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Police: Maryland sergeant charged in drug theft kills self
Authorities in Maryland say a Hagerstown police sergeant set to appear in court next week on charges of drug theft has killed himself.
Maryland man pleads guilty to illegal possession of venomous snakes
Police say a Maryland man who used the name "VenomMan20" on YouTube has pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal possession of venomous snakes after a search of his home turned up six rattlesnakes and other snakes.
Judge: Md. man ‘earned every minute’ of 15 years in girl’s abuse
A Maryland man who viciously abused a 2-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Western Md. officer allegedly stole paralyzed woman’s pain pills
Authorities say a veteran police officer in western Maryland has been charged with dealing prescription drugs while on duty.
Fire rips through apartment building in western Maryland
HAGERSTOWN — Authorities say a fire ripped through an apartment building in western Maryland, displacing dozens of people. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office says the fire late Tuesday in […]
Nearly 100 to be laid off from Hagerstown Citigroup office
HAGERSTOWN — Nearly 100 workers are being laid off at a Citigroup operations center north of Hagerstown. The Herald-Mail reports that 64 office jobs and 30 home-based jobs are being […]
Park would honor 19th-century lawmaker who stood up for Jews
HAGERSTOWN — Members of Congregation B’nai Abraham in Hagerstown are backing the idea of a park across from the synagogue to honor Thomas Kennedy, a Washington County state lawmaker who […]
Trump’s presidential salary to help Md. battlefield projects
SHARPSBURG — President Donald Trump’s salary, which he promised to give away, will go toward two restoration projects at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke […]
Williamsport man sentenced for setting parents’ house ablaze
WILLIAMSPORT — A county circuit court in Maryland sentenced a veteran who burned his parents’ house down to 18 months in jail and recommended participation in an alternative program to […]
Washington County school officials pick next superintendent
HAGERSTOWN — Washington County school officials have chosen a new superintendent to take over when the current superintendent heads to Charlotte, North Carolina next month. The Washington County Board of […]
Activists oppose proposed gas pipeline beneath Potomac River
HANCOCK — A Potomac River protection group is organizing a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. Brent […]
Mom pleads guilty in son’s birthday cake beating death
HAGERSTOWN — A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse in the beating death of her 9-year-old son over a missing piece of birthday cake. Prosecutors agreed to […]
