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At least 3 dead as severe storms wreak havoc from Vermont to Georgia
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Violent weather swept across the Eastern seaboard overnight, dropping heavy rains that flooded towns from New England to Georgia, knocking out power and killing at least three people in the Atlanta area.
Intense thunderstorms...Tags: Labor Legislation, Atlanta, Career and Workplace, Natural Resources, Forests
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76-year-old woman died after being struck by car
A 76-year-old woman died Saturday after she was struck by a car while attempting to return to her vehicle from a yard sale in Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Caroline V. Croft of Shippensburg, died at the crash scene along U.S. 11 near...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Two Franklin County townships to vote on referendum questions in upcoming election
waynesboro@herald-mail.comMost Franklin County, Pa., voters headed to the polls Tuesday will be making choices in local races, but voters from Montgomery and Warren townships also have referendum questions about allowing activities in their municipalities. In Warren Township,...Tags: Political Fundraising, Politics, Primaries, Elections, Referenda
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Great Scott! Missing nuclear device found
Capitol IdeasYo! The world is safe. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced it has recovered a nuclear gauge that fell off the back of a privately owned truck. The gauge, used to take measure in construction projects, was lost...... -
Franklin County Commissioner Thomas to undergo bone marrow transplant
dona@herald-mail.comFranklin County Commissioner Robert L. "Bob" Thomas, who has been a commissioner since 1995, announced Friday that he will be able to continue serving in the post even as he undergoes treatment for the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic...Tags: Entertainment, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Biotechnology, Local Government, Hospitals and Clinics
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Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioner continues to serve despite cancer treatment
dona@herald-mail.comFranklin County (Pa.) Commissioner Robert L. Thomas, who has been a commissioner since 1995, announced Friday that he will be able to continue serving in the post even as he undergoes treatment for the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic...Tags: Blood Disorders, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Biotechnology, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments
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World War II veteran, POW shares experiences of war
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWith the number of World War II veterans dying at the rate of more than 600 per day, it was a rare occasion to have two veterans of the conflict together in Chambersburg on Thursday. World War II veteran and best-selling author of “Hell’s...Tags: Japan, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, U.S. Army, Philippines, Prisoners and Detainees
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Career and Workplace, Allentown, Unions, Politics, Battle of Antietam
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DEP recovers missing nuclear gauge
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found its missing nuclear gauge. The device — a Road Reader Nuclear Density Gauge, to be exact — fell off of a truck in West Virginia on May 3. The department uses the gauge in road...
Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia)
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Chambersburg, area business get state funding for natural-gas vehicles
The Borough of Chambersburg and an area business have been awarded state funding to purchase natural gas vehicles or convert existing vehicles to natural gas. The Borough of Chambersburg, along with project partners IESI Corp. and the Borough of...Tags: Rob W. Kauffman, Vehicles, Alternative Energy, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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Great Scott! DEP looking for missing nuclear gauge
Capitol IdeasYo! If your neighbor is building a time machine out of a DeLorean, you may want to call the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and West Virginia state officials. Your neighbor could be building the... -
Police briefs - May 15
Reading, Pa., man charged with rape is taken into custody WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A man charged with rape in Berks County, Pa., was taken into custody in Waynesboro on Tuesday morning, Waynesboro police said in a news release. Police said Keyen...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Prosecution, Berks County, Theft
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