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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health, Justice System
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Sentencing deferred for Shepherdstown man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA circuit judge deferred the sentencing of a Shepherdstown, W.Va., man who pleaded guilty Thursday to taking part in the 2010 armed robbery of Beck’s Kennels in Berkeley County. Ian Michael Derr, 22, pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Defendants, Punishment, Justice System
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Washington County legislators say gaming bill's oversight is limited
andrews@herald-mail.comSome of Washington County’s state lawmakers said Thursday that they preferred proposing tighter financial oversight than a new gaming bill contains, but the law won’t allow it. Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, said legislators were...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations
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Williamsport mayor opposes change sought in utility taxation provision
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County is trying to change a taxation provision that was never used, but is now relevant. Sen. Christopher B. Shank said that in 2007, the Maryland General Assembly reduced an operating grant to local jurisdictions to help offset the cost of...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Electricity Production and Distribution, Annapolis, Crime, Law and Justice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Fallen Smithsburg police officer's father wants son's service weapon
andrews@herald-mail.comMore than four years after Smithsburg police Officer Christopher S. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty, his father is trying to get the fallen officer’s service weapon. Larry Nicholson said he wants the handgun as part of a memorial for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Roxbury, Maryland State Police, Career and Workplace
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Md. senator wants financial disclosures posted on Internet
One of the first major changes to Maryland ethics laws in more than a decade is expected to be introduced to the state Senate this week. Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Montgomery, said he plans to file legislation Monday that would require lawmakers and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Annapolis, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Maryland legislators looking closely at ways to improve petition process
andrews@herald-mail.comThe petition process is under a microscope in Annapolis. State legislators are looking ahead to a referendum this fall on a new law granting in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants. If the General Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage, the...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Annapolis, Social Issues, Antonin Scalia, Minority Groups
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George Michael: It will never be enough
Is it really the goal of the Plan Maryland initiative to wage “war” on our part of the state as well as on Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore? Or do we believe the testimony last week of Maryland Planning Secretary Richard Hall that...Tags: Executive Branch, Washington, DC, Politics, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Justice System
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Hagerstown man likes to give back when possible
Special to The Herald-MailFile photo Mike Barnhart, left, of Maryland Chapter II of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, is seen here in 2008 with club members Bill Broussard, Damion Broussard and Ed Herring presenting a $7,000 check to Karen...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, International Law, International Law, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Laws
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Hagerstown man pleads guilty to assault in father-in-law's stabbing
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man charged with attempted murder for stabbing his father-in-law pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court to first-degree assault. Joshua Bassford, 23, formerly of 136 E. Irvin Ave., also pleaded guilty to carrying a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Punishment, Justice System, Justice System
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Jefferson County sheriff files for re-election
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Eastern Panhandle candidate previews that The Herald-Mail will be running over the next several months. The announcements also will be posted on our website, www.herald-mail.com, through the West...Tags: Primaries, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Politics, Local Elections
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Two Hagerstown teens sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court to state prison terms
dona@herald-mail.comTwo Hagerstown teenagers who had pleaded guilty last year to robbing a woman were sentenced this week in Washington County Circuit Court to state prison terms. Judge Donald E. Beachley Wednesday sentenced Alonzo Dayshawn Hart, 16, of 254 S. Potomac St.,...Tags: Theft, Punishment, Justice System, Justice System, Criminal Laws
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