Frederick Co. school bus crash sends 4 to hospital

By Anna Isaacs
June 7, 2018 | 9:36 AM

WASHINGTON — Four people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a crash involving a school bus in Frederick County, Maryland.

Frederick County Public Schools spokesman Michael Doerrer said one of the buses turning in to Walkersville High School from Maryland Route 194 was hit by a vehicle driving in the opposite direction shortly after 7 a.m.

Two students, a bus assistant and the driver were on the bus. The students and the driver — and the driver of the other vehicle — were all taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The county sheriff’s office is investigating the incident.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
August 23, 2026 | 5:48 PM

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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