Health summit gathers ideas for improving care

Health summit gathers ideas for improving care

Improving health care access and reducing cardiac disease and acute emergency department visits for diabetes are key objectives being eyed...  more...

Cabin Fever Festival owes its beginning to unseasonably wintry October weather

Cabin Fever Festival owes its beginning to unseasonably wintry October weather

With unseasonably warm temperatures for much of the winter and little snow, no one seemed to be feeling feverish Saturday at the Cabin Fever...  more...

IceFest attracts visitors despite melting masterpieces

IceFest attracts visitors despite melting masterpieces

Thousands of people packed the streets of downtown Chambersburg on Saturday to admire and photograph the more than 70 ice sculptures on...  more...

Fort Ritchie Community Center Indoor Yard Sale a hit with bargain hunters

Fort Ritchie Community Center Indoor Yard Sale a hit with bargain hunters

It was a sale to please the masses.  more...

PlanMaryland divide: Is it a new rural order?

PlanMaryland divide: Is it a new rural order?

At the heart of a battle over a new state planning initiative is whether anything in it is new.  more...

$5.6 million to be spent on systemic or maintenance projects in the school system this year

$5.6 million to be spent on systemic or maintenance projects in the school system this year

Springfield Middle School’s “ugly,” “worn out” rubberized gym floor that is as old as the 35-year-old...  more...

Man in his 70s dies while operating Bobcat loader at Holcim cement plant

Man in his 70s dies while operating Bobcat loader at Holcim cement plant

A man in his 70s died Friday after an accident with a Bobcat loader that he was operating at the Holcim cement plant off Security Road...  more...

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Elks Club Hoop Shoot results

The following are the results for Washington County Public Schools students from Saturday’s Elks Club Hoop Shoot at Williamsport...

Shank raises concerns about proposed bike trail

Sen. Christopher B. Shank said this week that he is “extremely concerned” about an idea for a 23-mile bike trail from Hagerstown...

Study on economic benefits of new or renovated baseball stadium being considered

The city of Hagerstown and Washington County are considering commissioning a study on the economic benefits of a new or renovated baseball...

Attorneys argue in Md. illegal immigrant tuition lawsuit

Attorneys Friday offered arguments about whether a Maryland bill to allow in-state tuition for illegal immigrants under certain...

Md. septics bill prompts criticism, confusion

A reworked bill to control septic systems in Maryland hasn’t calmed concerns about state control of local land use, officials with two...

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Science Saturday

Man being held on accusations of committing armed robberies is charged with a fourth heist

A man already being held on accusations of committing two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery in Hagerstown this month has been...

Two Hagerstown teens sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court to state prison terms

Two Hagerstown teenagers who had pleaded guilty last year to robbing a woman were sentenced this week in Washington County Circuit Court...

Jury awards damages to three families who sued Williamsport man for shooting their pet dogs

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has upheld most of a $151,000 jury award against a Williamsport man sued by his neighbors for shooting...

Slots available for Citizen's Police Academy 12-week course

The Hagerstown Police Department has slots still available for people who are interested in attending the Citizen’s Police Academy.

Md. eyes reduction in white-tailed buck bag limit

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is considering reducing the statewide bag limit for white-tailed bucks from nine to three.

Md. school board proposing discipline overhaul

Maryland’s state school board is looking at cutting the number of student suspensions which some believe are linked to low achievement...

Independent takes on incumbent in Pa. 9th Congressional District race

Mercersburg resident Karen Ramsburg said Friday that she plans to go toe-to-toe with Rep. Bill Shuster to restore Pennsylvania’s 9th...

Health department links 6 illnesses to raw milk from Pa. dairy store

Six people were infected with Campylobacter by raw milk from the Family Cow dairy store in Chambersburg, Pa., including three in Maryland,...

Memorial exposes anger over Paterno's treatment

The near-capacity crowd of 12,000 seemed to be just waiting for somebody to bring up the subject.

Chambersburg's IceFest goes on despite rain delay on first night

Normally on the first night of IceFest, downtown Chambersburg is packed with curious spectators watching huge blocks of ice carved into...

Positive outlook expected for Franklin Co. economy in 2012

It’s a new year and so far the economic outlook for Franklin County is positive.

Waynesboro briefs

Fire displaces six from home on West North Street

Pa. high court throws out assembly redistricting

A narrowly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated a plan to redraw state House and Senate district lines, calling the...

18-year-old charged with sexually assaulting 13-year-old

An 18-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl last year at a home in Chambersburg, Pa., Pennsylvania State Police...

Games of Chance law changes clear hurdle

The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation last week that would increase prize limits allowed under the state’s Small Games of...

Greencastle Greens Golf Club wants to secure a liquor license

Right now, Greencastle Greens Golf Club has a “bring your own” policy for golf tournaments and golf leagues.

Tractor-trailer driver from Pa. facing counts of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest

A Union County, Pa., man is facing charges after police say he was operating a tractor-trailer on expired registration and later resisted...

Letterkenny Depot seeks former female employees for history panel discussion

Letterkenny Army Depot is looking for former female employees from the 1940s through the early 1970s to participate in a group panel...

Berkeley and Jefferson County file for offices

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The following Berkeley and Jefferson county residents have filed candidacy papers for county, state and federal...

Capito files for 7th term ahead of W.Va. deadline

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is ready to seek a seventh term representing West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.

Two Baltimore men arrested for heroin distribution at Sheetz store in Spring Mills

Police arrested two Baltimore men Friday after using an informant to arrange a $1,100 heroin deal at the Sheetz store in Spring Mills,...

Portion of West Race Street in Martinsburg will be closed beginning Monday for utility work

The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists that a portion of West Race Street in Martinsburg is scheduled for a temporary...

Lower interest rate will save Berkeley Co. schools more than $1 million over five year period

Thanks to a lower interest rate, the Berkeley County school system is expected to save more than $1 million over the next five years through...

Bond changed for W.Va. woman accused in child abuse leading to death

A judge Thursday modified the bond terms for a woman accused of allowing child abuse that led to the death of a 3-year-old boy, improving...

Officials hope new CVS boosts development in Charles Town's west end

Most redevelopment projects in downtown Charles Town have been done in the city’s east end with little activity in the west end, Mayor...

Marijuana and cash seized in traffic stop

Police seized five baggies of marijuana and $3,050 in cash in a traffic stop early Wednesday on Interstate 81 near Exit 12, according to...

Man accused of abusing infant sentenced to two to 10 years

A man accused of abusing a 3-month-old boy was sentenced to serve two to 10 years in prison Thursday by 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Gina M....

Case forwarded against Hagerstown men in Club Twisted shooting

A Frederick, Md., man who was wounded in a Club Twisted shooting in November said he believes he was shot nine times, according to...

Woman, son died from smoke inhalation in mobile home fire

A woman and her 2-year-old son who were found dead Monday night after the mobile home where they lived became engulfed in smoke and flames...

Maloney renews challenge to Tomblin for W.Va. governor's seat

Republican Bill Maloney said Thursday he’s ready to finish what he started last year, win the Republican primary in May and then...

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Overseeing fire and rescue association's budget

Washington County's legislative delegation is working to craft a bill that would give Washington County the authority to approve the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association budget. What oversight do you think should be required?

  • The county should monitor the association's finances.
  • The county should monitor finances of all the fire and rescue companies and the association.
  • The county should monitor only the fire and rescue companies, but not the association.
  • The county shouldn¿t monitor the association or the companies.