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Parrott bill would make petitions private
andrews@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, wants petitions for referendum in Maryland to be granted the same secrecy as an individual person’s vote. After his group, MdPetitions.com, turned in enough signatures in 2011 to get a public vote on a law...Tags: Labor Legislation, Same-Sex Marriage, Maryland General Assembly, DREAM Act, Immigration
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Baby sitter formally charged with murder in death of former Hagerstown girl in Indiana
Associated PressA trusted family friend who confessed to police that he bludgeoned to death a 9-year-old Indiana girl in his care then dismembered her just days before Christmas was formally charged Friday in the killing. Michael Plumadore, 39, was charged in Fort Wayne...Tags: House Building, Prosecution, Sexual Assault, Michael Plumadore, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Abortion doctors charged with murder in Md.
Two out-of-state doctors who traveled to Maryland to perform late-term abortions have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder under the state's viable fetus law, authorities said. Dr. Steven Brigham, of Voorhees, N.J., was taken into...Tags: Elkton, Abusive Behavior, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues
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Local farmer takes on national competition
Special to The Herald-MailAt almost 1,300 pounds, Red, a hefty 19-month-old, is a sight to see. A Limousin heifer, this muscular dark golden-red beauty belongs to local farmer Adam Griffith, 20, of Boonsboro. Griffith has participated in and won many local stock show awards. Red...Tags: Judges, Agriculture, Murfreesboro, Animals, Agriculture
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Penn State, historic flooding topped Pa.'s news in 2011
Though historic flooding, power outages and a nationwide protest movement made numerous headlines in 2011, two words sum up the biggest story of the year: Penn State.
The child molestation allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Health, Josh Fattal, Arts and Culture, Christianity
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Nearly $1.8 million in contracts awarded for work to Franklin County courthouse complex
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioners Thursday awarded nearly $1.8 million in contracts for renovation and expansion of the courthouse complex in downtown Chambersburg. Bids were opened on Dec. 20 and reviewed for a week by the commissioners,...Tags: Renovation, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Justice System, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice
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Conversation will add another 2 1/2 years in prison to inmate's sentence
dona@herald-mail.comJerome Taylor said he walked away from a work detail at the Maryland Correctional Training Center in June to speak with his wife — a conversation that will cost him another 2 1/2 years in prison. Taylor, 36, pleaded guilty to first-degree escape...Tags: Judges, Prisons, Justice System, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Last case withdrawn against convicted sex offender
dona@herald-mail.comAlready sentenced to serve a total of 200 years on previous convictions for child sexual abuse, Charles Selby III of Hagerstown will not be tried on the remaining criminal case against him, county prosecutors said Thursday. Washington County Assistant...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Prosecution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Federal judges hear Jefferson County's challenge to W.Va. Congressional redistricting plan
Associated PressThree federal judges said Wednesday they will soon decide whether lawmakers have justified the slight change made to West Virginia's congressional districts so that it passes state and U.S. constitutional muster. The panel fielded testimony and arguments...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, 2010 Census, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Two Eastern Panhandle judges eye seats on W.Va. Supreme Court
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comEastern Panhandle Circuit Judge Christopher C. Wilkes has joined a growing list of prospective candidates eyeing two state Supreme Court seats that will be on the ballot in the 2012 election. The 55-year-old Berkeley County Republican filed precandidacy...Tags: Judges, Greenbrier, Democratic Party, Politics, Elections
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Some of 2011's biggest local stories updated
With 2011 drawing to a close, The Herald-Mail took a look back at some of the stories the newspaper published during the year. We will follow up on some of those stories each day through Saturday to provide a glimpse of what happened next.
Fire...Tags: Health, Edward G. Rendell, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Annapolis, Employment Opportunities
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Content of holdup note leads to guilty plea in Hagerstown 'armed' robbery
dona@herald-mail.comWhat is written in a holdup note matters. At least that was the case for William David McCullough, who pleaded guilty to armed robbery Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court — although the only evidence of a weapon reportedly was in the note he...Tags: Judges, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Theft
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