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Chambersburg Hall of Fame: Tim Cook excelled in running and coaching
Note: The Chambersburg Athletics Hall of Fame will induct its inaugural class of 11 athletes or coaches, plus one team, on Friday, Sept. 20 at halftime of the football game against State College. Stories about each inductee and the team will be published periodically before that date. Chambersburg Hall of...
St. Mary’s EMS Chief Suspected In Fentanyl Tampering Case
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to suspected tampering with the security seal on a narcotics box in a local medic unit. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division found that fentanyl vials in the medic box had...
Maryland Athletics Announces New Season Ticket and Giving Model Beginning With 2025-26 Seasons
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The University of Maryland Athletics Department will introduce a simplified and modernized ticket pricing model that transitions to a per seat contribution for Maryland football and men's basketball, starting with the 2025-26 seasons. Along with this will come a new premium experience opportunity at XFINITY Center as well as wider lower-level seats at SECU Stadium providing enhanced offerings and comfort at both venues.
Maryland Democrats say there is "rush of energy" for likely presidential nominee Kamala Harris
BALTIMORE -- Maryland Democrats are galvanizing the vote in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, who made her first presidential campaign stop on Tuesday in Wisconsin. The state party says there is a new energy as it enters election season.Maryland's Democratic leadership say they are extremely excited moving into the party's convention in August."There has just been this release, this rush of energy, excitement," Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Ken Ulman said.In the days following the start of Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign, Democrats in Maryland rallied in support. The state party says the voting delegates for the Democratic Convention unanimously...
Panel votes down motion to rescind Lusby Villas decision
A motion to rescind an earlier decision to advance a controversial apartment project in Lusby was defeated during the July 17 meeting of the Calvert County Planning Commission. The split vote, with commission chairman and Lusby resident John Toohey voting opposed, likely means the Lusby Villas project will be on the panel’s August agenda as it continues to near fruition. If it is built, Lusby Villas would add 276 dwelling units on a 26.23-acre parcel in an area of the town center that is zoned...
Concern for Missing 78-Year-Old Man
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police 6th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man from Montgomery Village. Milne was last seen on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., in the 19300 block of Club House Road, Montgomery Village....
NY weather: Flood advisory affecting Washington County until early Thursday
A flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 10:23 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 12:15 a.m. for Washington County. The weather service comments, "Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," explains the...
Bridge rebuild secures environmental approvals
The Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration Tuesday received key federal environmental approvals for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge between Baltimore and Dundalk. The Federal Highway Administration has issued a categorical exclusion classification and National Environmental Policy Act approval for the Interstate 695 Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild Project. The federal agency determined that because the replacement Key Bridge will be...
Tips for reducing water use during a drought
Maryland Department of the Environment officials are urging residents and businesses in Western Maryland to voluntarily reduce their use of water after the department issued a drought watch Tuesday for the area. The environmental department (MDE) also shared several tips for conserving water. Some of the advice are things people can do right now, while others might require an investment. ...
Franklin County Nurse Charged in Connection with Patient’s Death
A nurse from Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital in Franklin County is facing criminal charges following a suspicious patient death that occurred on January 10. Sara Miller, a registered nurse, has been charged with three misdemeanors related to providing false or fraudulent information. According to police records, the incident involved an agitated...
Recovering alcoholic to open alcohol-free bar in Franklin County
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A man who received a second chance at life is reaching back out to help others. “I literally was a dead flower, all but dead, and brought back for whatever reason and bloomed now,” said Chuck Dutrow, the founder and owner of Kindred Spirits Alcohol-Free Bar in Chambersburg, Franklin County.
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