Benny’s Pub begins brewing business in Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN — At a time when many restaurants are closing their doors, Benny’s Pub in Hagerstown is brewing up new business. On Tuesday, owner Bill Skomski Sr. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to...
View ArticleFee increases debated for Hagerstown airport
HAGERSTOWN — Officials in western Maryland plan to discuss this week raising user fees at the Hagerstown Regional Airport. The Washington County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday to discuss...
View ArticleEye Opener: NRA going to court
Here's a few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.
View ArticleMd. police debut new helicopters in Frederick
FREDERICK — Frederick County is a high priority for the Maryland State Police Aviation Command. Because of hilly terrain, which makes flying more challenging, the county will become the first location...
View ArticleFormer Md. GOP chair raising money for West Virginia race
Former state Sen. Alex X. Mooney, who resigned as chairman of the Maryland Republican Party in February, said Tuesday he had raised $100,000 for a congressional bid in West Virginia's 2nd district.
View ArticleKlan plans rally at Antietam National Battlefield
HAGERSTOWN — A Maryland Ku Klux Klan group says it will hold a membership rally Saturday at the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, where thousands died in a Civil War clash that set the...
View ArticleWestern Md. gas supplier seeks surcharge
HAGERSTOWN — Columbia Gas of Maryland is seeking to add a surcharge of $1.92 a month to the bills of residential customers in Washington, Allegany and Garrett counties starting Feb. 1. The Herald-Mail...
View ArticleAward-winning Western Md. farm does a lot on a little
When Ali Mohadjer was around 7 years old, his father retired and began gardening at their home in Iran. As he helped his father with his roses and cherry trees, he said recently, he developed a “little...
View ArticleTissue company plans 120 new jobs in Washington Co.
Washington County officials say a Hagerstown-based producer of paper products is planning an expansion that promises 120 new jobs.
View ArticleState gives $1M grant to Washington County
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development approved a $1 million conditional grant to Washington County to help Hagerstown-based National Golden Tissue expand.
View ArticleMd. woman outfits 21 fire companies with pet masks
A western Maryland woman whose beloved dogs died in a house fire has raised enough money to buy pet oxygen masks for 21 Washington County fire companies.
View ArticleCommitment ordered in Md. home foreclosure arson
A Washington County judge has ordered a western Maryland woman committed to the state's maximum-security psychiatric hospital after she set fire to her home the day she and her family were to be...
View ArticleIn Re: Emilee G., Devin G., & Bella G.
Did the [trial] court err in ordering a plan of adoption and ordering the Department to file a TPR petition, where [ ] [F]ather was willing and able to resume custody of his children?
View ArticleXavier M. N. Tates v. State of Maryland
I. Was the evidence legally sufficient to sustain the convictions for second-degree assault and reckless endangerment of Jessica Pettner? II. Did the trial court err by not merging for sentencing the...
View ArticleJeremy Wayne Kershner v. State of Maryland
Appellant files this timely appeal as of right to question whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
View ArticleAzaniah Blankumsee v. State of Maryland
Whether the circuit court abused its discretion in denying, after a hearing, a petition for writ of actual innocence, brought on the ground of the discovery of false credentials.
View ArticleMichelle Denise Waller v. State of Maryland
Whether the court erred in refusing to grant a continuance to secure the presence of a witness and in finding that a request to discharge counsel lacked merit.
View ArticleBRYAN MATTHEW PIPER v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Was the evidence sufficient to support second-degree assault convictions where one witness was a child with sensory issues and the other witness was the child's mother, who had acknowledged substantial...
View ArticleCharges dropped against former Md. inmate in prison slaying
Washington County prosecutors are dropping charges that a former state prison inmate concealed a homemade knife used in a slaying at the Maryland Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.
View ArticleMd. school district considers computers for its students
A western Maryland school district is considering assigning laptop computers or tablets to virtually all its more than 22,000 students.
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