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Franklin County News

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2 hrs ago | Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County area colleges help with growth in online learning

As the cost of fuel continues to rise with no sign of comfort in sight, area students are using online technology to learn at home and save on gas.

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Related Topix: Wilson College, Penn State Mont Alto, Opinion

6 hrs ago | Chambersburg Public Opinion

Shooting suspect forgoes hearing

A suspect in a September 2006 shooting at Laurel Lodge in Chambersburg gave up his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges connected to that crime and an armed robbery that occurred two days earlier.

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Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Opinion

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

More motorcyclists on Franklin County roads

Whether they are baby boomers cruising on classic Harleys or youngsters cornering on bright Japanese bikes, more people are discovering the fun and fuel efficiency of a two-wheeler. In just five years, 2,200 ...

12 comments

Related Topix: Waynesboro, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Trooper, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Chambersburg man found guilty of abusing, neglecting his mother

A Chambersburg man accused of deliberately neglecting his elderly mother and taking money from her bank account was found guilty Tuesday of elder abuse by a Franklin County jury.

19 comments

Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County woodlot dwellers may apply for 2009 gypsy moth...

Registration has opened for the gypsy moth spray program in Franklin County next spring.

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Related Topix: Fulton County, PA, York County, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Norlo Park's growth chugs along in Guilford Township with railroad...

After less than a decade, Norlo Park has grown beyond the everyday soccer-softball municipal park.

21 comments

Related Topix: Fayetteville, PA, Fayetteville (University of Arkansas System), University of Arkansas System, Waynesboro, PA, Guilford, PA, Opinion

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Our view: Regional pact may work for southern Franklin

In response to a state lawmaker's plan to charge townships for state police coverage based on their populations, we editorialized July 6 in favor of regional police pacts that achieve the same ends for less ...

1 comment

Related Topix: Greencastle, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County area legislators question Corbett's practices

Area lawmakers had varied reactions to the campaign work done by aides to Attorney General Tom Corbett.

6 comments

Related Topix: Mont Alto, PA, Mont Alto (Pennsylvania State University System), Opinion

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Cumberlink.com

Car lands upside down in Franklin Township creek

A 1995 Dodge Intrepid driven by a 25-year-old Shippensburg resident rolled into a creek and landed on its roof Thursday in Southampton Township, Franklin County, according to state police at Chambersburg.

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Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, Chambersburg, PA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

WHTM

Vandals Hit Waynesboro Cemetery

Vandals hit a historic cemetery in Franklin County - police say many of the markers date back to the mid-1800s. Someone did $500,000 worth of damage to the Burns Hill Cemetery in Waynesboro.

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Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County officials forecast a tax hike to cover human services shortfall

Taxpayers may have sidestepped a hike in their state taxes, only to step in higher county taxes.

23 comments

Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Healthcare Law, Law, Opinion

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Victim of July 3 Bedford County crash dies

A Somerset County man faces a hearing next week on charges connected to a July 3 crash, an accident in which a second motorist has now died.

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Related Topix: Bedford County, PA, Chambersburg, PA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Cumberlink.com

Ott surrenders, sent to Franklin County Jail

Jerry Lee Ott, 45, turned himself in to Cumberland County Probation Department Wednesday afternoon and was arraigned Thursday.

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Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County municipal officials take aim at prevailing wage law to try to trim costs

Whether paving a road or building a school, local governments in rural Pennsylvania pay a premium for the work.

2 comments

Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Scooter sales increase as Franklin County residents try to save on gas costs

As gas prices continue to climb, people are becoming more open-minded to gas-saving strategies -- from buying motorized scooters to being more mindful of driving habits, as well as believing myths and ...

30 comments

Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Six fire companies respond to explosion at former grainery

July 15, 2008 -- Firefighters from six companies responded to the report of an explosion on Colorado Street Extended in Marion around 5 p.m. today.

4 comments

Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Explosion, Marion, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Reward offered for arrest of man who assaulted state trooper near Shippensburg

A reward is being offered in the search for a Shippensburg man accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania State Police trooper Sunday night in Southampton Township.

47 comments

Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Southampton, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Family homeless after mobile home fire

A family of five lost their home to a fire at 3:28 p.m. Monday. The American Red Cross is assisting the two adults and three children who lived at 11915 Punch Bowl Road in Montgomery Township, according to ...

1 comment

Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Mercersburg, PA, Montgomery, PA, Opinion

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Shippensburg man charged after eluding police by car and on foot

A Shippensburg man is accused of running from police after a 4-mile high-speed chase that started at 1:14 a.m. Sunday on Thornwood Road in Southampton Township, Franklin County.

101 comments

Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Southampton, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Greencastle tops in growth

Franklin County has been growing primarily in its townships, but most boroughs also have increased populations during the past seven years.

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Related Topix: Greencastle, PA, Scranton Metro, Hallam, PA, Waymart, PA, Opinion

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