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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 felony murder. Talbot County (Md.) Circuit Judge Broughton Earnest announced his verdict Tuesday in the retrial of...
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House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
Associated PressThe Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats condemned as yet another example of the GOP war on women. The...Tags: Criminal Laws, U.S. Senate, Politics, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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John C. Sullivan, 98
John C. Sullivan of Hagerstown, Md., passed at home with his family after 98 years of life to be in eternity with the Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Edith L. (Skidmore) Sullivan, who passed on Feb. 27, 2012. They...Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Supreme Court, Celanese Corporation, Lawyers, University of Washington
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Letters to the Editor - June 16
Finish the job of Medgar Evers To the editor: Mississippi’s tireless civil-rights worker, Medgar Evers, was killed 50 years ago. An assassin’s bullet mortally wounded Evers in front of his home, leaving a widow and depriving three...Tags: Verizon Communications, Government, Ku Klux Klan, Civil Rights, Business
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Family members of man shot to death by Martinsburg police file lawsuit
matthewu@herald-mail.comFamily members of a man who was shot to death by Martinsburg police in March have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and 25 unidentified officers. The complaint, filed in U.S. district court in Martinsburg Thursday on behalf...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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Hagerstown City Council mulls weapons measure
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWith a section of the city’s firearm regulations requiring repeal because it is superseded by state law, the Hagerstown police chief wants to take the opportunity to “close a gap” in current restrictions by making it unlawful to...Tags: Local Government, Weaponry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Control of Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department at heart of lawsuit
dona@herald-mail.comTwo former and two current members of the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department are asking a judge to take control of the fire company away from its executive committee, according to a lawsuit filed last month in Washington County Circuit Court. The lawsuit...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Berkeley County Council briefs
Insurance coverage renewed for county employees MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Council voted Thursday to renew insurance coverage for county employees. The council elected to absorb rate increases that added about $100,000 to the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance
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Unger to get new trial for 1976 conviction in death of Hagerstown police officer
davem@herald-mail.comMerle Unger will get a new trial for his 1976 felony murder conviction in the shooting death of a Hagerstown police officer, but only after agreeing to a number of conditions, including giving up his right to a jury trial. Talbot County Circuit Judge...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Talbot County, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Criminal Laws, Judges
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U.S. Supreme Court authorizes post-arrest DNA collection
The Baltimore SunA divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police in Maryland and elsewhere can continue the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested — but not convicted — of serious crimes. The 5-4 decision upheld a state law that allows...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Law Enforcement, John G. Roberts, Jr., Judges, Antonin Scalia
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Berkeley County Sheriff: 'We're not being competitive' with deputy salaries
matthewu@herald-mail.comSince March, four Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies have tendered their resignation for a variety of reasons, but the department’s comparatively low — “bottom of the list” — salaries certainly are not helping retain...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Letters to the Editor - June 2
City desperately in need of leadership To the editor: I am a lifelong resident of Hagerstown and Washington County. I have become increasingly concerned about the lack of progress in recent years, through several administrations, to do anything...Tags: Punishment, American Cancer Society, Entertainment, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Criminal Laws
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