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New ambulance at Rohrersville Fire Station will fill south county gap, cut response times

BOONSBORO – In a move that promises to drastically cut emergency response times for thousands in southern Washington County, county commissioners on Nov....

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Chambersburg voters cast aside most GOP candidates, while giving Republican Hock another mayoral term

CHAMBERSBURG – With a very low voter turnout countywide, election results in Chambersburg are worth noting. In Ward 1, Democrat David Wilson pulled...

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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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