“Sometimes you could be having the worst day of your life, and when you come meet and interact with an alpaca, your day just completely turns around,” Yussy McManus, owner, Black Barn Alpacas.

McDaniel College will receive $830,000 in federal funding for its nursing program at Carroll Hospital, Maryland’s U.S. senators announced.

Though the community is eager for answers about what caused crashed in Carroll and Harford counties, killing several teens, officials say it can take many months for a crash investigation to conclude and for prosecutors to determine whether anyone is at fault and should be charged.

Columnist Tom Zirpoli wishes readers love and peace during the holiday season.

Four County Society of Model Engineers train display at TownMall of Westminster on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The modular train display, meant to depict scenes from a mid-1950’s summer in Central/Western Maryland, operates daily through Saturday, Jan. 3., excluding Christmas and New Year’s Day.

“I understand you’re trying to split the baby, but we’re doing some serious stuff, and we need to do it correctly,” Commissioner Ken Kiler said to Commissioner Joseph Vigliotti.

“Music moves me. It is the most effective thing to me,” one group member said.

“In Baltimore, the bird count is particularly important. A lot of people don’t realize urban environments are important for birds too, especially our city parks.”