Chambersburg News

SIMPLE ASSAULT/HARASSMENT: Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg are investigating the report of a harassment at a residence on Barr Road that occurred Sunday around 12:40 a.m. THEFT: Someone removed approximately 200 prescription pills from a residence on Ryan Lane in Antrim Township on June 10, according to Pennsylvania State Police, ... (more)

State Police are investigating a pedestrian accident in Huntingdon County. It happened around a 7:45 Tuesday night in the Shade Gap area.

She sued to get her old job back, and now Chambersburg Area School District no longer wants Cathy Dusman to fill the position created to replace it.

The district budget and potential tax increase for property owners isn't the only big item on Wednesday night's Chambersburg Area School District Board of Education Meeting.

HIT AND RUN: Someone side-swiped a parked vehicle in the parking lot near Big Lots at Southgate Mall on Sunday between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., according to Chambersburg police.

Pennsylvania State Police, McConnellsburg, said Raymond N. Neil, 49, Chambersburg, was driving north on North Valley Road around 10 a.m. Monday when his International 7400 truck struck an embankment.

The deadline to apply for the state's 2012 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is being extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. Eligible participants can receive a rebate of up to $650 based on their rent or property taxes paid in 2012.

Taxpayers in Chambersburg Area School District may see their real estate taxes rise 2 percent, in part because of an increase to enrollment as reflected in aspects of the $113.9 million 2013-14 budget.

The Confederate general James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart will be appearing at various local venues over the next few weeks, portrayed by David Shuey, a first-person portrayal artist specializing in soldiers of the Civil War.

Chelsea Amsley, daughter of John and Jen Amsley, Chambersburg, Pa., on May 12 graduated cum laude from the Trinity School of Divinity at Duke University, Durham.

Chambersburg Emergency Services Chief William FitzGerald said the first units on the scene saw flames showing from the second floor of the Cape Cod.

JUNE 16, 1863 - Gen. Richard Ewell's Confederate corps begins crossing the Potomac near Hagerstown, Md.

Three hundred and twenty miles isn't a walk in the park, but for the walkers who tough out the miles for the Pennsylvania Hero Walk, it means one step closer to helping wounded veterans and their families.

OPEN CONTAINER VIOLATION: Zannie B. Sanders Jr., 34, was charged with an open container violation Wednesday after a Chambersburg Police bike officer observed him drinking from a bottle of alcohol while walking on Black Avenue, according to police.

Lara Verhoef, a registered nurse in Chambersburg Hospital's palliative care, will discuss how to relieve suffering for those who are ill during the next meeting of The Cumberland Valley Stroke Club.

On Friday morning around 245, suspects stole a van from Cumberland Truck Equipment in Middlesex Township.

The golf world focuses on Pennsylvania this week at one of the sport's four major tournaments, the U.S. Open near Philadelphia at Merion Golf Club.

A St. Thomas man was found passed out and high on marijuana after his 18-month-old daughter was seen walking by herself on Lincoln Way West in the rain on May 28, according to police.

Shawn Robinson, 262 E. Catherine St., pleaded guilty this week to 16 counts of animal cruelty after officials found five dead puppies in a box on his porch and four other dogs living in "deplorable" conditions.

DUI: Eric Lee Shauf, 31, Chambersburg, was found to be driving under the influence when he was pulled over for vehicle code violations at 2:22 a.m. May 19 in Southgate Shopping Plaza, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg.