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September 22, 2021 | 2:45 PM

For advocates, ‘a sense of relief’ with Chambersburg law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people

In a four-hour meeting on Monday, the borough council voted 7-3 to make it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and public accommodation.

By Gabriela Martínez
June 4, 2021 | 12:26 PM

Franklin County D.A. creates race and equity advisory board

The board advises the district attorney’s office on matters of race in criminal justice.

By Anthony Orozco
May 14, 2021 | 8:50 AM

All politics is national — Pa. voters driven to engage with local races amid larger polarization

Voters say political lines drawn during the COVID-19 pandemic, protests for racial justice and presidential campaigns have seeped into contests for school board, judicial positions and other seats.

By Alanna Elder, Laura Benshoff/WHYY and Katie Meyer/WHYY

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May 12, 2021 | 1:40 PM

Chambersburg committee considering new anti-discrimination ordinance, local human relations commission

The group plans to make its recommendation in late July or early August, after hearing from outside experts and community members. 
By Alanna Elder
March 12, 2021 | 9:03 AM

Community vaccination site setting up in Franklin County

Franklin County Commissioners are signing on to an agreement to hd the facility in the former Burlington Coat Factory store in Greene Township.

By Julia Agos
July 21, 2020 | 7:11 AM

In Franklin Co., a murder charge shines light on the issue of prosecutorial discretion

An interview with The Appeal's Joshua Vaughn
By Joseph Darius Jaafari
July 21, 2020 | 5:09 AM

Owner of shuttered Franklin County dairy sentenced to 10 years in $60M fraud

Philip Riehl, the majority owner of Trickling Springs Creamery, ran a long-running Ponzi scheme that preyed on hundreds of Amish and Mennonite investors.
By The Associated Press
May 29, 2020 | 8:30 AM

Inside a Pennsylvania Prison’s Hunger Strike

Inmates asked for COVID-19 protection. They were met with riot gear
By Joseph Darius Jaafari for PA Post, Vicky Taylor for the Franklin County Free Press
May 29, 2020 | 6:07 AM

In Franklin County, politicians move to reopen. Doctors say COVID is already testing hospital capacity.

“I think that we’re not yet ready to return to normal, but I also think that it’s very important for us to learn to live with COVID-19."
By Laura Benshoff/Keystone Crossroads
May 15, 2020 | 2:13 PM

‘They put me in solitary for having oranges’ — Muslim inmates struggle during Ramadan

A lawsuit in Franklin County highlights challenges faced by Muslim inmates during Islam's holy month
By Joseph Darius Jaafari
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