HAGERSTOWN  — The undecided election for mayor of Hagerstown has tightened after the first count of absentee ballots. The Washington County Board of Elections posted updated numbers on its website Friday showing former mayor Bob Bruchey leading incumbent David Gysberts ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The operator of an airplane mechanic school in Hagerstown says job-fair registration numbers indicate strong demand for aviation industry workers. The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is playing host to the job fair Wednesday at its campus near Hagerstown ...

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HAGERSTOWN— The Hagerstown City Council is reviewing inspection standards for homeless shelters. The agenda for Tuesday’s meeting includes a report on inspection standards for nine shelters and residential treatment facilities operated by non-profit organizations that are not covered by the ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for extorting more than $10,000 from a sex partner by telling him afterward that she was 15, even though she was 25 at the time. The Herald-Mail reports ...

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A woman has been sentenced to prison in the 2015 fatal heroin overdose of the teenage daughter of a retired Hagerstown police sergeant. The Herald-Mail reports that 25-year-old Erica L. Buffolino was given a nearly six-year sentence in a Baltimore ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A western Maryland judge is refusing to throw out statements made to police by the mother of a 9-year-old boy fatally beaten over a missing piece of birthday cake. Washington County Circuit Judge Kenneth Long ruled Friday that ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A judge in Hagerstown is refusing to throw out a man’s statement to police about his role in the fatal beating of a 9-year-old boy over a missing piece of birthday cake in July 2015. Washington County Circuit ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Hagerstown’s new police chief is pushing ahead with a body-camera program. The agenda for Tuesday’s City Council work session includes a request from Chief Victor Brito for the purchase of 60 cameras from Taser International Inc. The department ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The western Maryland city of Hagerstown is swearing in a new police chief. Victor Brito  is taking the oath of office at a Hagerstown City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon. He’s a former captain of the District of Columbia ...

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HAGERSTOWN — One of the airlines serving Hagerstown Regional Airport is holding an event to highlight changes in its name and the type of aircraft it flies. Southern Airways Express is holding the reception at the airport Tuesday evening. The ...

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