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HeraldMailNews

  1. Tornado warning affecting Frederick County (Mt. Airy area) extended until 3 p.m.
  2. Frederick County, Md., under tornado warning until 2:45 p.m.
  3. Suns postpone tonight's game; Mitchell Akers Scholarship fundraiser rescheduled for Sunday bit.ly/Np471b
  4. Washington County, Md., and neighboring counties in Md., Pa., W.Va. under tornado watch until 9 p.m. bit.ly/K2T1uU
  5. Herald-Mail readers, community leaders offer advice to the Class of 2012 ow.ly/biA2R
  6. Bond set at $100,000 for Hagerstown man charged with attempted murder ow.ly/bizFf
  7. Martinsburg to be overrun by 'zombies' for disaster drill bit.ly/KOl0lg
  8. Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional ow.ly/bgZks
  9. Residents express concern about proposed new 'West City' elementary school in Hagerstown ow.ly/bgV0J
  10. Washington County spelling champ doesn't advance to semifinals, but says national bee a positive experience ow.ly/bgUPh
  11. Grace Li of Hagerstown correctly spelled "eigenvalue" in Round 3 of Scripps National Spelling Bee. She'll learn later today if she advances.
  12. Hagerstown Police issue warrant in Park Place stabbing ow.ly/beWZ9
  13. Boonsboro Middle School student correctly spells 'rambla' in first oral round of Scripps National Spelling Bee bit.ly/NdDNqY
  14. Murder trial postponed for Hagerstown man charged in death of 2-year-old ow.ly/beX6p
  15. Hagerstown man stabbed nine times ow.ly/beWZ9
  16. Memorial Blvd. in Hagerstown remains closed at railroad overpass; county roads closed due to high water have reopened ow.ly/beWIb