HAGERSTOWN — Washington County officials say they hope residents will take advantage of the opportunity to text crime tips to law enforcement agencies. Hagerstown police Capt. Mark Holtzman says the tips are anonymous are sent to police by dialing 847411. ...

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A Hagerstown man has acknowledged he approved substandard concrete products used in construction projects on Interstate 70 and the Capital Beltway. U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein says 32-year-old Santos Rivas pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to three ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A piece of the World Trade Center is becoming the centerpiece of a Sept. 11 memorial in Hagerstown. City and Washington County officials plan a dedication ceremony Tuesday evening at City Park. A local committee acquired the 727-pound ...

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A Maryland Public Service Commission judge is giving tentative approval to a large solar energy project on the grounds of a state prison complex near Hagerstown. Public Utility Law Judge Dennis Sober issued a proposed order Wednesday to grant Easton-based ...

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A judge in Baltimore has refused to dismiss a wrongful death claim filed against the state by the parents of a prison inmate who was murdered aboard a prison bus. Baltimore city circuit judge Sylvester Cox said Wednesday that there ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A steel beam that had been part of the World Trade Center in New York will be placed at a Hagerstown city park this month. The beam will be dedicated on Sept. 13 at the Emergency Services Tribute ...

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ThompsonGas of Hagerstown announced that its subsidiary, ThompsonGas-Southeast, has purchased substantially all of the assets of Cooperative Propane Inc., a subsidiary of Power South Energy Cooperative of Andalusia, Ala., as well as substantially all of the assets of Fox Gas ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The American Red Cross says it’s cutting 17 full-time staff positions across western, central and southern Maryland. The nonprofit organization said Thursday it must consolidate operations in the Chesapeake region to reduce costs. Spokesman Doug Lent says the ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake centered near Richmond, Va., rattled the walls of homes and buildings across western Maryland. Emergency management officials in the region say they have no reports of injuries or significant damage from the quake that struck ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The director of a Civil War movie filmed in the Maryland area still hasn’t repaid most of $300,000 he borrowed from Washington County in 2002. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that director Ron Maxwell owes about $263,000 in ...

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