Newville News

A defense attorney is asking a Cumberland County judge to dismiss murder charges against a Newville woman who is facing a re-trial for the 2000 slaying of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. Beth Ann Markman, 43, and boyfriend William Housman were convicted and sentenced to die in the 2000 killing of Leslie White, 18.

A Cumberland County woman is facing charges, for allegedly using money from the Mount Holly Springs United Methodist Church, for personal purchases.

Goren and Eames try to build a case against a doctor whose elderly patients all purchased prepaid cremation contracts.

THEFT: A set of keys was taken between 9:30 and 11:15 p.m. Sunday from a vehicle belonging to Tara R. Yohe, no age or address provided, while the vehicle was parked on Hemlock Circle, according to Chambersburg Police.

A Newville man was arrested and charged with simple assault and driving under the influence last night after he allegedly hit a woman with his vehicle during an argument on Route 641 and McAllister Church Road.

Police report bumps and bruises in a crash that developed Sunday evening when a line of cars passing a buggy encountered a vehicle stopped on Walnut Bottom Road.

Volunteers remove fallen trees and debris from the Nature Center area of Colonel Denning State Park.

A half-million dollar grant will help put home ownership within reach for 21 families.

In Perry County, just north of Landisburg in Tyrone Township, parts of Route 850 are closed after a nearby creek overflows.

The boroughs of Mechanicsburg and Newville were awarded federal grant money to repair sidewalks and ease pedestrian routes to schools Thursday.

A Newville woman is charged with driving under the influence, assault and several summary offenses following a crash Wednesday.

State police will slow down traffic on a section of Interstate 81 in Cumberland County tomorrow morning to conduct a test blast for the Exit 44 Improvement Project.

The following reports were taken from information provided by area law enforcement agencies on Monday and Tuesday: Greencastle THEFT: The Greencastle Police Department is investigating the theft of a battery and catalytic converter from a white 1989 Ford truck parked at the rear of 40 W. Dahlgren St.

Students at Middletown Area High School walk home from school across a bridge on North Union Street.

A 72-year-old Maryland man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Cumberland County Sunday afternoon.

A 72-year-old Maryland man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Cumberland County Sunday afternoon.

A 14-year-old Newville boy has been charged by state police with throwing rocks at traffic on Interstate 81 from an overpass on Smith Road in Penn Township, Cumberland County.

A 14-year-old boy from Newville is charged with throwing rocks at vehicles from an overpass on Interstate 81.

Drama Filled Racing Continues at SSP on Saturday, April 25 Free Admission for All Residents of Carlisle, Newville and Elizabethtown Newberrytown, PA - " This Saturday night, April 25 the on and off track racing drama at the Susquehanna Speedway Park will continue.

Ehrhart Captures Late Model Victory Saturday Night at SSP; Bennett, Zeigler, Bacchus and Durussel Also Win Sunday April 19, 2009 Newberrytown, PA - " The racing action at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday night, April 18 had Justin Ehrhart of Dover collecting his first Late Model victory of the season.