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One juvenile dead, man arrested for DUI causing death
BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One juvenile is dead and one man has been arrested for DUI causing death. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at approximately 4:15 AM, deputies were dispatched to a report of an assault at the intersection of Douty Drive and Back Creek Valley Road. […]
Incumbents among top vote-getters for Washington County school board, Hagerstown council
Most of the incumbents running for re-election were leading in local elections for Washington County Board of Education and Hagerstown City Council, according to unofficial and incomplete results on Wednesday morning. School board member Pieter Bickford (9,238 votes) and fellow incumbents Stan Stouffer (8,315) and Melissa Williams (7,655) were leading, with the top eight vote-getters of the 11 candidates moving onto the General Election. ...
Hagerstown man sentenced for lighting US Supreme Court police cars on fire
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man from Hagerstown was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for pouring gasoline on several U.S. Supreme Court Police cruisers and lighting them on fire. Cody Michael Tarner, 26, pleaded guilty on Jan. 9 to arson. Tarner will also have to serve three years of supervised release and […]
Live election results: Washington County Board of Education
Four of the seven seats for the Washington County Board of Education are up for election this year. Of the 11 candidates for the nonpartisan school board race, the top eight vote-getters will move onto the General Election. Incumbents Pieter Bickford, Stan Stouffer, Melissa Williams and April Zentmeyer are running for re-election. ...
McClain Delaney, Parrott to face off in November for the 6th District House seat
With all but one district precinct reporting, it appears Democrat April McClain Delaney and Republican Neil Parrott will face off in November for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 6th Congressional District, according to unofficial results reported by the Maryland State Board of Elections. When U.S. Rep. David Trone announced he was running for the Senate, candidates from both parties seemed to come out of the woodwork to vie for his House seat. ...
Live election results: Hagerstown mayor and city council
This year's election cycle includes the Hagerstown mayoral contest and all five City Council seats. Both races are considered nonpartisan and appeared on primary ballots. Both mayoral candidates, Bill McIntire and Stephen S. Schutte, will move onto the General Election. ...
Call for public mural artists for Hagerfest Arts & Music Festival
The Hagerstown Arts and Entertainment District is seeking five artists to create five permanent murals in downtown Hagerstown as part of the inaugural Hagerfest Arts and Music Festival. The Hagerfest Arts and Music Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 21. The mural installations are part of the overall festivities that...
Boonsborough Museum of History joins The Civil War Trails
BOONSBORO — The Boonsborough Museum of History recently joined the multi-state Civil War Trails (CWT) program. The program directs travelers to more than 1,500 sites across six states. This not only will help visitors better understand the skirmish which swirled through the streets of Boonsboro in 1862, but also will promote the museum internationally.
Local organizations receive emergency funding
Washington County was recently awarded $40,473 of federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency through the national Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) under Phase 41. The funding is to supplement established emergency food assistance and emergency shelter programs within the county. The selection of...
Voter turnout for West Virginia primary drops compared to 2020 cycle
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — They’re votes that decide candidates, set up the races and change the face of our political system…and they don’t take place in November. If you voted in West Virginia’s primary, you helped set the foundation for a major election later this year. But your ballot was one of only about […]
Boonsboro Farmers Market opens for season
Featuring 26 full- and part-time vendors, the market will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday from May 7 through Oct. 22 in the parking lot next to the police station, 241 Potomac St. The market will be open rain or shine. The market is supported by the...
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