Sheriff's deputies respond to calls

Area police plan sobriety checkpoint

Maryland State Police, Washington County Sheriff's deputies and Hagerstown City Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint sometime before Sunday.

The exact location, date and time of the checkpoint aimed at drunken and/or drugged drivers will not be released. There also will be additional roving patrols in an effort to make the roads safer.

Fire destroys shed at Pa. church

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Fire destroyed a storage shed at a church in Washington Township on Monday, according to Waynesboro Fire Chief Ron Flegel.

The fire at the Antrim Faith Baptist Church, 6621 Marsh Road, was called in at 6:29 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene for more than two hours, Flegel said.

Flegel said the incident report had no information about the shed's contents or the cause of the fire.

Two men injured in U.S. 30 crash in Pa.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Two men were injured Monday in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Spring Valley Road in Guilford Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Police said the accident happened at 1:45 p.m. when Merle Witter, 75, of Chambersburg, drove a 2001 Buick Sedan from Spring Valley Road onto U.S. 30 and collided with a 2005 Toyota pickup driven by Rodney Cline, 41, of Chambersburg.

Police described injuries to both men as moderate and said they were treated at Chambersburg Hospital.

No major problems reported on Fourth

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Area law enforcement agencies patrolling the War Memorial Park area reported three arrests during Fourth of July activities there on Monday.

Police said in a news release that three arrests were made: one adult for an outstanding warrant, one adult for public intoxication and one juvenile for public intoxication.

Martinsburg Police reported no major problems during the event and said police received a number of favorable comments about the fireworks display.