Spike Lee urges Shippensburg students to follow passion, not pay

Filmmaker Spike Lee urged Shippensburg University students Thursday night to enter a career field for which they are passionate. more...

Bill to allow fees for fire response gets chilly reception

A bill that would allow Washington County’s volunteer fire and rescue companies to bill for services ran into resistance Thursday from... more...

New gaming bill calls for fire and rescue oversight

More than 60 audition for Washington County Teen Idol

More than 30 performers took the stage Thursday night inside the Valley Mall during the second day of auditions to find the next... more...

Washington County Teen Idol

Md. House delays gay marriage vote for second time

The Maryland House of Delegates voted Thursday evening to again delay a proposal to legalize gay marriage. more...

Joint vote advances Maryland same-sex marriage bill

Advocates for both sides pack Md. gay marriage hearing

O'Malley urges Senate panel to OK same-sex marriage this year

Forensic experts link Darrol Sands' DNA and fingerprints to murder scene

Forensic experts testifying in Washington County Circuit Court on Thursday linked Darrol Sands’ DNA and fingerprints to the scene of... more...

Crime-scene photos, other forensic evidence presented in murder trial

Attorneys give opening statements in murder trial of man accused of strangling, stabbing mother of two

Motion denied to suppress interview of suspect in the murder of Carol Marie Brown

The Community Foundation of Washington County awards $115,000 in unrestricted grants

Thursday was a really great day for Janet Bartels. more...

Community Foundation of Washington County grants

List of The Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. grants

Meritus Health officials consider closing Downtown Urgent Care clinic

Meritus Health officials are discussing whether to close the Downtown Urgent Care clinic on East Antietam Street, Meritus spokeswoman Mary... more...

Spike Lee urges Shippensburg students to follow passion, not pay

Bill to allow fees for fire response gets chilly reception

More than 60 audition for Washington County Teen Idol

Md. House delays gay marriage vote for second time

Forensic experts link Darrol Sands' DNA and fingerprints to murder scene

The Community Foundation of Washington County awards $115,000 in unrestricted grants

Meritus Health officials consider closing Downtown Urgent Care clinic

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Pit bulls ruled vicious, dangerous following Broadfording Road attack

A Washington County board ruled Thursday night that two pit bulls were vicious and dangerous following a hearing in which a man from the...

Md. DNR seeks boating fee hike

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is seeking an increase in boating fees, which the department says are falling short of...

Allegany County delegates testify against each other in schools dispute

A parochial dispute over whether Allegany County students may attend school in Hancock played out in a state legislative committee on...

Ethics report recommends censure of Sen. Currie

An ethics panel has recommended unanimously that Sen. Ulysses Currie be censured and apologize for failing to disclose more than $245,000 in...

Dead birds slow Interstate 95 commute

Maryland officials said hundreds of birds were killed on Interstate 95 near Laurel, bringing traffic to a crawl Wednesday.

Washington County school board expected to vote Tuesday on employee contracts

The Washington County Board of Education is expected to vote on contracts for all three of its employee bargaining units at a board...

Boonsboro woman charged with theft from homeowners association

A Boonsboro woman has been charged with theft in connection with an estimated $137,000 that was withdrawn from a homeowners association&...

Muse to hold Meet & Greet Saturday

Maryland State Sen. C. Anthony Muse, a Democrat from Prince George’s County who is running for the U.S. Senate, will hold a Meet &...

Hagerstown firefighters extinguish electrical fire

A fire started Wednesday night where an electrical line connects into an apartment at 119 East Ave., a Hagerstown Fire Department...

University System of Maryland funding battle resurfaces

A battle over funding for University System of Maryland regional centers, including one in Hagerstown, has resurfaced, four years after it...

Bill would widen eligibility for protective orders

State lawmakers Wednesday heard a proposal to expand the eligibility for protective orders, adding people in intimate relationships who...

Lawmaker introduces bill requiring 'epi pens' in all school systems

Maryland’s public schools would be required to have uniform policies for treating students with life-threatening allergies, under a...

Pa. school district to purchase emergency notification system

The Greencastle-Antrim School District has needed a districtwide emergency notification system for several years but that need moved to...

Number of people sickened by raw milk linked to Chambersburg farm up to 77

The number of people sickened by raw milk linked to a Franklin County farm has climbed to 77, possibly making it the largest outbreak in...

Church's rezoning request discussed by Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors

A request from a Waynesboro church to rezone an industrial property on Midvale Road will go before the Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors...

Franklin Co. judge says text messages are evidence

A central Pennsylvania woman’s text messages with her husband about her 4-year-old stepson’s injuries can be used as evidence in...

Skateboarders ask Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors to permanently reopen skatepark

Skateboarders upset about the seasonal closing of the Dunlap Family Skatepark have asked the Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors to reopen...

Waynesboro Area School Board OKs changes to football program

Families can learn more about changes to Waynesboro Area School District’s football program at a meeting next week.

$2.5 million penalty imposed on Pa. man liable for violating securities law

A federal judge has imposed a $2.5 million penalty on a Fulton County, Pa., man who authorities say lied to investors about losing...

Hearing postponed for Waynesboro attorney charged in assault

A preliminary hearing Tuesday for a Waynesboro, Pa., attorney charged with stabbing her husband during a domestic dispute last week was...

Tuscarora schools superintendent Rebecca Erb to retire in 2013

After five years as superintendent of the Tuscarora School District, Rebecca Erb has announced she plans to retire in March 2013.

Pa. man acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in death of man with Down syndrome

A Franklin County, Pa., jury on Tuesday acquitted a Chambersburg man in the September 2010 death of a 37-year-old man with Down syndrome.

Chambersburg man charged in death of man with Down syndrome testifies on own behalf

Closing arguments are anticipated Tuesday afternoon in an involuntary manslaughter trial involving the death of a man with Down syndrome.

Witness testifies in Pa. shooting case

A witness to a shooting in Fulton County, Pa., testified Monday that the victim handed a shotgun to the accused shooter.

W.Va. bill could force councilwoman from race

Legislation is moving through the West Virginia Legislature that could force a Berkeley County Council member to abandon her bid for re-...

Jefferson County Commission eliminates impact fee department, director's position

Following a recommendation from the outgoing county administrator, the Jefferson County Commission Thursday voted to eliminate the county&...

Martinsburg resident ousted during 'Hollywood Week' of 'American Idol'

America won’t get the chance to vote for a local “American Idol.”

W.Va. delegate files bill to grant civil unions

An Eastern Panhandle lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would give gay and lesbian couples the same legal protections as...

Mountain State loses its West Virginia nursing accreditation

West Virginia regulators have revoked the accreditation for Mountain State University’s nursing school, effective Aug. 31.

Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney says magistrate exceeded her authority

The Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office claims a court magistrate exceeded her authority and failed to follow procedure when...

Shepherdstown Rotary event raises $22,030 for local charities

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club's annual Christmas Charity Ball, which was held Dec. 2, at the Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department Hall,...

Berkeley County Schools superintendent says employee benefits law doesn't go far enough

Berkeley County Schools Superintendent Manny P. Arvon said state lawmakers “got half of it right” last week when they passed a...

Delay request entered for Martinsburg attorney

A preliminary hearing for a Martinsburg attorney accused of pointing a handgun at several people at a boat dock party last summer and...

Martinsburg-bred dog makes prime-time appearance at Westminster show

An Eastern Panhandle-bred dog made a prime-time television appearance Monday on the opening night of the Westminster Kennel Club show at...

W.Va. airport officials increase funding request

It costs about $220,000 a year to run the civilian side of the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, money that comes from hangar...

Trial for W.Va. man charged in murder, robbery is postponed

The trial for one of three men charged in the 2008 shooting death of Kenneth E. Waybright was postponed Monday for a second time in Berkeley...

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