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Woman gets suspended prison term, probation in baby's drowning
dona@herald-mail.comA woman whose 7-month-old baby drowned in the bathtub while she slept after taking prescription medication pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless endangerment Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court and was given a suspended state prison sentence....Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Foundation distributes more than $100,000 to community agencies
davem@herald-mail.comMaj. Robert D. Lyle said when he moved to Hagerstown seven years ago, the Salvation Army facility he runs in Hagerstown was feeding about 64 people a day at its facility. Today, that number has more than doubled with an average of 172 people taking...Tags: Finance, The Salvation Army, Family, Music Industry, Habitat for Humanity International
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Flu cases on the rise in Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith flu cases on the rise in Washington County, Meritus Medical Center officials are asking people not to visit patients in the hospital and the Washington County Health Department plans to hold four flu vaccination clinics over the next two weeks....Tags: Flu Vaccine, Healthy Diet, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Disease Prevention
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Five charged in connection with heroin, prescription medication distribution in Hancock
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comFive people, including four Hancock residents, have been charged in connection with an investigation involving the distribution of heroin and prescription medication in Hancock and the surrounding area, the Washington County Narcotics Task Force said...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Prosecution, Witnesses, Heroin
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Six local health programs receive grants
Six area organizations recently received grants from Summit Endowment to aid them in implementing or continuing programs to benefit the community, the organization announced recently. Grants were awarded to: • Chambersburg Hospital Research...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Diabetes, Nutrition, Dental Health, Health and Safety at School
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 9
Prescription turn-in event targets youth drug abuse To the editor: An alarming number of Washington County youth are intentionally abusing prescription medications to get high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled...Tags: Elections, Polls, Pain, Family, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Man arraigned on drug charge in connection with trading prescription medication for secretarial services
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA Berkeley County man is accused of bartering prescription medication for secretarial services, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. George H. Van Wagner, 59, of 56 Majestic Court, Martinsburg, was arraigned Tuesday by Magistrate Joan...Tags: Prisons, Embezzlement, Corporate Crime, Valium (drug), Prosecution
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Washington County Health Department to hold second flu vaccination clinic
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Health Department is having its second flu vaccination clinic of the season Oct. 26. With flu vaccinations widely available through local pharmacies, including ones at grocery and discount stores, the health department is not having...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Family, Respiratory Disease, Aspirin (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Grand jury indicts Hagerstown woman in infant's drowning death
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown woman has been indicted by a Washington County grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in the drowning death of her infant son earlier this year, according to Circuit Court records. Taria Michelle King, 27, of 309 E. Ridge Drive, also was...Tags: Murder, Punishment, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Chemical Industry
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24-foot-high cross planted near Antietam Battlefield
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA 24-foot high cross will now overlook motorists driving down Sharpsburg Pike and past The Battle of Antietam in Miniature building on the right. The cross was put up Friday as Pastor Bill Mantel from Cambridge, Minn., along with a team of area...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Battle of Antietam, Christianity, World War I (1914-1918)
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Anonymous donor offers up to $10,000 for community aid groups
julieg@herald-mail.comAn anonymous donor has, for the third year in a row, offered to match up to $10,000 in donations for each of three struggling, local nonprofit organizations that serve the homeless, people with no health insurance, and low-income seniors who need housing,...Tags: Human Interest, Charity, Diseases and Illnesses, Nursing, Diabetes
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Drug linked to meningitis outbreak not used at Tri-State area hospitals
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA steroid linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis has not been used at area hospitals, officials said Monday. The number of deaths rose Monday by one to eight, with another fatality in Tennessee, according to The Associated Press. The number...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Back Pain, Meningitis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics
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