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Tim Rowland: A heroic effort, an historic conviction
Hattie Carroll finally has a seat at the head of the table, and for that she has Hagers-town to thank. It’s an honor the black kitchen helper never had in life, as folk singer Bob Dylan angrily pointed out in his ballad, “The Lonesome Death...
Tags: Dance, Same-Sex Marriage, Entertainment Events, Heroism, Entertainment
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W.Va. delegate fighting to reinstate death penalty
With neighboring Maryland about to become the sixth state in as many years to abolish the death penalty, one West Virginia delegate is on a quixotic quest to resume executions in his state for the first time in a half-century. This year marks the 27th...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Death Penalty, Punishment, Prisons, FBI
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Fairplay man pleads guilty to attempted robbery, burglary
dona@herald-mail.comA Fairplay man who stole a neighbor’s van, unsuccessfully tried to rob a pharmacy and then was caught by the son of the van’s owner was sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Washington Circuit Court to...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Dilaudid (drug), Substance Abuse, Maryland State Police
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Man accused of trying to stab officer with spike pleads not guilty
matthewu@herald-mail.comA man accused of attempting to stab a police officer with a railroad spike in March 2012 pleaded not guilty Thursday by reason of insanity to one count of attempted malicious assault in Berkeley County Circuit Court. Douglas Charles Butler, 45, who...Tags: Court Preliminary, Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice
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Death row inmate seeks conviction, sentence modification
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAttorneys’ actions leading up to and at trial in 1998 underwent hours of questioning Thursday as a death row inmate seeks modifications to his conviction and sentence. Albert E. Reid, 64, formerly of Biglerville, Pa., was found guilty in the Dec....Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Punishment, Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, Witnesses
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W.Va. man charged in son's death ruled incompetent to stand trial
matthewu@herald-mail.comA judge in Berkeley County Circuit Court made a preliminary finding Thursday that one of two people charged in the New Year’s Day death of a 3-year-old boy last year is currently not competent to stand trial. James N. Mauldin is expected to be...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Defendants, Washington, DC, Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse
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Man files wrongful termination suit against W.Va. Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
A former Eastern Regional Jail administrator claims in a lawsuit that he was fired two years ago because he blew the whistle on possible crimes by correctional officers. Lewis W. Barlow of Winchester, Va., filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Jan. 18...
Tags: Health Treatments, Sex Crimes, Human Interest, Prisons, Trials
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Chambersburg teacher charged in child porn case
Federal prosecutors said Thursday a Chambersburg Area Senior High School teacher used a computer program to superimpose the faces of students on child pornography, which he then sent to others. Jeffrey Schmutzler was arrested at his Fayetteville, Pa.,...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Teachers, Crimes
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Washington County delegate announces petition drive against death penalty repeal
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Republican Washington County delegate, with help from Democrats, is mounting a challenge to the repeal of the death penalty, a measure that was signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley earlier this week. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, announced...Tags: Scott Shellenberger, Maryland General Assembly, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Same-Sex Marriage, Death Penalty
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George Michael: Pretty blue in blue states
A recent article in the real estate section of MSN.com, written by Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes Magazine, was titled “America’s Most Miserable Cities of 2013.” The article ranked American cities based on metrics that included violent...Tags: Taxation, Real Estate, Queens (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice, Internal Revenue Service
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Family seeks answers in Down syndrome man's death while in police custody
Associated PressA lawyer for the family of a 26-year-old man with Down syndrome who died while being escorted from a movie theater by security guards says the grieving family is looking for answers after the death was ruled a homicide. Robert Ethan Saylor died Jan. 12...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Entertainment, Television Industry, Zero Dark Thirty (movie)
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Colo. governor signs bills regulating sale of firearms, ammo
Associated PressThe governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a...Tags: Gun Control, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals
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