Hagerstown News

Maryland state fire marshals say careless smoking started a fire that killed a 32-year-old Hagerstown man.

A dam on Antietam Creek poses a safety hazard, according to city and state officials who want it breached or dismantled.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Eight people who worked at Maryland Correctional Training Center in Hagerstown are suing nine colleagues over strip searches conducted last year.

A man who was shot in an exchange of gunfire with U.S. marshals that were attempting to arrest him in Hagerstown in April was arraigned Wednesday in Berkeley County Magistrate Court on outstanding charges.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD, Tuesday, July 7, 2009 -- The truck driver who was hospitalized after a Monday evening crash that shut down Interstate-81 died while in Washington County Hospital, according to a spokesperson.

A man convicted of killing a Hagerstown police officer more than three decades ago will not be retried, according to the Washington County State's Attorney's Office.

The Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown is helping stretch taxpayer dollars this summer with a hefty contribution to the Antietam National Battlefield.

Officials on the scene have confirmed one person is dead after they responded to a fire at a Hagerstown Apartment.

Tears and wine flowed on Memorial Day weekend as the family of Jason H. Barron traveled to France for celebrations of his service and to reclaim his battle-scarred helmet.

A Hagerstown woman was charged with prostitution Tuesday after a plainclothes police officer asked her about oral sex, according to Washington County District Court records.

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A 35-year-old woman was taken to Washington County Hospital Monday morning after she fell because of a plastic clean-out device that was missing from a drain along West Antietam Street, according to a 911 dispatcher.

As local governments try to keep roads even and rideable, there are certain bumps they can't make smooth.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A new Miss Maryland has been crowned in Hagerstown. Pageant officials say she is 24-year-old Brooke Poklemba of Westminster.

A local barbecue restaurant might put Hagerstown on the culinary map Monday when the results of a grilling contest are announced on 'Live! with Regis and Kelly.' Hempen Hill BBQ Bar & Grill's Chorizo Burger is one of the five finalists in the show's Ultimate Hometown Grill-Off burger category.

Hagerstown police Friday morning responded to a bank robbery at the M&T Bank, 17724 Garland Groh Boulevard in the Centre at Hagerstown shopping center.

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The Washington County liquor board has fined a Hagerstown nightclub $1,500 for a male dance revue that allegedly violated state restrictions on naughty behavior.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A towering sculpture in the Maryland mountains depicting three New York City firefighters raising the U.S. flag at Ground Zero was financed by investor fraud, federal regulators say.

The butterfly sculptures that have been on display in downtown Hagerstown are preparing to take flight once again.