Terrorism suspected in attack in London's Woolwich area

LONDON -- Two attackers wielding a number of weapons allegedly killed a man in broad daylight on a London street and then were shot by...  more...

Washington Co. groups, individuals recognized for historic preservation

Washington Co. groups, individuals recognized for historic preservation

An old store in Fairview is now in the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum and aviation artifacts are in another museum, factors in...  more...

Surveillance cameras getting an upgrade in Hagerstown

Surveillance cameras getting an upgrade in Hagerstown

A surveillance system operated by the Hagerstown Police Department will have “smart-camera” technology featuring motion-...  more...

Washington Co. BOE considers options for space, program needs

Washington Co. BOE considers options for space, program needs

After hearing staff recommendations for school construction priorities for the next decade, the Washington County Board of Education...  more...

Feds: Man shot after attacking agent was being questioned about Boston bombing suspects and 2011 triple-murder

An FBI agent in Orlando shot and killed a man who was questioned in connection with the Boston marathon bombings. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel)

Feds: Man shot after attacking agent was being questioned about Boston bombing suspects and 2011 triple-murder

While all eyes were focused on Boston in the aftermath of the deadly marathon attack, federal agents in Orlando had quietly turned their...  more...

Grant to help neighborhoods hit by foreclosure, subprime lending

Grant to help neighborhoods hit by foreclosure, subprime lending

Washington County has been awarded a $715,000 state grant for housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and other housing programs, a...  more...

Hagerstown budget approved with no change in tax rates

Hagerstown budget approved with no change in tax rates

Hagerstown City Council members passed a $133.1 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday night, but not without a lot of...  more...

Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland

The newly christened Rocky Gap Casino Resort is opening its doors to the public in western Maryland.

Washington County Board of Commissioners briefs

Grant would pay for $800,000 in ADA improvements

Memorial Day observances

Saturday, May 25

Fewer Marylanders are expected to travel Memorial Day this year than last year

Derek Hays of Hagerstown sometimes travels to the beach for Memorial Day weekend but said he plans to stay home and have a barbecue with his...

Astronomers: Bright light in sky early Saturday was fragmenting meteoric fireball

A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers...

Keedysville man struck while walking on U.S. 340 bridge is listed in critical condition

A Keedysville man was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after he was struck on the U.S. 340 bridge over the...

Retired World Bank official talks of rising above paralysis and discrimination

She started her story with the night she was paralyzed — a then 18-year-old lying on the side of a European road, rain splashing on...

Washington Co. Free Library reconstruction work winding down

Construction at the new Washington County Free Library is expected to begin winding down over the next couple of months, with August being...

Late Washington Co. EMS director recognized posthumously

Brigitte Heller, who served as director of Washington County Emergency Medical Services, on Tuesday was posthumously awarded a Maryland...

Hagerstown man pleads guilty to assaulting infant, gets 14 months in jail

Charged with breaking his infant son’s leg, a Hagerstown man was sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty Tuesday in...

Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend with comb gets probation

A woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend in the back with a plastic rattail comb pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County Circuit...

Film producers create movie teaser in Hagerstown to attract production company

Local dancers, martial artists, actors and movie producers met on the third floor of Mulberry Lofts Monday at 22 N. Mulberry St. to shoot...

Montgomery Township residents vote to remain a dry township

Montgomery Township residents voted Tuesday to stay "dry."

Franklin Co. primary had many uncontested races

Dozens of candidates ran unopposed in Tuesday’s primary election in Franklin County, Pa.

Gunder holds lead in Quincy

An incumbent Quincy Township (Pa.) Supervisor appears to have held onto his seat in a tight race during Tuesday’s primary election.

Brake leads for Republican nomination to retain Peters Township Supervisor seat

Longtime Peters Township (Pa.) Supervisor John Brake is positioned for a municipal election race this fall to retain his seat.

Bittinger wins Republican nod for Guilford Township Supervisor

Ted Bittinger edged out the competition in the Guilford Township Supervisors’ race in the Republican primary on Tuesday.

Zook, Evans lead primary races for Pa. judgeship

A Franklin County, Pa., prosecutor was the top vote-getter among Republicans casting votes in Tuesday’s 39th District of the Court...

Chambersburg man charged after child injured

A Chambersburg man has been charged with aggravated assault and simple assault after a 6-month-old boy suffered bone fractures in both legs,...

Teen struck by pickup truck in Pa. remains hospitalized

A 17-year-old girl hit by a pickup truck Monday morning at the intersection of Fairview Avenue and West Main Street remained hospitalized...

Washington Township moves toward allowing chickens in low-density residential areas

The flap over chickens continued Monday in Washington Township, Pa., where township supervisors took steps toward allowing hens in...

New Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics campus in Washington County to help fill industry void

With the national aviation industry experiencing a workforce shortage of aircraft mechanics and technicians, a new Pittsburgh Institute of...

Two Waynesboro women killed in one-vehicle crash

Two Waynesboro women were killed early Sunday when their vehicle hit a guardrail on Interstate 81 north of Harrisburg, Pa.

Girl, 17, struck by vehicle in Waynesboro is taken to shock trauma center

A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Monday morning after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing West Main Street in Waynesboro,...

Shepherdstown man charged in burglary of Domestic restaurant

A Shepherdstown man was arrested Tuesday on charges of burglarizing a restaurant, according to the Shepherdstown Police Department.

Martinsburg High grads 'must never forget where our path started'

Martinsburg High School graduates, their families and faculty were forced to evacuate the Butcher Center at Shepherd University Tuesday...

Gateway Garden Club envisions whimsical play area at Ambrose Park

A “mountain” for children to scale, a pretend fossil dig and a large caterpillar they can crawl through are part of a...

Collision between car and tractor-trailer snarls northbound i-81 in W.Va.

A two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and a Mini Cooper clogged traffic on the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Berkeley...

Berkeley County school board OKs larger, tighter budget

The 2013-14 budget for Berkeley County Schools will be “absolutely tighter” than the current year as the district absorbs the...

Berkeley County Schools honor retirees

More than 70 employees of Berkeley County Schools are scheduled to retire in 2013 and were honored at a banquet Monday night.

Hearing postponed for woman accused of selling heroin to man who died

The pretrial hearing for a Bunker Hill, W.Va., woman accused of selling a lethal dose of heroin to a man who died at her home in March...

Ground broken for medical office building in Charles Town

Ground was broken Monday for a new medical office building, soon to be the 21st clinic in the Eastern Panhandle run by University Healthcare...

Firefighters called to American Legion home in Berkeley Springs

The Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company was called to the Berkeley Springs American Legion building around 10 a.m. Monday because of a...

Big decision looms for W.Va. House

West Virginia’s House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s...

Shot fired in Shepherdstown apartment

A shot fired Sunday afternoon in a second-floor apartment in the 100 block of East German Street sent a bullet through the floor and into...

One step closer to obtaining funding to finish new Hedgesville public library building

The Berkeley County Building Commission advanced a bond ordinance to second reading Thursday that would allow officials to obtain up to...

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