Washington County

NOV. 18, 1940-AUG. 9, 2011 Milton Linwood Strite, 70, of 1665 Mason Dixon Road in Greencastle, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at 7:25 p.m. at his home after a short battle with lymphoma. Born Nov. 18, 1940, in Washington County, Md., he was the...

Sheriff's Office seeking man who used stolen credit card The Washington County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a man who used a stolen credit card to purchase cigarettes from the Martin's store on Dual Highway on July 25. The...

Mr. Peter Francis “Pete” Bryan, 77, of Hagerstown, died late Tuesday afternoon, June 28, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. He was the husband of the late Virginia T. “Ginger” Bryan, who preceded him in death on...

Virginia Etheline Forrest, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born June 26, 1922, in Prince Edward County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Martin B. and Virginia E. (Bagby) Covington....

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A job fair is planned in southwest Virginia for residents left without work from a deadly tornado outbreak in April.  The job fair will be held Thursday at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. Nearly 60...

Pickup truck driver in fair condition after rollover crash   Two people who were in a pickup truck when it rolled over Wednesday night on Burnside Bridge Road near Churchy Road south of Sharpsburg were taken to Meritus Medical Center, the Washington...

With Independence Day weekend approaching, residents and visitors to Washington County talked about how gasoline prices in the area have, or haven’t, affected their travel plans this summer. Ashia Walker of Hagerstown said she was going to visit...

Every year, the Fourth of July brings a celebration of the red, white and blue, and an occasion to celebrate this nation’s birth. But in the midst of cook-outs and fireworks, do people really think it is important to remember this nation’s...

Driver falls asleep at wheel, crashes on I-70 in Pa. McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. — A 17-year-old driver was taken to Bedford (Pa.) Memorial Hospital Thursday afternoon after she fell asleep at the wheel on I-70 near Crystal Springs, Pa., and her vehicle...

The C&O Canal, affectionately known to some as the nation’s loveliest failure, might have been an overall bust, but it is also the victim of some exceedingly negative press. Conventional canal wisdom has it that by the time it reached Cumberland in...

Local proprietors bracing for Maryland’s 3-percentage-point hike in alcohol sales tax that takes effect Friday said the impact of the legislature’s decision is still months away. “It’s too early to tell how much this will affect...

Frostburg State University announces the following area students have received scholarships for study at the university: Danielle Anderson of Brunswick, Md., received the University Scholarship. Anderson is the daughter of Yvonne and Daniel Buck and John...