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Volunteer group works to educate young athletes about head trauma
marieg@herald-mail.comIt's difficult to make concussion statistics scarier than they are. But here are a few eye-openers: - Each year, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.7 million people in the United States suffer a traumatic brain injury. About...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Medical Professionals, Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Teen sends Angel Bags to watch over family members of trauma patients
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA little more than a year ago, Alexis Jarman’s parents didn’t know whether their 16-year-old daughter would make it through the night. On Feb. 21, 2012, Alexis, or Lexi as she is known among her friends and family, suffered life-threatening...Tags: Fractured Rib, Hospitals and Clinics, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, American Legion, Disasters and Accidents
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Female stabbed, raped in Hagerstown
A female was stabbed and raped in the 900 block of Security Road on Tuesday morning, the second stabbing of a female in the area in less than a week, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. City police responded to the 900 block of Security Road...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons
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School bus involved in 3-vehicle crash; no students injured
davem@herald-mail.comA car struck a pickup truck, which forced the truck under a Washington County Public Schools bus on Lappans Road in the area of Lock Tender Lane, about three miles southeast of Williamsport, on Tuesday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police....Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Running clinics continue Friday, March 1
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella conducts monthly Running Clinics at The Wellness Center at City Hospital. Cucuzzella, distance runner, local physician and founder and organizer of Freedom's Run and the new Two Rivers Heritage Half Marathon, promotes proper form,...Tags: Injury Prevention, Road Running, Hospitals and Clinics, Running
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Meteor explodes over Russia, injuring about 1,100 people
Associated PressA meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some...Tags: Greenpeace, Mexico, Government, NASA, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Martinsburg to take over fireworks display
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Martinsburg City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to host the community’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show and obtain the required permits. City Council’s 6-0 decision comes after the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks &...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jefferson Co. Commissioners seek applicants to replace former Sheriff Bobby Shirley
richardb@herald-mail.comThe process of finding a replacement for former Jefferson County Sheriff Bobby Shirley will be quick and open to the public, according to a unanimous vote by the county commission Thursday. The commissioners also voted to advertise for applicants in...Tags: Prisons, Elections, Broken Nose, Local Elections, Politics
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Jefferson County Commission must appoint a Democrat to succeed Shirley
richardb@herald-mail.comA ruling Monday from the West Virginia Attorney General’s office made it official that no special election will be held to find a replacement for former Jefferson County Sheriff Bobby Shirley. The Jefferson County Commission will, by law, have to...Tags: Prisons, Elections, Broken Nose, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Suicide bomber kills Turkish guard at U.S. embassy in Ankara
Associated PressIn the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately...Tags: Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Terrorism, Politics
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32 die, 121 injured in Mexico oil company office building blast
Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos. The cause of the...
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Jefferson County looking to avoid special election to fill sheriff's post
richardb@herald-mail.comWhile no formal vote was taken Thursday, the Jefferson County Commission dropped plans for a special election this year to replace former Sheriff Bobby Shirley, who was forced out of office after pleading guilty in a federal civil rights violation case....Tags: Elections, Broken Nose, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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