Washington County News

A committee that was formed to create suggestions for redistricting elementary schools in Washington County presented its final proposals to the Washington County Board of Education during a meeting Tuesday.

A Hagerstown man charged with stabbing another man in June was found not guilty after a jury trial last week in Washington County Circuit Court.

Hagerstown City Council members on Tuesday asked for more time to study and absorb a new county tax system.

During a press conference Wednesday, proposed designs for the expansion of the Washington County Free Library on South Potomac Street in Hagerstown will be unveiled.

The Williamsport Volunteer Fire and EMS Co. responded to more than 100 fire and EMS calls in the Williamsport area in October, according to the monthly report.

Washington County is moving ahead with a plan to more fairly tax municipal residents.

The parents of a 14-year-old Maryland boy are asking a public school system to ban perfumes and colognes because they trigger their son's asthma.

With less than one year until the 2010 general election, the current Washington County Commissioners haven't committed yet to another run.

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.

Hagerstown Police arrested Washington County Circuit Court Judge W. Kennedy Boone III and charged him with driving under the influence after he was involved in an accident Thursday night, according to Police Chief Art Smith.

All offices and services of Washington County government, except for County Commuter Transit services, will be closed Wednesday in honor of Veterans Day.

Washington County Health Department will be giving out more H1N1 shots at a clinic next week.

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.

A Hagerstown man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court to charges related to downloading child pornography on his computer, according to court records.

A Hagerstown woman who was charged with theft, value exceeding $500, in connection with a mobile home she was selling has requested a jury trial, Washington County Assistant State's Attorney Leon Debes said Wednesday.

Attackers sought in beating Several assailants are being sought after a Virginia man was beaten with a baseball bat in the 1400 block of Key Parkway, according to the Frederick Police Department.

Jeff Czerbinski is in that most happy of places: His personal life blurs pleasingly into his professional life.

Washington County Public Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Morgan has been named the best superintendent in the state by her peers.

A Hagerstown man is charged with arson threat and reckless endangerment after he was seen detonating chemical reaction devices in a local mobile home park and looking at a Web site about building bombs, according to court records.

They train with the best to prepare for the worst. Washington County's Special Response Team is always on call to handle the most intense situations.