Hallie Bubczyk, 12, of Manchester, bakes cupcakes for a gala benefitting Carroll Hospital Center's emergency services.

Starting a business requires more than just love, planning and enthusiasm. You also need money.

The owners of a cat move to New York, leaving the cat behind. When they return give years later, guess who is waiting for them.

The county’s service organizations are gathering their volunteer forces to help the needy, the unemployed and the homeless during the holiday season.

You might have passed by these places in Carroll County without knowing their significance. Among them: the nation's first highway and the site of a Cold War plot.

Seeing a need, a young Mt. Airy welder builds a special ramp that enables a wheelchair-bound Damascus man to pursue his favorite activity: bowling.

After some three decades of dormancy, the role of standardized testing in education is again being challenged, largely as a result of a rash of scandals involving teachers and students scamming the tests.

Do you know what to do if a hurricane, tornado, fire or accident hits your household? How about death? Are your affairs in order?  Here is some expert advice.

Twelve breweries will be represented at the fifth annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival. Here's a guide to an appreciation of the brewer's art.

When rating fermented beverages, experts consider such factors as "nose," balance, finish and aftertaste. Be your own expert. Here are a few tips.