Hancock News

School is out, and for the past 34 years Patsy Moats has taken this time to rest up from her bus-driving duties and get her vehicle ready for the next school year.

A fish kill discovered last week in Licking Creek near Hancock claimed about 150 fish, Maryland Department of the Environment officials said Tuesday morning.

Authorities say a vehicle loaded with fireworks has caught fire near the town of Hancock.

The owner of a Washington County bar and grill has until July 3 to pay a $2,500 fine for an alleged violation of nudity and sexual display laws.

The seesaw battle for the lead in the Race Across America was in Jure Robic's favor on the road again as he passed through the Hancock, Maryland, time station 13 minutes ahead of Dani Wyss on Thursday morning.

Louise V. Snodgrass was known for her love of Middletown and other municipalities, and her dedication to helping people in any way she could.

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Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch have asked a government trade group to remove Maryland from the company of Tennessee and Oklahoma in its Southern region and place it with New York and Vermont in the Eastern division.

The Special Olympics torch made its way through Washington County on Wednesday. It's part of the preparation for the annual state Special Olympic games this weekend in Towson, Maryland.

They were the students with perseverance. Hancock Middle-Senior High School Principal Eric J. Michael told a crowd during the school's graduation Thursday night that this year's 38 graduates were the first class to pass four assessment exams.

Police officers running through town Wednesday were not chasing bad guys, but rather showing their support for about 40 local athletes who will compete this weekend in the Maryland Special Olympics State Games at Towson University.

Rose Hill Cemetery is an apt place for Memorial Day reflection. Bill Divelbliss, executive vice president of the cemetery, said the grounds are the resting place for nearly 2,500 Confederate soldiers and for U.S. servicemen and women from seven other conflicts.

Planning officials will put a focus on convenience as they update Washington County's 10-year plan for recycling and handling solid waste, county planner Bill Stachoviak said Thursday after hearing from residents at the last of four public hearings on the topic.

The Hancock Arts Council challenges all boating and canal enthusiasts to get ready to weigh anchor because the Hancock Barge Bash is back.

Take your hands and clasp them behind your back. Now, try to open a door. You can't. If you had no use of your hands or arms how would you carry groceries or do laundry? Eventually you would have to learn to compensate, but it wouldn't be easy.

It appears the worst flooding threats from the recent heavy rains are over and weather officials still are expecting the Potomac River to crest below flood stages in towns along the river, a National Weather Service spokesman said Thursday night.

HANCOCK, MD Dawn O'Leary has lived her whole life with two prosthetic arms and learned to do most things with her feet.

The second annual monthlong C&O Canal Pride Days will take place in Williamsport and Hancock, Md., on Saturday.

A Fulton County woman is in serious condition today after a one-car crash early Sunday near Hancock, Md.

Transportation no longer will be an obstacle for students in Hancock and other parts of Washington County who want to enroll in the new performing arts high school in downtown Hagerstown.