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Shepherdstown fire department gets federal grant
Fire departments in Shepherdstown, W.Va., and Lesage, W.Va., are getting federal help. U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin announced grants Wednesday for the departments to buy updated equipment and vehicles or modernize facilities. The...Tags: Shelley Moore Capito, Ohio River
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City Council candidates look to a better future for Hagerstown
davem@herald-mail.comRevitalizing downtown, helping residents survive a sour economy and ensuring that the city has the infrastructure it needs when growth returns are among the issues being raised by five candidates running for the Hagerstown City Council. Kristin B....Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Local Government, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Business, Primaries
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Security, defense work helps boost Tri-State economy after 9/11
julieg@herald-mail.comHMS Technologies, near Martinsburg, W.Va., has a contract with the federal government to scan Facebook and Twitter posts to tip off agencies such as the FBI about people who brag they are going to do harmful things, HMS founder and President Harry M....Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air and Space Accidents, Local Government, Companies and Corporations, Migration
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9/11 a dividing line in the history of security practices
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThere was the walk-through metal detector. There was the X-ray machine for carry-on bags. There were even patdowns for passengers who preferred not to walk through the detector. But in other ways, airport security in that now long-ago world of "pre-9/11"...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Transportation, Local Government, Defense, Travel
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Covering Flight 93 leaves indelible mark on reporter
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAll of Somerset County, Pa., appeared to be quiet at 6 a.m. Sunday until my car turned down the lengthy road that takes visitors to the newly dedicated Flight 93 National Memorial. There, I encountered all the vehicles that seemed to be missing from...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Defense, Gardens and Parks, National Security
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First nationwide test of Emergency Alert System will take place Nov. 9
The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m., the Washington County Office of Emergency Management said Friday. The test will be heard on the radio and seen on local, cable and satellite...Tags: Entertainment, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Television, Defense, National Security
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Equipment, personnel costs corrode Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Co. finances
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIf you were the fire chief at Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Co. right now, there’d be all the normal problems of running an emergency organization. And then there’d be the equipment problems which, unfortunately, aren’t all that unusual...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Mike Reid, Companies and Corporations, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Defense
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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: American Red Cross, Social Issues, Christianity, Washington (U.S. state), The Salvation Army
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Two Washington County volunteer fire companies receive federal grants
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comTwo Washington County volunteer fire companies will receive federal grant money this year to upgrade their breathing equipment. Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Department and First Hose Co. in Boonsboro each received 95 percent matching grants from the U.S....Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Rubber Products Industry, Companies and Corporations, Defense, National Security
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1 U.S. immigration agent dead, 1 injured in Mexico
Associated PressA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another wounded in the line of duty Tuesday while driving through northern Mexico, a Mexican official said. The two agents were driving in the northern state of San Luis Potosi when they...Tags: John Morton, Organized Crime, U.S. Department of State, Defense, National Security
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Tech High students help brainstorm ideas to increase cyber security
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comSomeday they might be on the front lines of the fight for cyber security. But on Friday, the students in David Long's Computer Repair and Networking and Chris Malott's Graphic Communications and Printing classes at the Washington County Technical High...Tags: Crimes, Washington (U.S. state), Defense, Gardens and Parks, National Security
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