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Commissioners discuss Fourth of July fireworks

Following last week’s meeting when they had expressed their concerns about there not being a Fourth of July celebration in Williamsport, Commissioner Scott Metzger shared this week that he had reached out to Mayor Derek Slaughter in order to discuss the city’s decision to cancel the ...

As colonies rejected Britain, Maryland town played active role in Revolution

The city of Frederick, Md., had a much smaller footprint in the 1770s than it does today, but played a significant role in the American Revolutionary War. In addition to being the home of founding fathers, such as Thomas Johnson and John Hanson, it was the site of the first formal protest ...

Trump says US Navy seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week. He said a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the ...

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

CAIRO (AP) — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the ...