Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later

Woman leaves $40,000 at Md. shrine for safekeeping

Marine sergeant to plead guilty in court-martial case alleging he faked heroics to scam donors

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A Marine sergeant charged with faking battle injuries to get freebies intended for wounded warriors will plead guilty, a Marine Corps spokeswoman said Monday.

300 follow abolitionist John Brown’s footsteps on 150th anniversary of Harpers Ferry attack

DARGAN, Md. — Just as cold, damp weather couldn’t quench John Brown’s incendiary fervor, it didn’t discourage those determined to follow the radical abolitionist’s footsteps Friday, 150 years after he launched the raid that kindled the Civil War.

300 to follow abolitionist John Brown’s footsteps on 150th anniversary of Harpers Ferry attack

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Just as cold, damp weather couldn’t quench John Brown’s incendiary fervor, it didn’t discourage those determined to follow the radical abolitionist’s footsteps Friday, 150 years after he launched the raid that kindled the Civil War.

Panel: Overzealous lab rules may stifle research efforts to protect against biological threats

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress on Wednesday not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world’s deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological threats.

US military’s highest court to hear appeals of 2 Abu Ghraib defendants in October

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The U.S. military’s highest court has scheduled oral arguments next month on two appeals stemming from the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

NTSB: 4 killed when helicopter crashed on Md. highway were returning from charity event

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — One of four people killed when a helicopter crashed on a Maryland highway told his son he was delaying his flight home because of foul weather.

Emergency official: 4 killed when commercial helicopter crashes in western Maryland

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — An emergency official says a commercial helicopter has crashed in western Maryland, killing four people.

16-year-old Md. girl convicted of soliciting her father’s slaying; could face life in prison

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Maryland jurors have convicted a 16-year-old girl of soliciting the slaying of her father who was stabbed to death outside the family’s Hagerstown home on Halloween.

Nature au naturel: Naked Hiking Day falls on Father’s Day, and forest rangers are not pleased

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Every year on the first day of summer, a few outdoor enthusiasts nationwide expose virtually all of themselves to insects, scrapes and thorns for the pleasure of bonding with nature au naturel.

Inventory of Army biodefense lab tallies 9,200 vials of uncounted germs and toxins

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — An inventory of deadly germs and toxins at an Army biodefense lab in Frederick found more than 9,200 vials of material that was unaccounted for in laboratory records, Fort Detrick officials said Wednesday.

Highway shoulders, medians grow shaggy as cash-strapped states mow less during recession

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — America’s highways are taking on a shaggier look for the peak travel season. Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers are exploding across median strips and road shoulders this summer as states cut back on mowing to save money.

National Academy of Sciences to review FBI’s lab work in anthrax investigation

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The National Academy of Sciences said Friday it will review the lab work behind the FBI’s conclusion that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.