Fort Detrick (military base)

BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week

2013-06-16 18:53:00

WASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge oversaw the start of BioWatch, the nationwide system designed to detect airborne releases of anthrax or other biological weapons. In his 2003 State of the Union address,...

The anthrax killings: A troubled mind

2011-05-29 16:27:00

He roamed the University of Cincinnati campus with a loaded gun. When his rage overflowed, the brainy microbiology major would open fire inside empty buildings, visualizing a wall clock or other object as a person who had done him wrong. By the mid-...

Robert W. Blair, 88

2013-06-14 18:12:00

Robert William Blair, 88, of Hagerstown passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born March 29, 1925, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late Russell S. and Vinette (Grush) Blair. Robert...

Mountaintop Heritage Days set for June 29

2013-06-09 21:20:00

The One Mountain Foundation will hold its eighth annual Mountaintop Heritage Days Saturday, June 29, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., and Cascade.� The multiple events are open to the public and will include the following (unless otherwise noted, events/...

Navy Reserve airborne electronic attack squadron makes final Md. flight

2013-05-27 20:39:00

For nearly a quarter-century, members of the airborne electronic attack squadron VAQ-209 have launched their jets from this air base in Prince George's County for deployments over Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Earlier this month, Navy Cmdr. James King...

Investigators open probe into airplane crash that killed father and son

2013-05-06 18:05:00

Federal investigators began examining Monday the wreckage of a two-seater, home-built airplane that crashed Sunday in Virginia, killing a man from Davidsonville and his son from Westminster, the father of 10 children. On Saturday, experimental...

The Shanks celebrate 60 years

2013-04-11 12:23:00

Earl E. Shank Jr. and Norma Jean (Goodwin) Shank recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Beaver Creek Christian Church in Hagerstown. The Shanks were married April 1, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Irvin F. Stride, 97

2013-04-05 16:25:00

Mr. Irvin F. Stride, 97, of Frederick, Md., died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.� Born Dec. 2, 1915, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Irvin G. and Grace E. Stottlemyer Stride. He was the loving husband of Eva M. Young...

Fort Detrick will change hours of operation at gates

2013-03-27 14:46:00

Beginning Monday, Fort Detrick will redirect all traffic to the Rosemont and Old Farm gates in an effort to save operating costs, according to a news release from the city of Frederick. With this change, Opossumtown Gate will be closed, according to...

A tale of two houses

2013-03-24 03:00:00

New homeowner Steven Mazur and his new neighbors, Jesse McAllister and fianc� Heather Kurtz, are full of hope about their lives in the housing development on Hagerstown’s western edge. So, too, presumably, was the woman who in summer 2006 bought...

2013-14 Seasons and Bag Limits receive preliminary approval from #Pennsylvania Game Commission

2013-01-31 16:29:07

Business calendar - March 10

2013-03-10 00:00:00

Alliance of Small Businesses March 11 — Alliance of Small Businesses’ networking event. Mike Cumberland of Keller Stonebraker Insurance will discuss the options brought about by the Maryland Healthcare Connector — the state exchange...

Jim Romano, left, president of the Fort Detrick Alliance, talks Wednesday afternoon with Steve Rountree, acting director of strategic partnership with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, during the Fort Detrick Alliance Expo at Hagerstown Community College's Student Center.

2012-06-21 05:15:00

Fort Detrick Commissary employees Blessie Viands, left, and Marilou Pack, right, go through the buffet line Friday during the multi company holiday dinner party at Hager Hall in Hagerstown.

2011-12-16 19:21:08

Marine Staff Sgt. Langlois and his wife, Steph, of Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., worked at the Toys for Tots table at the Hagerstown Ice & Sports Complex.

2011-12-15 05:25:59