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W.Va. civil immunity law for first responders might be nation's first
richardb@herald-mail.comA Harpers Ferry, W.Va., woman is leading an effort to get all 50 states to pass a bill that protects ambulance crews from lawsuits when they have to forcibly enter a home on 911 calls. Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Wednesday signed what...Tags: Tennessee, Nashville, West Virginia, Government, Politics
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Head of SCCAP talks with commissioners about agency's programs
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe future of several human services programs in Franklin County, Pa., are in limbo because of questions about federal funding, according to the executive director of South Central Community Action Programs Inc. Megan Shreve spoke to the Franklin County...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Disasters and Accidents, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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F&M Trust pledges $50,000 to Shippensburg EMS campaign
F&M Trust has pledged $50,000 to the Shippensburg Emergency Services Building Capital Campaign to support the new facility on the corner of Orange Street and Walnut Bottom Road on the site of the former University Lodge Budget Host motel. At a recent...Tags: Politics, Marketing, Walnuts, Disasters and Accidents, Elections
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Police, fire briefs - July 31
Man taken to hospital after motorcycle accident HANCOCK — A man was taken to Meritus Medical Center on Sunday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in front of 260 E. Main St., according to Washington County Emergency...Tags: Health, Disasters and Accidents, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Hospitals and Clinics, Washington (U.S. state)
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Washington County gets $65,846 for emergency food, shelter programs
Washington County has been awarded $65,846 in federal funding to supplement emergency food and shelter programs, according to a news release from local program. That amount, which is $28,787 less than last year's award, is based on the county's total...Tags: Washington County (Maryland), United Way , Charity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Christianity
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Jefferson Co. only one in W.Va. without computer-aided dispatch
richardb@herald-mail.comJefferson County is the only jurisdiction in West Virginia without a sophisticated, high-tech, computer-assisted dispatch system for its police officers, fire departments and EMS units. The Jefferson County Commission learned that fact Thursday during an...Tags: West Virginia, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice
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Reid: Compromise in hand to reopen FAA
Associated PressCongress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has idled tens of thousands of workers and cost the government about $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes,...Tags: Springs, Democratic Party, White House, Texas, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Senate passes, Obama signs bill to end partial FAA shutdown
The Associated PressA White House official says President Barack Obama has signed a bill to end a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration and allow thousands of employees to return to work. Lawmakers reached a bipartisan compromise Thursday to...Tags: Springs, Democratic Party, White House, Internal Revenue Service, Texas
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Hagerstown man hurt after fertilizer truck crashes on I-70
A blown tire triggered the crash of a tanker truck carrying liquid fertilizer Friday afternoon, injuring the Washington County driver and closing westbound Interstate 70 near Hancock for several hours, Maryland State Police said.
Wayne Larry Bartles,...Tags: Health, Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Traffic
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Hagerstown man thanks police for role in saving his life
marieg@herald-mail.comNelson Brumback’s story is one of death and life. On July 30, the Hagerstown man had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. Two days later, he was reading a magazine and joking with family and friends. Brumback, 57, doesn’t remember much...Tags: Road Transportation, Vehicles, Health, Human Interest, Emergency Health Procedures
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Car catches fire on Interstate 70; no one injured
One lane of westbound Interstate 70 was briefly blocked off about three miles east of the Mapleville Road (Md. 66) exit (Exit 35) Monday morning after a car caught fire. Nobody was injured, according to Trooper Brown of the Maryland State Police. The...Tags: Washington County (Maryland), Aetna Inc., Injuries and Wounds, Vehicles, Health
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Thunderstorms cause power outages, flash flooding in Tri-State
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comTornado warnings had area residents taking cover Thursday evening as a train of severe thunderstorms rumbled through the Tri-State area, causing power outages and flash flooding. And today could prove just as scary, with more thunderstorms, some...Tags: Weather Reports, Floods, Vehicles, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Franklin County (Virginia)
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