Washington County News

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.

Meets second and fourth Tuesday of each month at noon. Call Zella Hargett at 301-432-8534. Cavetown - Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, 22514 Cavetown Church Road Meets first Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. Call Ruth Rubeck at 301-739-5746. Downsville - Williamsport Red Men Lodge 84, 16129 Lappans Road, Williamsport Meets first Tuesday ...

The Washington County Commission on Aging offers noon lunches to anyone age 60 or older at seven locations.

The daughter of 1 of the victims in a double homicide is asking the district attorney's office to release the man accused of the crime.

Clarence Franklin Meyers was sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive life sentences - one for each girl who died in a Hancock fire he set in February.

The director of an anti-abortion pregnancy counseling center in Hagerstown says the weak economy is behind a decision to close the office, starting next week.

Two youths who reportedly escaped late Monday morning from Meadow Mountain Youth Center at Grantsville were taken into custody about an hour later in Washington County following a high-speed chase, Maryland State Police said.

Washington County Public Schools officials will send a survey asking residents for advice on ways to reduce the system's spending.

These are the following listings for Washington County trick-or-treating: Thursday, Oct.

An attempted first-degree murder charge and an attempted second-degree murder charge were dropped Thursday against Jason Scott Marquart, 34, of Hagerstown, in connection with a Sept.

A man who was charged with four counts of attempted murder in a September 2007 fire at 39 S. Martin St.

A Washington County man has admitted to starting a fire at a Clear Spring home in 2007 as four people lay asleep inside, including two children.