Washington County Board of Commissioners awards $7.8 million contract for Robinwood Drive project

Washington County Board of Commissioners awards $7.8 million contract for Robinwood Drive project

A long-planned road-improvement project moved forward Tuesday when the Washington County Board of Commissioners awarded a nearly $7.8...  more...

Md. schools superintendent, head of state teachers association discuss education reform

Md. schools superintendent, head of state teachers association discuss education reform

More rigorous Common Core education standards, new assessment tests, and new teacher and principal evaluation systems that begin this school...  more...

Unger found guilty again in Hagerstown police officer's 1975 murder

Unger found guilty again in Hagerstown police officer's 1975 murder

The retrial of a man convicted of murdering a Hagerstown police officer has produced the same verdict as in 1976: guilty of first-degree...  more...

Board: Principal to divide time between two Mercersburg-area schools

Board: Principal to divide time between two Mercersburg-area schools

The Tuscarora School Board’s decision to have Mercersburg Elementary School Principal Lura Hanks oversee two elementary schools caused...  more...

Knoxville man dies in single-vehicle crash

Knoxville man dies in single-vehicle crash

A Knoxville man was killed Tuesday night in a single-vehicle crash on Md. 67, Maryland State Police said in a news release.  more...

City council approves 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion workers

City council approves 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion workers

After several years of frozen wages, 135 full-time, nonunion city employees will receive a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment in the...  more...

Hagerstown City Council moves toward selling Public Square properties

Hagerstown City Council moves toward selling Public Square properties

The Hagerstown City Council Tuesday voted 3-1 to introduce an ordinance accepting a purchase agreement of $240,000 from a Frederick, Md.,...  more...

Three taken to hospital after 3-vehicle crash on W. Franklin St.; street remains closed

Three people have been taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on West Franklin Street between Walnut Street and Burhans Boulevard...

Williamsport briefs

Brick debris a concern at Pangborn property

Williamsport mayor discusses possibility of paid firefighters for town

Mayor James G. McCleaf II Tuesday night raised the possibility of paid firefighters for the town at a meeting with the Washington County...

Washington County approves new EMS assistant director position

Washington County soon will be hiring someone for a new position within its Division of Emergency Services.

Washington County Commission briefs

Commissioners approve change to APFO

Teens visit from other states to work on housing repair through Mason Dixon Workcamp

Six teenagers were removing shingles from the roof of a house at 15 Lehigh Ave. in Hagerstown Tuesday as part of a mission.

Hagerstown man charged with attempted murder in March stabbing

A Hagerstown man was charged last week with attempted murder in a stabbing that occurred in March, according to charging documents filed...

Assault reported on Frederick St. in Hagerstown

Hagerstown police said a man was assaulted Monday night on Frederick Street.

Washington County teens hope to take Baseball Factory experience into the future

As other families were gearing up for Christmas celebrations at home, the families of Harrison Barger and Max Conrad were making their final...

Myers to initiate discussion for charter home-rule government in Washington County

Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr. is hosting a discussion Wednesday on the possibility of moving Washington County to a charter form of government...

Humane Society of Washington County names development director

The Humane Society of Washington County has named Addie Nardi the agency’s development director.

7-year-old bicyclist taken to D.C. hospital after accident

A 7-year-old boy was flown to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Monday evening after he ran into the side of a...

Pa. residents speak out against possible sale of Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Franklin County, Pa., residents concerned about the potential sale of the county-owned nursing home shared their questions and thoughts with...

Whitetail begins $1.6 million in improvements

Employees at Whitetail Resort are busy implementing $1.6 million worth of capital improvements in preparation for the 2013-14 winter season,...

Pennsylvania police briefs

Mercersburg man arraigned on stalking counts

Driver injured when garbage truck overturns in Fulton County

A Chambersburg, Pa., man was flown to the hospital after the garbage truck he was driving overturned Monday morning in Fulton County,...

Washington Township Supervisors go into closed session to discuss traffic impact fees

The Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors met behind closed doors Monday to discuss potentially lowering traffic impact fees assessed on new...

Pa. House budget proposal would provide more funding to Franklin County schools

A budget proposal passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives last week provides modest state funding increases for Franklin...

Franklin County Commissioner prepares for bone-marrow transplant at Johns Hopkins

Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioner Robert L. Thomas is scheduled to be admitted July 1 to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to prepare...

Coroner's office called to ATV accident Sunday

The Franklin County (Pa.) Coroner’s Office was called to an all-terrain vehicle accident in Fannett Township, Pa., on Sunday evening,...

Two Hagerstown men charged in relation to shots fired into Waynesboro home

Two Hagerstown men were charged recently in an incident in which shots were fired into a Waynesboro home and vehicle last December.

Fire causes heavy damage to Chambersburg home

A Sunday night fire in the Borough of Chambersburg substantially damaged a Cape Cod-style home, Chambersburg Emergency Services Chief...

Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro aims to build arts destination

Described as exciting and ambitious, a new project taking place in Waynesboro aims to transform vacant buildings.

Pa. court denies request for new trial for man convicted of killing neighbor

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently denied Chad Kirby’s request to review a lower court’s decision, effectively ending his...

Remaining Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority members determined to press on

Defections of board members, no meeting minutes, no knowledge of current financial conditions, no one to sign checks and not enough chairs...

Tri-state briefs

Shepherd, United Way to sign agreement Tuesday

W.Va. police looking for information about ID of man who threatened, robbed CNB Bank

A male showed the handle of a gun and made a threatening statement before making off with an undisclosed amount of money in a robbery at a...

Tomahawk Intermediate educator named Berkeley County Schools' Teacher of the Year

A fifth-grade teacher at Tomahawk Intermediate School, was named Berkeley County Schools’ Teacher of the year Monday at Hedgesville...

Backlash emerging over school standards in W.Va.

West Virginia is sticking with new standards for math, reading and writing in public schools, but faces opposition fueled by the tea party...

Former Charles Town Mayor D.C. Master dies

The death last Tuesday of former Charles Town Mayor D.C. Master left a 22-year legacy of service to the city marked by two decades of...

Berkeley Springs man dies from injuries in accident on Saturday

A Berkeley Springs man, who was selling beverages along the side of U.S. 522 southwest of Berkeley Springs, died from injuries he received...

From sports stadium models to aerial photographs, Mountain Heritage has something for everyone

Notably missing from the 42nd spring Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival this weekend was the booth occupied by Pam and Ren...

Weekend calendar - June 15

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Microbrewery among redevelopment ideas for 19th century stone building in Martinsburg

A microbrewery was among the most popular redevelopment ideas pitched Friday for the Matthews Foundry, a dilapidated 19th century stone...

City of Martinsburg to sponsor Fourth of July fireworks display

The city of Martinsburg announced Friday that it will sponsor a Fourth of July fireworks display next month.

Hagerstown man waives right to preliminary hearing in fatal vehicle crash

A Hagerstown man charged in a fatal vehicle crash in October 2012 that killed his brother and left another man paralyzed waived his right to...

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