Maryland, Hagerstown | featured news

A Hagerstown man charged earlier this year with murder was in Washington County Circuit Court on Tuesday to plead guilty in an unrelated case, the theft of an all-terrain vehicle.

The Washington County Division of Health and Human Services is updating policies for county employees and should have the revisions ready for the county commissioners' approval by the end of October, according to division Director Stephanie Stone.

A Washington County Circuit Court jury on Monday found a state prison inmate guilty of assaulting a correctional officer last year by throwing human feces on the man.

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced this week that his administration has awarded nearly $1.7 million in grants to local governments in Washington County for road projects.

Three county roads will be closed this week for railroad-crossing maintenance by CSX Transportation, according to the Washington County Highway Department.

A Williamsport man who set fire to his girlfriend's apartment last year pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court to first-degree arson and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

The Community Foundation of Washington County celebrated its new location at 37 S. Potomac St. in downtown Hagerstown on Tuesday morning with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

A decision on a proposed revision to the Washington County Public Schools meal policy allowing the use of a collection agency for outstanding debt is being pushed back.

A Washington County District Court judge on Tuesday denied a woman temporary protective orders she sought against her mother, aunt and her stepfather, Washington County Director of Emergency Services Ronald D. Hays.

WOODBINE, Md. — It has been two years since a horse named Quest was rescued from a farm in Boonsboro and taken to Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine.