Hagerstown News

The line of hungry people outside The Salvation Army Church in downtown Hagerstown was 30 people long Tuesday morning when a door opened and a woman in an apron leaned out.

By unanimous votes Tuesday night, the Hagerstown City Council approved the sale of more than $11 million in bonds to fund improvements and projects related to the water-treatment system.

Downtown Hagerstown has been spruced up as Christmas approaches. The 30-foot blue spruce in Public Square was donated by Vicki Shirley.

The Washington County Health Department will hold a flu vaccination clinic for H1N1 flu on Monday, Nov.

Holiday season means lots of things, including people looking to help others. Here's a roundup of holiday drives in the area: * Solliday Oil Co.

A family profiled in September in The Herald-Mail's series on homelessness will move into a new home built by the Habitat for Humanity Women Build program by Thanksgiving.

There's good news for small business owners in Hagerstown thanks to a grant from the government.

In this undated photo released by Mount St. Mary's University, gold and silver coins are shown from a collection worth an estimated $40,000, that was found near a Catholic shrine on the campus of Mount St.

The Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday removed a vote regarding a draft amendment to the Hagerstown Suns' lease agreement from its agenda for next week's regular session.

The winning president and vice president in Northern Middle School's student government election this fall had a campaign slogan that was hard to top: 'Twin power!' Fraternal twins Morgan and Cameron Kenworthy, 13, of Hagerstown, were the top vote-getters in the school's Student Government Association election, with Morgan elected president and ...

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A Hagerstown woman was found dead Sunday morning at Fairgrounds Park after the car in which she was riding crashed into a softball field, Hagerstown Police said.

Sixteen Christian authors will be gathering at the Virginia Avenue Church of God in Hagerstown on Saturday November 28, 2009 for the area's largest book signing to date.

A public hearing about proposed modification to the home occupation provisions of the Land Management Code is scheduled for Nov.

A recent mauling of a tea-cup Chihuahua by another dog in Hagerstown has raised a few questions from concerned residents about whether the current animal control ordinance needs an upgrade in Washington County.

A Hagerstown woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her conviction on child abuse charges.

Washington County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone III was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a two-vehicle accident Thursday in Hagerstown, Police Capt.

Drivers in Downtown Hagerstown may have experienced some delays Monday morning. A portion of East Washington Street and Locust Street were briefly closed after a two-car accident.

Hagerstown officials on Thursday morning presented information about a new voucher parking program to downtown business people.

One of the three area students participating in the National Bible Bee has advanced to the round of 20 in his age group.