Adams County News

Step back in time to July 1863 as the North faces the South in the 3-day battle in Gettysburg.

Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., listens as members of the Adams County Democratic Committee ask him questions Wednesday at Gettysburg College.

A sobriety checkpoint set up over the weekend in Carroll Valley Borough resulted in charges being filed against several drivers, Carroll Valley Police said in a press release.

Joseph Matthews makes chairs much like his great-grandfather did in the early 20th century.

The second major economic stimulus highway project in Franklin County should begin within weeks.

O'Brien was presented with the award by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Executive Deputy Secretary Russell Redding as part of the Gettysburg Festival, a 10-day celebration of the arts held in the historic Adams County town.

Prudential Bob Yost Homesale Services recently purchased York County's Century 21 Action Realty.

Portions of Pa. 394, U.S. Business 15 and U.S. 15 in Adams County are now designated as the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler announced.

A 19-year-old Biglerville man was killed after a motorcycle crash in Straban Township Sunday evening.

Linda Markle, left, of Hanover pulls out a picture frame and is caught by her emotions thinking about her sons in Iraq as Kim Ferrere of the Red Cross looks on.

An Adams County fire police officer who was hit by a car on June 4 is still in the hospital.

A three-month investigation into drug dealing in Littlestown, Adams County, ended with officials filing charges against 12 people, including four Hanover-area residents.

Adams County First Assistant District Attorney Brian Sinnett announced Tuesday that a total of 13 arrests had been made in connection to a three-month long drug investigation in the Littlestown area.

Arrest warrants have been issued in Adams County for 12 adults and one juvenile wanted on felony drug offenses.

Thirteen people face drug charges in Adams County. Police said that they issued arrest warrants for 12 adults and one juvenile who are accused of dealing drugs in the Littlestown area.

Two of the 17 people arrested in a January drug bust dubbed Operation Smack Down entered guilty pleas Thursday in Adams County Court.

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has not renewed the license for a York Springs nursing home for alleged violations that include rodent feces, expired medications and not evacuating all residents during a fire drill.

Gettysburg, Pa - The case against a man accused of shooting a teenage boy in the foot during a Civil War reenactment in Gettysburg last summer will head to trial.

In response to letter of June 7 signed "Thomas J. Weaver, Executive Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of State, and former Adams County Commissioner." Whew! With such an impressive resume I almost lost my train of thought.

The Route 234 overpass crossing Route 15 is one of nine bridges that will be repaired over the next two years using $11 million of economic stimulus money.