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Saturday Morning Quarterback Program

Saturday Morning Quarterback is a weekly summary of high school football from the night before. WCBC's entire football team is in studio to... Read Full Story

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Sports Saturday on WCBC

WCBC has a full slate of sports action today.  Saturday Morning Quarterback airs at 9 a.m.  Allegany hosts Mountain Ridge in playoff... Read Full Story

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Arrest Warrants Served On November 14th, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Jerry Lee Brown. The warrant was issued after an officer... Read Full Story
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Buckel Says Mayor Not A Pawn For Commission

Maryland’s House Minority Leader says that not all members of Governor Moore’s redistricting commission are there to do the... Read Full Story

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Commanders Game Pre-Empting Church Services

Sunday’s Washington Commanders football game against the Miami Dolphins is being played in Madrid, Spain.  Airtime for the game on WCBC... Read Full Story

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Baltimore Street Project Collects Awards in First Year

The newly redesigned downtown Cumberland area has done more than open up traffic on Baltimore Street.  Since it’s grand opening a year... Read Full Story

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UPMC Earns Leapfrog Top Safety Grade

UPMC Western Maryland has once again received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group that aims to improve healthcare... Read Full Story

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Cumberland Mayor, Council Meet Tuesday

The Mayor and City Council of Cumberland will meet in public session beginning at 4:45 p.m. in the 2nd floor Conference Room of City Hall on... Read Full Story

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Pippy Says Money Issues Are Self-Inflicted

Maryland’s House Minority Whip Jesse Pippy is criticizing the Moore Administration for an over-reliance on government spending that has put... Read Full Story

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Maryland Creates Landmark AI Partnership

The State of Maryland will introduce an AI model by Anthropic into multiple state agencies to improve service to residents. ... Read Full Story

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WMD State Fire Marshal Welcomes K9 Quinn

The Western Maryland office of the State Fire Marshal now has its first Accelerant Detection K9. K9 Quinn, a black Labrador retriever, was trained... Read Full Story

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Morrisey Orders Flags To Half Staff For Miner

Governor Patrick Morrisey has ordered flags to be flown at half staff to honor the life and final actions of Steve Lipscomb, who lost his life... Read Full Story

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Union Rescue Settling In At New Location

With the new location of the Union Rescue Mission now officially open on Franklin Street, Mission Director Pastor David Ziler told WCBC this week... Read Full Story

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Big Month For Sports Books

A perfect storm of sports events in October contributed to a big month for Maryland’s sports wagering market. Major League Baseball’s... Read Full Story

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DelFest Announces Headliner

Memorial Day Weekend may sound far off right now, but the organizers at DelFest are already putting together the lineup for the 2026 music... Read Full Story

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House Fire and Truck Crash Keep Responders on the Move Friday Morning

The Cumberland City Fire Department was dispatched just after 6 a.m. to the 200 block of Saratoga Street in Cumberland's West side for a two... Read Full Story

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Scaletta Honored by ACEA

For American Education Week, Kimberly Sloan president of the Allegany County Education Association was presented a proclamation during the county... Read Full Story

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WV Announces Energy Investments

West Virginia has secured nearly $4.2 billion in private-sector energy investments and more than 4,200 new jobs all within the past four weeks.... Read Full Story

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Senate Caucus To Introduce Bill On Districts

Maryland’s House Minority Leader Jason Buckel sees the efforts of Governor Moore’s redistricting committee as an answer to outside... Read Full Story

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Baltimore Street Project Celebrates First Birthday

It was a chilly November day one year ago when Cumberland cut the ribbon on a new, revitalized Baltimore Street.  The project, which took 18... Read Full Story

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WV October Revenue Exceeds Estimate

October’s General Revenue Fund collections in West Virginia totaled almost $418 million dollars, exceeding the monthly estimate of $376... Read Full Story