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Hagerstown Police Department officers were investigating a shooting in which several shots were reported to be fired and at least one person hit, a department spokeswoman said late Thursday. The incident is believed to have started around Court 4 in Noland Village. Police chased a blue Oldsmobile to the area of City Park and removed a male occupant in handcuffs. He was placed in an unmarked police car and taken away. A large area of Noland Village was being cordoned off with police tape.

A 16-year-old boy was in critical condition after crashing his car while driving on U.S. 40 Friday, the Washington County Sheriff's Department said. Emergency workers freed the boy, who was not identified, from the wreckage and took him to Washington County Hospital. Police said the boy was driving a 1999 Oldsmobile east on U.S. 40. It went off the road near Ruble Road and hit several trees, police said. The sheriff's department asked anyone with information to call 240-313-2170.

As far as deep and dark automotive secrets go, few were any deeper or darker than Oldsmobile's W-30. It was so secret, in fact, that most of the company's dealers weren't even aware it existed. The W-30 was meant to win races on Sunday and sell Oldsmobiles on Monday. It was the 1960s, and the Free World was fascinated with power and speed. "Speed thrills," became a rallying cry. Young drivers began to demand high-performance machines that could tear up a quarter-mile of dark, country road or the tarmac of the local drag strip.

Paul Goliwas Jefferson Swimming Junior What do you like best about your sport? "It's very competitive and challenging. " Your greatest accomplishment in your sport? "To win the Eastern Panhandle Invitational four years in a row. " Toughest individual opponent you have faced? Alex Squires Toughest team you have faced? Fairmont Senior Pregame rituals? "I stretch and get pumped up. " Besides your parents, the most influential person in your life?

WALKERSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say at least two people were hurt when a sport-utility vehicle crashed through the wall of an animal hospital in Walkersville, but no pets were injured. Police say the injuries to the 31-year-old driver of the Chevrolet Suburban and the 17-year-old driver who pulled into his path on Route 194 were not life-threatening. The man's two daughters were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for examinations. Police say the Suburban hit the 1999 Oldsmobile at about 7:40 a.m. Thursday and then went through a brick wall into the lobby of the Heritage Animal Hospital.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A man accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina was arrested Friday near Martinsburg, W.Va. when police stopped his vehicle on I-81 and found the man and the girl inside, West Virginia State Police said in a press release. Michael Lynn Fry, 33, of 459 Beagle Road in Myerstown, Pa., was taken to the West Virginia State Police Martinsburg Detachment, where he was processed for his North Carolina warrant and transported to Eastern Regional Jail, police said.

School bus incident results in charges CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Five Chambersburg juveniles were charged with disorderly conduct for alleged behavior on a school bus in the 600 block of 4th Street on Thursday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police. One or more juveniles on the bus around 4 p.m. exited the rear fire escape door without just cause, according to a police news release. Other behavior by one or more juveniles consisted of harassment, disconnecting a surveillance camera during an altercation and making unreasonable noise, police said.

Jewelry taken from mall store HALFWAY - A jewelry store patron Thursday had a long conversation with a clerk about four diamond rings on display in the Valley Mall store before grabbing them and running away, the Maryland State Police said. The man grabbed the rings, valued at $4,700, from O'Connell Jewelers and ran toward the south mall exit at about 12:30 p.m., police said. The store owner chased him, but lost sight of him in the parking lot, police said. Washington County sheriff's deputies and state troopers unsuccessfully searched the area.

If you lived through the 1950s as did I, the Oldsmobiles were easy to spot. They were far more imposing than the typical Chevy, Ford and Plymouth, with massive grilles and bumpers that looked as though they could bash right through a brick wall and come out the other side completely unharmed, chrome glistening brighter than ever. The look, the rumbling sound emanating from the exhaust and the aura are what set these cars apart from the crowd. Back then, I had never thought Oldsmobiles were particularly attractive until the arrival of the 1960 models.

GREENCASTLE, Pa. - A Greencastle woman was killed and her twin grandsons injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident on Molly Pitcher Highway in Antrim Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. cont. from news page Anabelle Young, 58, of 30 Disert Drive, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7:15 a.m. accident, according to Franklin County Coroner Jeffrey R. Conner. It occurred just north of Interstate 81's Exit 2 at the entrance of Mason-Dixon Auto Auction, 12876 Molly Pitcher Highway.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A man accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina was arrested Friday near Martinsburg, W.Va. when police stopped his vehicle on I-81 and found the man and the girl inside, West Virginia State Police said in a press release. Michael Lynn Fry, 33, of 459 Beagle Road in Myerstown, Pa., was taken to the West Virginia State Police Martinsburg Detachment, where he was processed for his North Carolina warrant and transported to Eastern Regional Jail, police said.

WALKERSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say at least two people were hurt when a sport-utility vehicle crashed through the wall of an animal hospital in Walkersville, but no pets were injured. Police say the injuries to the 31-year-old driver of the Chevrolet Suburban and the 17-year-old driver who pulled into his path on Route 194 were not life-threatening. The man's two daughters were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for examinations. Police say the Suburban hit the 1999 Oldsmobile at about 7:40 a.m. Thursday and then went through a brick wall into the lobby of the Heritage Animal Hospital.

Paul Goliwas Jefferson Swimming Junior What do you like best about your sport? "It's very competitive and challenging. " Your greatest accomplishment in your sport? "To win the Eastern Panhandle Invitational four years in a row. " Toughest individual opponent you have faced? Alex Squires Toughest team you have faced? Fairmont Senior Pregame rituals? "I stretch and get pumped up. " Besides your parents, the most influential person in your life?

Chlorine leak reported at park WILLIAMSPORT - A chlorine leak near a public swimming pool in Williamsport Tuesday night prompted authorities to dispatch firefighters and medics to the scene, an Emergency Services dispatcher said. Crews from Halfway, Williamsport and Washington County Special Operations responded to the scene when a chlorine gas level monitor sounded at the Byron Memorial Park swimming pool at 9:23 p.m., Williamsport Fire Co. Lt. T.J. Barnes said. The leak was reported stopped shortly after 11 p.m., a dispatcher said.

Hagerstown Police Department officers were investigating a shooting in which several shots were reported to be fired and at least one person hit, a department spokeswoman said late Thursday. The incident is believed to have started around Court 4 in Noland Village. Police chased a blue Oldsmobile to the area of City Park and removed a male occupant in handcuffs. He was placed in an unmarked police car and taken away. A large area of Noland Village was being cordoned off with police tape.

As far as deep and dark automotive secrets go, few were any deeper or darker than Oldsmobile's W-30. It was so secret, in fact, that most of the company's dealers weren't even aware it existed. The W-30 was meant to win races on Sunday and sell Oldsmobiles on Monday. It was the 1960s, and the Free World was fascinated with power and speed. "Speed thrills," became a rallying cry. Young drivers began to demand high-performance machines that could tear up a quarter-mile of dark, country road or the tarmac of the local drag strip.