CRIME & SAFETY
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office investigating murder; body found following fire in field
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide after a body was found Monday night when firefighters put out a fire in a field just outside Martinsburg, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Anyone with information about the incident may contact lead Investigator Deputy J. Giangola through the sheriff's...
Mercersburg, Pa.-area man charged with recent stabbing at Hagerstown gas station
The public defender for a Franklin County, Pa., man charged with stabbing his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend outside a Hagerstown AC&T told a judge Thursday that it was self-defense. Cory Frederick Buterbaugh, 37, who lives in the Cove Gap area northwest of Mercersburg, Pa., faces charges including attempted first-degree murder for the...
2 rescued from car that rolled over embankment in Boonsboro
BOONSBORO, Va. (WSET) — Two people were rescued from their car after it rolled over off an embankment in Boonsboro on Monday evening, trapping them inside. The Boonsboro Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company said they worked together with the Bedford County Special Operations Command to respond to the incident around 6:30 p.m.
Penn State loses bid to dismiss former majorette’s harassment suit
WILLIAMSPORT — A former Penn State majorette who claims her coach required her to wear undersized uniforms and called her a “slut” can proceed with her sexual and gender-based lawsuit against the university. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann on Tuesday denied Penn State’s motion to...
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