Hagerstown gets state advice on stadium options

Hagerstown gets state advice on stadium options

Maryland Stadium Authority officials have been to Hagerstown to advise the city on plans for a new or refurbished baseball stadium,...  more...

Pennsylvania bracing for possible fight to protect military bases

Pennsylvania bracing for possible fight to protect military bases

State and local leaders are bracing for another possible fight to protect military bases, including Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg.  more...

Maryland joins nationwide mortgage settlement

Maryland joins nationwide mortgage settlement

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has agreed to join other states in a $25 billion settlement with the nation's five largest...  more...

Washington County legislators say gaming bill's oversight is limited
Soldier from Hagerstown killed in motorcycle accident

Soldier from Hagerstown killed in motorcycle accident

A Hagerstown man serving with the Third Infantry Division was killed Sunday night in Georgia when the motorcycle he was riding collided with...  more...

MSO presents the romantic music of France

MSO presents the romantic music of France

Parlez-vous français? (Do you speak French?)  more...

BWI among airports to adopt prescreening program

BWI among airports to adopt prescreening program

Before year's end, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will be part of a passenger prescreening program that allows...  more...

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Arrest warrant issued in Clear Spring meth lab case

The Washington County Narcotics Task Force on Thursday issued an arrest warrant charging a man with manufacturing methamphetamine at a Clear...

Car rear-ends school bus; no students on board, no one injured

No one was injured when a school bus was rear-ended by a car Thursday morning at the intersection of Maugans and Pennsylvania avenues, a...

Delayed school openings today

The following area schools and school systems have announced delayed openings Thursday:

Md. board OKs $2.4 billion prescription drug contract

A $2.4 billion prescription drug contract for state employees was narrowly approved Wednesday by the Maryland Board of Public Works, one...

O'Malley spars with Franchot over gas tax proposal

Perhaps it was the long board meeting.

Hoyer endorses Garagiola in 6th District race

State Sen. Robert Garagiola is getting support in his congressional campaign from Maryland’s highest-ranking Democratic U.S. House...

Md. hunters kill 98,000 deer

Maryland natural resources officials say hunters killed more than 98,000 deer during 2011-2012 hunting season.

Williamsport mayor opposes change sought in utility taxation provision

Washington County is trying to change a taxation provision that was never used, but is now relevant.

School board alters contributions to superintendent's retirement plans

The Washington County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved an amendment to Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox’s...

Temperatures remain below freezing; caution on roads urged

Ground temperatures were warm enough Wednesday afternoon to keep snow off the roads in Washington County but the National Weather Service...

6th Congressional District seat candidate: 'It's time to pass the torch'

Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of profiles about candidates running for election in the 6th...

Sharpsburg Town Council to allow voters to choose Barnhart's replacement

The Sharpsburg Town Council has decided against appointing a new council member to fulfill the term of Matthew Barnhart, who resigned Jan....

Major sewer project in Waynesboro area is set for this summer

Work is set to begin this summer to replace nearly five miles of sewer lines in the Waynesboro area as part of a more than $5 million...

Pancakes, business on the menu at expo in Waynesboro

Sizable crowds are expected Saturday at Waynesboro Area Senior High School for the annual pancake breakfast and business expo.

Winter weather advisory in effect; some area schools close early

Washington County and the surrounding area could see a few inches of snow when a winter storm moves through the region Wednesday.

Franklin County dairy linked to raw milk illnesses has reopened

A central Pennsylvania dairy connected with 43 illnesses in four states has resumed bottling raw milk after an 11-day shutdown.

Pa. governor unveils $27.1 billion hold-the-line budget

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday outlined a 2012-13 budget that would make changes to public welfare and deeply cut higher education...

Shippensburg students can get 'morning-after' pill from vending machine

Students at Shippensburg University can get the “morning-after” pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the...

Washington Township to donated former police cruisers to local fire departments

Two former Washington Township, Pa., police cruisers will be given to local fire departments for their use.

USO-themed 'Spring Fling' to celebrate Letterkenny's 70th anniversary

The Franklin County Area Development Corp. will be hosting a 1940s, USO-themed “Spring Fling” in celebration of Letterkenny Army...

Greencastle residents' sewer bills to increase

Greencastle residents will see a rate increase in their sewer bill next month to fund upgrades to the borough’s sewer plant.

Parents urged to care for Pa. skate park

Responsible users of a skate park in Washington Township, Pa., were urged Monday to form an organization to address upkeep and access.

Chambersburg-area farm cleared to resume milk production

The state on Monday cleared a Chambersburg-area farm for milk production, while the number of people sickened in the past several weeks by...

Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity

An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from...

Berkeley County businessman withdraws candidacy for county council

A Berkeley County businessman has withdrawn as a candidate for Berkeley County Council in the May 8 primary election.

Mining decision upsets group opposed to quarry in southern Berkeley County

An organization opposed to a proposed shale quarry in southern Berkeley County has criticized the West Virginia Surface Mine Board for...

Jefferson County Commission denies request to increase EDA budget

The Jefferson County Commission has denied Commissioner Walt Pellish’s request made last week to increase the county’s...

Martinsburg mayor seeks re-election

Martinsburg Mayor George Karos is seeking re-election to a fourth term in the city of Martinsburg’s election on June 12.

Martinsburg police seek man charged in armed robbery

Police in Martinsburg are looking for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint Tuesday night in the 400 block of Virginia Avenue, according to a...

Jefferson County maintenance building nearly finished

Lot 18, as Jefferson County’s new $270,000 maintenance building is called until someone comes up with a better name, is almost...

Olive Garden eyed for vacant spot near Martinsburg Mall

The Martinsburg Mall is negotiating with a Florida company to open an Olive Garden restaurant along Foxcroft Avenue, according to mall...

Charges dismissed against Martinsburg Motor Sports Sales Inc.

Federal charges pending against a Martinsburg business have been dismissed, but a former manager of the company still faces prosecution,...

Police say Berkeley County man shot son, set fire, then shot self

A Berkeley County man apparently shot his 9-year-old son and then set the mobile home in which they were residing on fire before taking...

Two Md. men face bank fraud charges in W.Va.

Two Maryland men are charged in West Virginia with fraudulently obtaining more than $48,000 from a bank and using some of the money to...

Jefferson County board of education paints rosier picture

The bleak picture that the Jefferson County Board of Education painted last month about the possible elimination of 33 teaching and 12...

Martinsburg woman charged with grand larceny

A Martinsburg woman is accused of stealing $2,400 in casino winnings from a man while she danced for him privately at a strip club Dec. 28,...

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