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CRIME & SAFETY
Hagerstown Shooting Being Investigated As Homicide; Suspect In Custody, Police Say (UPDATED)
A midday shooting in Hagerstown is now being investigated as a homicide, police say.Shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, officers were called to investigate a shooting in the 200 block of East Washington Street. According to the Hagerstown Police Department, a suspect was taken into cus…
Were you surprised by another assassination attempt?
I was sitting under a pavilion at a local brewery in South County the other day listening to some good music and an old-time song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was being sung by a local band. Mary Jane’s Last Dance was an old favorite of mine that I’ve listened to many times. ‘This song was first released as part of Tom Petty’s Greatest Hits album in 1993. It rose to No. 14 on the...
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Seven Consecutive Life Sentences for Triple Murder in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA—Christopher Van Johnson, 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced on July 17, 2024, to seven consecutive life sentences for his role in the brutal murders of three individuals on…
Franklin County Fire Department Responds to Multiple Emergencies
The Franklin County Fire Department was kept busy with multiple incidents, including two significant house fires and four other emergencies on July 19 and early July 20. The first major incident occurred at 4:10 PM on July 19, when Squad 41 was dispatched to a working house fire in the borough of Greencastle. On arrival, Chief 3 directed Squad 41 to assist with extinguishing the fire on the second floor and attic. The efforts focused on controlling and overhauling the fire.
Masked intruder breaks into Franklin County gymnastics, dance center
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A gymnastics and dance center in Chambersburg was broken into early Thursday morning. According to a Facebook post, an intruder wearing all white and what appears to be a gas mask covering their face, broke into the gym at Wilson School of Gymnastics and Dance, located at 91 Brim Boulevard. The […]
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