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2 men, 1 woman die in head-on collision in Greene Township

GREENE TOWNSHIP – Two men and one woman died in a head-on collision between a car and a truck the morning of Wednesday,...

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Chambersburg man charged with child sexual abuse

WAYNESBORO – Nayquan A. Brown, Chambersburg, has been charged with one count each of sexual abuse of children and criminal use of a...

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Waynesboro man faces assault charges

WAYNESBORO – Ryan A. Zeigler, 33, Waynesboro, has been charged with one count each of strangulation, aggravated assault and simple assault after a...

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18-year-old faces terroristic threats charge

WAYNESBORO – Samuel A. Richards, 18, McConnellsburg, has been charged with one count of terroristic threats and two counts each of recklessly endangering...

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Chambersburg mayor wins again, ‘restore the glory’ mayoral candidate elected in Shippensburg, other election results

CHAMBERSBURG – Kenneth C. Hock (R) won his re-election for mayor of Chambersburg Tuesday with 2,198 (51%) of the votes compared to John...

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State, national budget issues leave social services in a lurch

CHAMBERSBURG – Experts say budget impasses within both the Pennsylvania General Assembly and U.S. Congress have created unprecedented issues for social services, particularly in...

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Washington County to address budget, elections, emergency services this week

HAGERSTOWN – Washington County Commissioners will convene on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to review end-of-year budget tweaks, voting expansions, fire and emergency services funding...

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Mastriano urges voters to go to polls

Tuesday, Nov. 4 is Election Day, the last chance of the year for voters to weigh in on races for local, county and...

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Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday; don’t overlook your right to vote!

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and will be open till 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots are due...

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Judicial, Chambersburg races highlighted as voters prepare to march to polls

Franklin County residents go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Contested races include the positions on the Intermediary Courts of Pennsylvania and...

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