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Fire officials investigating cause of house fire in Shepherdstown, W.Va.
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comFire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that tore through a house Thursday night near Shepherdstown, W.Va., Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Capt. Brian Fluharty said Friday. The fire started around 10 p.m. at the rear of the two-story, Cape...Tags: Fires, Human Interest, Maryland, Disasters and Accidents
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Severe thunderstorm warning for Washington County lifted
A severe thunderstorm warning for Washington County had been lifted by 5:15 p.m., the National Weather Service said.
Kevin Witt, a meteorologist in the Sterling,Va. office, said the storm that prompted the warning had moved into the Eastern Panhandle...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Virginia), Pennsylvania, Weather Warnings, Virginia
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Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority chairman mum about closed Monday meeting
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe chairman of the Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority has declined to explain why he believes a closed-door session scheduled for next week about the Baltimore and Ohio roundhouse and shops in Martinsburg is exempt from the state's open meetings law....Tags: Elections, Ohio, Human Interest, Politics, Ethics
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Eighth annual Martinsburg Bike Night benefits local charities
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comHundreds of motorcycles, followed by a wave of even more people, streamed into downtown Martinsburg Saturday night for the eighth edition of Martinsburg Bike Night. Saturday's police-escorted ride through the Eastern Panhandle capped off by a street...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, National Football League, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Jefferson County Fair opens with hustle and bustle
richardb@herald-mail.comEmma Patterson was leading her market lamb McDreamy on a practice run Sunday afternoon in a scene that has been reprised in Jefferson County every year since 1953. It was the first day of the 59th annual Jefferson County Fair at 2007 Old Leetown Pike....Tags: Clarke County (Virginia), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Elections, Politics
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W.Va. Senate passes final House redistricting plan
Two special sessions later, West Virginia lawmakers completed the once-a-decade task of redistricting Sunday with final passage of a plan for the House of Delegates.
The Senate narrowly voted 15-14 to send acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a House plan to...Tags: Elections, Earl Ray Tomblin, Republican Party, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Downs completes Appalachian Trail
Alan Downs completed the 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine on Aug. 14. He started his adventure April 1 in Georgia. Four times he did a 50-mile day, starting his hikes at 3:30 in the morning and finishing after dark. He...Tags: Maine, Microsoft Windows, Human Interest, Maryland, Georgia
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New campus for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College on track
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comConstruction of the new main campus for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Berkeley County is well under way and is projected to open on July 15, 2012, according to school President Peter G. Checkovich. College leaders are planning to hold...Tags: Contracts, Elections, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Education
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The earth moved: Tri-State feels effects of 5.8-magnitude quake
Tri-State area residents, along with millions of others along the East Coast, felt the earth rumbling beneath them just before 2 p.m. as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region.
The epicenter of the 1:51 p.m. quake was about 9 miles south of...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Hospitals and Clinics, Abusive Behavior, Manufacturing and Engineering, Judges
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No quake-related problems reported in Eastern Panhandle
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comNew Martinsburg resident Christopher Bonar on Tuesday received a rattling reminder of what life was like in northern California when he was stationed there with the U.S. Air Force for 11 years. "I'm here no more than a week and have my first earthquake,"...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Elections, Homes, Hurricane Irene (2011), Politics
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Tri-State officials say quake caused no major problems in region
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comGovernment officials across the Tri-State area were checking buildings for structural integrity, some offices were briefly evacuated in Franklin County, Pa., and emergency dispatch centers were swamped with calls in the wake of an earthquake that struck...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Commuting, Natural Resources, Travel, Judges
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Be safe, patient and mindful this Fourth of July
As with most Americans, I’ve always been a fan of the Fourth of July holiday. I mean, seriously, what’s not to love? Cookouts, parades, hanging out with friends and family, a day off from work for most people, followed by fireworks to cap...Tags: Arts and Culture, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Maryland, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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