Franklin County News

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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