgess John Thompson Jr
MDE
Burgess
Thompson
Fountain Rock
Sandstone Drive
Winterbrook
Glade Road
Weather forecast for Frederick County and Maryland beaches
Frederick County expects fair tonight with lower 30s temperatures and light winds. Friday brings partly sunny skies with highs mid or upper 40s and breezes near 10 mph. State forecast shows similar partly cloudy to sunny conditions with highs in the 40s and mid 20s to mid 30s at night.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Turn-of-the-century barn destroyed by fire
A two-alarm blaze this morning destroyed a turn-of-the-century bank barn at 7700 Old Receiver Road near Frederick County. The MacKenzie family saved a 1951 Ford tractor, the barn’s contents and structure valued around 50 000 dollars, with 30 firefighters fighting the fire and investigators from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office assessing the cause.
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LeRoy MacKenzie
Old Receiver Road
Robert MacKenzie
LeRoy
Mr. MacKenzie
Jeff Shippey
Independent Hose Co
Frederick County
Bill Wiegel
Maryland
Mark Bilger
Shippey
John
Bill
Steve Wentz
Union Bridge
Robert
Guy MacKenzie
Olive MacKenzie
Warmth and Rain Mark Frederick Weather Update
The Frederick News-Post Weather Station reports a rainy but warm Wednesday with a high near 50 and a 0.23 inch rain total by 9 p.m. Forecasters expect similar conditions today with variably cloudy skies, wind, and highs in the 50s. Friday looks partly sunny with upper 40s. Maryland lottery results from Wednesday night include Pick 3 7 8 1 and Pick 4 49 48 along with Cash in Hand 04 10 14 15 19 23 a4 and Lotto 02 08 10 13 40 46. Wednesday afternoon draws gave Pick 3 44 1 and Pick 4 2 1 7 0.
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Frederick
Frederick News- Post
National Weather Service
Maryland
Thurmont resists school board pressure over grade expansion
Thurmont Mayor Terrence Best rejected efforts to dictate school policy while noting support for adding middle school grades to Emmitsburg area schools. Discussion followed plans to relocate Thurmont Elementary students to ease crowding and a proposal to convert Thurmont Middle and feeder elementary schools to K–8.
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Thurmont
Terrence Best
Emmitsburg
Mr Best
Philip Postelle
Avalanche claims snowboarder near Donner Summit
Jamil Khan, 22, of Gloversville New York, died after an avalanche buried him headfirst on Donner Summit. Friends and rescuers fought to reach him, airlifted to Tahoe Forest Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Truckee
Calif
Donner
Jamil Khan
Gloversville
Khan
Tahoe Forest Hospital
De Niro Questioned in French Call Girl Case
Paris AP reports Robert De Niro was questioned by Judge Frederic N Guyen in a call girl case. Lawyer Georges Kiejman said the actor never paid for a woman and criticized the judge for stirring publicity. The suit alleges secrecy violations and obstruction of movement.
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Paris
Robert de Niro
de Niro
Georges Kiejman
Kiejman
Frederic N’guyen
France
Wguyen
Monica Lewinsky story nears third day of grand jury testimony
Monica Lewinsky's mother Marcia Lewis returns for another day of emotionally draining testimony as prosecutors seek subpoenas for Secret Service members. The Times says Reno and Rubin have not decided whether to fight the subpoenas, while Hillary Clinton expects fading interest amid courthouse tension and media attention.
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Washington
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
New York Times
Secret Service
Janet Reno
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Treasury Department
Marcia Lewis
Grand Jury
Hilary Rodham Clinton
Ms. Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
U.N Advices Relief Workers to Stay Out of Iraq
The United Nations tells on duty relief staff in Iraq to remain on leave amid threats of U.S. and British action. About one quarter of U.N. relief personnel are affected, with inspectors separate. Diplomacy and military pressure frame the standoff as Iraq resists unfettered access to sites.
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Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Princess Royal
Baghdad
Iraq
United Nations Today
United States
Britain
U.N
Tariq Aziz
CNN
Defense
George Robertson
Saddam Hussein
United
Aziz
Kofi Annan
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf
Al-Sabhaf
U.S
The
Gulf
Washington
Baath Party
al Thawra
Persian Gulf
Reno seeks independent prosecutor over Babbitt casino case
Attorney General Janet Reno asked for an independent prosecutor to examine whether Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt misled Congress about the Indian casino controversy. The move would carve a narrow probe into sworn Senate testimony and possible federal-law violations, amid broader party finance inquiries. Babbitt offered no immediate comment.
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Washington (Ap
Janet Reno
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
Congress
Bitt
Senate
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