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Two Bunker Hill men indicted in Martinsburg robbery, beating

Two Bunker Hill men indicted in Martinsburg robbery, beating

A Berkeley County grand jury on Wednesday indicted two men on multiple felony counts in the violent robbery and beating of a 76-year-old man...

Pennsylvania

1,500 lose power in Franklin (Pa.) and Washington counties

About 1,500 people in Franklin County, Pa., and Washington County lost power Thursday morning when equipment failed in a power substation in...

Concerns about forestry plan for Camp Sinoquipe aired at meeting

The Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America was on the hot seat Tuesday night as more than 100 people filled two rooms at...

Former Waynesboro resident claims he got hepatitis through reused needles in 2008

A judge will make several key decisions in the coming weeks in a man’s lawsuit against Urology Associates of Chambersburg, which...

Save A Life Tour stops at Penn State Mont Alto

Ninoshka Coronado thought she could text and drive without a problem.

Baby sitter pleads no contest to child endangerment in baby's death

A baby sitter has pleaded no contest to child endangerment in the death of a baby who police say was shaken to death by a 9-year-old girl in...

Volunteers focusing on fundraising for Pa. 9/11 memorial

Volunteers creating a Sept. 11, 2001, memorial at Red Run Park are focusing on fundraising as they continue to develop the $110,000 project.

Scouts holding meeting Tuesday about forest-management plan at Camp Sinoquipe

The Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America will hold a meeting Tuesday night at Hagerstown Community College to discuss and...

Susquehanna Bancshares completes acquisition of Tower Bancorp

Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. has completed its acquisition of Tower Bancorp Inc., creating Pennsylvania’s largest community bank,...

Identity of homeless is changing at Franklin County shelter

The average person seeking services from the Franklin County (Pa.) Shelter for the Homeless is younger than the those who sought...

Waynesboro teachers schedule rally for Tuesday

Waynesboro Area School District teachers have scheduled a rally Tuesday night before the regularly scheduled school board meeting.

Washington Township invites input on pumptrack

Biking enthusiasts are invited to offer input on a new pumptrack planned in Washington Township, Pa.

14 school districts compete in Greencastle-Antrim 2012 Keystone Indoor Drill Association Indoor Competition

The Greencastle-Antrim High School gymnasium was filled with parents and spectators watching students from 14 school districts compete...

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West Virginia

Charles Town council denies hearing request for proposed drugstore

On a 5-3 vote Tuesday, the Charles Town City Council denied requests from nearly 100 residents to hold a public hearing on the building of a...

Berkeley County man indicted in death of Hagerstown man

A Berkeley County man was indicted Tuesday on charges related to the May 2011 death of a Hagerstown man, according to the prosecutor’s...

Man flown to Winchester Medical Center after car strikes utility pole

A man was flown to Winchester (Va.) Medical Center Tuesday morning after the car he was a passenger in struck a utility pole along...

Tractor-trailer hits Harpers Ferry man

A Jefferson County man was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore Tuesday after he was struck by the side of a...

Capon Bridge woman captures Miss Berkeley County crown

A 22-year-old from Capon Bridge, W.Va., was named Miss Berkeley County Saturday at the Miss Berkeley County/Miss North Eastern Scholarship...

W.Va. Senate passes bill that could make county council member ineligible for re-election

The state Senate on Monday, on a 29-2 vote, passed a bill that could force a Berkeley County Council member to abandon her bid for re-...

Program addressing substance abuse to occupy third floor of courthouse

A new nonprofit group that intends to tackle substance abuse and addiction among young people in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle has...

Berkeley County convenience store robbed at knifepoint

Police are looking for a man who robbed the Pikeside ROCS convenience store at 3013 Winchester Ave. south of Martinsburg at knifepoint...

Eastern Panhandle teacher takes lessons out of the textbook and into students' hands

A Jefferson High School science teacher is hoping to get her students energized with some hands-on learning projects.

Former Berkeley County Sheriff's deputy dies in police pursuit

A former Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department deputy was killed Saturday after his marked Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department...

North Mountain Shale LLC's water quality-related permit affirmed

The only apparent potential stumbling block for a company to mine shale at a quarry in Gerrardstown, W.Va., is the possibility of litigation...

Flu throws off 'American Idol' contestant

Christian Lopez isn’t too embarrassed that most of his face time on “American Idol” was more about falling victim to the...