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Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD
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Bright lights, spinning rides and the smell of carnival treats will fill the air as the Great Boonsboro Carnival returns to Shafer Park...

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The “Gachinator” has returned to Victory Lane. Chambersburg’s Trevor Gach, 17, scored his first win of the season at McGrewBid Motoplex last weekend....

Local Government

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A Maryland inmate serving time for the 2013 killing of his infant niece was found dead inside his prison cell...

Sports

Harpers Ferry Half Marathon Saturday, May 16, in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Runners: 336 Winner: Logan Hendershot, Frederick, Md., 1:28:18; Top Female: Kira Hunt, Leesburg, Va., 1:37:19 Local.News1.org...

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Memorial Day for me is a lifetime event that doesn’t end with just one day of recognition and memory. I have a diary. ...

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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A free suicide prevention training aimed at equipping community members with practical intervention skills will be offered later this month...

Non-Profits

CHAMERSBURG, Pa. —  The Boys & Girls Club of Chambersburg recently hosted a STEM Family Night at the Chambersburg Clubhouse, bringing together youth...

Entertainment

The breweries in Franklin County are never short on fun, so we have gathered some of their events for the coming weekend. Below...

School News

MONT ALTO, Pa. — With a year to go before the closure of Penn State Mont Alto and six other satellite campuses of...

Around The Region

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Since its launch in late April, the Adams County Field to Festival Trail has seen nearly 200 users from 11...

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South High’s Chapman signs with Hood; Shepherd’s Ruffner, Fluharty honored

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Ja’Seri Chapman, South Hagerstown’s record-setting outfielder, recently signed to play softball at Hood College next spring.  Chapman broke program records for career stolen bases...

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Game of the Week: Blue Devils, Falcons set to lock horns in District 3 baseball semifinals

By winning its first two games of the District 3 Class 5A baseball postseason, Greencastle-Antrim already has a ticket to states tucked away...

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Boonsboro softball moves to state final with 5-1 win over Dorchester

GLEN BURNIE, Md. —  The Boonsboro softball team proved that looks aren’t everything.  It doesn’t matter if your game is pretty or ugly, as long as you win.  What the Warriors...

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Waynesboro can’t rally, falls short against Muhlenberg

WAYNESBORO, Pa. – Muhlenberg continues its run through the District 3-6A tournament playoffs. The Waynesboro Indians were the latest opponents to face defeat....

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Washington County track athletes qualify for MPSSAA state championships

The MPSSAA State Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 21-23 at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Classes 1A and 2A...

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High school stat leaders through May 17

Okenie McLaughlin is looking more and more like a state contender. Chambersburg’s jumping star had a field day at last weekend’s District 3-3A...

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Local history: Hagerstown’s most notorious legend

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — It was the summer of 1827, and there was passion and foreboding in the air. A young man named George...

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Foot notes: The tortoise marathon

It makes me chuckle to say this, but perhaps the most active runner in the Sandrik family household is our pet tortoise, Terry. ...

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‘Stranger in a strange land’

When I was a kid growing up in the woods of Dargan, life was pretty exciting.  We were surrounded with so many interesting...

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Mike on the Mic: Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine

A new episode of “Mike on the Mic” is now available featuring a conversation with Dr. Brian Kessler, dean of the Meritus School...

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Maryland chefs encouraged to submit recipes for governor’s ‘buy local’ cookout

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced the 2026 Governor’s Buy Local Cookout that will take place on July 17 in Annapolis. This...

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Rare quadruplets mark milestone

YORK, Pa. — One year after four of the smallest patients ever cared for at WellSpan York Hospital began their extraordinary journey, Samuel,...

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Mayor breaks tie to halt water fluoridation

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The borough of Chambersburg will discontinue adding fluoride to its public water supply following a tie-breaking vote by the mayor...

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Photos by Toya: Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties

GREENCASTLE, Pa — Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties continued a decadeslong tradition of honoring cancer survivors, remembering loved ones and...

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Midstate medical moment: Avoiding sports injuries

Kurt Kessler, athletic trainer, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Orthopaedic Care As a parent or guardian, it can be intimidating to know how...

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