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A 37-year-old woman was found dead beneath the porch of the Jonathan Hager House in Hagerstown City Park early Friday morning, according to officials in Maryland. The woman from Hagerstown was found inside a stone alcove under the porch of the historic house at around 5:50 a.m., according to a news release from the Hagerstown Police Department. She died at the scene.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Just to the side of South Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown, a little ways down from the Sheetz on East Washington Street, sits a garage. The rectangular garage has a charcoal gray-colored roof. Recently, it has begun to attract attention, not because it is a garage,...

Hagerstown Police continued to investigate Friday afternoon who shot a woman in her South End apartment early that morning, Lt. Rebecca Fetchu said. The woman is expected to make a full recovery, according to a police news release. Fetchu said the shooting was not a random event and there was...

Police are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found dead underneath the porch of a building in Hagerstown City Park. Police are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found dead underneath the porch of a building in Hagerstown City Park. Madison boys’ lacrosse defeats...

Hagerstown, Md. (BW)- A woman was shot in Hagerstown the morning of Friday, May 26. The Hagerstown Police Department responded to the 400 block of S. Potomac St. around 1:20 a.m for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they located a 55-year-old Carol Thompson of Hagerstown...

This holiday weekend Hagerstown welcomed a celebrity who stopped by to show her support for a special cause.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Soon downtown Hagerstown will be filled with the rich cultures of the Caribbean islands as the city plans its very first Caribbean carnival. Carnival is known as a celebration of freedom and culture throughout the Caribbean diaspora. “It’s a melting pot and that was the true reason for doing […]

(WSET) — The Boonsboro Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company said there was a vehicle fire on Saturday. At 7:49 a.m., Engine 3 was dispatched to a vehicle fire. Within minutes dispatch notifies the crew of the vehicle being fully involved, according to firefighters. Firefighters said the fire was put...

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced the indictment of more than a dozen people in connection with contraband smuggling operations at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, his office announced Thursday.

This holiday weekend Hagerstown welcomed a celebrity who stopped by to show her support for a special cause. Celebrity Visits Hagerstown to Support Women’s Sobriety …. This holiday weekend Hagerstown welcomed a celebrity who stopped by to show her support for a special cause. Madison boys’ lacrosse defeats Yorktown...

A Hagerstown man is facing multiple charges including first-degree attempted murder after guns were fired numerous times near Maryland Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Numerous witnesses in the neighborhood heard the gunfire and surveillance video from a Head Start of Washington County location on Spruce Street showed a male...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — As the excitement grows for the new Hagerstown Baseball stadium, many residents wonder what their new name will be, luckily for them that decision lies with the people of Hagerstown. For years the Hagerstown baseball team was known as the Suns. But, with a new stadium and a new […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY Pa. (WHP) — Authorities are currently on scene of a raging house fire that engulfed a home and injured two firefighters. Franklin Fire Company says the blaze happened at around 8 a.m. at a home on Enoch Brown Rd. in Antrim Twp. It is unclear if anyone...

Six Franklin County residents were charged this week with the out-of-season killing of dozens of deer in a poaching spree that authorities say ran from August 2022 into January 2023. Pennsylvania Game Commission officials said the total case count possibly involved more than 100 deer, most of which were left...

As the excitement grows for the new Hargerstown baseball stadium, many residents wonder what the new name will be. Luckily for them, that decision lies with the people of Hagerstown. Hagerstown resident will decide the new name for …. As the excitement grows for the new Hargerstown baseball stadium, many...

HAGERSTOWN, MD– A man is under arrest after a shooting at his home on Maryland Avenue Wednesday. Hagerstown police report the call came in just before 4 in the afternoon. HPD responded to the area of W. First St and Maryland Ave for a report of multiple shots fired. Officers recovered numerous shell casings in the area and learned that 2 structures in the 900 block of Maryland Ave were hit along with 5 different vehicles. There were no reported injuries.

LANDOVER -- At the end of one the greatest, albeit brief, careers in the history of Frederick County track and field, Catoctin's Brody Buffington was asked how he would like to be remembered. In his own simple and straightforward way, he answered, "Just as the guy that can run really...

A homemade quilt, stitched with care and attention to detail, naturally conveys comfort. And the members of the Antietam Quilt Guild, based in Hagerstown, have been putting their skills to work for local nonprofits. This year, the guild has donated 58 lap quilts, 112 adult clothing protectors (bibs), 13 twin-size...

WALDORF, Md. — Clear Spring’s season was all about the Blazers’ departed teammates — Clayton Knode, Tyler "TJ" Josenhans and Kannon Shives — who were killed in a tragic car accident on Interstate 81 last August. So when Dawson Kehr blasted a walk-off home run...

Budget stalemates could affect popular programs like Social Security, veterans benefits, food, and nutrition assistance.