On May 1, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served six Arrest Warrants on David Martin Boyd. The warrants were issued when Boyd failed to appear in court for six different cases. The charges for those cases include, Assaults, Dangerous Weapon Conceal, Disorderly Conduct, and Use Credit Card of Another. Boyd was seen before a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center, held without bond. Arrested: David Martin Boyd (50) Cumberland, Maryland Charges: Six failure to appear bench warrants
The timing of the Choose Cumberland relocation package hurt some hopefuls in their attempts to move to the area as many applicants lost remote work as an option. As a result, there are still openings for the package that offers up to $20,000 to relocate to Cumberland. Ruth Davis-Rogers, who oversees the program for the city, said they have applications for the remaining positions. Those applicants must meet certain employment and financial criteria… “All applicants – they have to bring their job with them or they have to be in the process of accepting a job here. They can’t…
Changes are coming to freshwater fishing license and trout stamp fees in Maryland. The rising costs of maintaining conservation efforts and angler programs has forces the first rate adjustment in almost 20 years. The price of freshwater fishing licenses has not changed in 18 years, while trout stamp costs have been steady for 33 years. A new resident license for freshwater fishing will now be $32 and the trout stamp an additional $20. Other rates apply for non-residents.
On Friday, May 2, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Oldtown Road from Winifred Road to White Oaks Avenue will be closed to traffic for an emergency leak repair. Water service will be interrupted on Oldtown Road from Mullen Street to White Oaks Avenue.
On May 1, 2025 at approximately 4:00 PM the Cumberland City Police responded to East Elder Street for an assault. Upon arrival officers spoke to several involved parties. Officers learned there was a mutual assault between four roommates over financial issues. Officers placed Gregory Bailey and Joseph Bailey under arrest without issue. As officers were attempting to arrest John Arlott Sr, he began to flee. John Arlott Jr attempted to aid him in avoiding arrest. After a short pursuit both Arlott Sr and Arlott Jr were placed under arrest. While attempting to place Arlott Jr under arrest Nicole Sorrells began…
During last night’s Allegany County Commissioners meeting, an outline of the FY 2026 budget was presented which included the $0.02 property tax increase. However, the Commissioners voted against increasing property tax altogether. Instead, they are prepared to pull the amount from the County’s fund balance. This would increase the total pulled from the fund to about $2.9 million instead of $1.8 million. Commissioner Dave Caporale and the other commissioners said they don't want to increase the tax this year… “You know, this is an extraordinary year for us and a lot of moving parts, many things happening, but I, you…
Cumberland’s first Memorial Day parade in many years now has a Grand Marshal. The announcement came Thursday morning on WCBC’s Dave Norman program. Ed Mullaney of Let’s Beautify Cumberland made the official announcement… “What better person to salute, after 46 years of service, and also having been a Vietnam veteran, is to salute and honor Roger Lantz to be the Grand Marshal of this year’s Memorial Day Parade.” Lantz, the long-time owner of M&M Bakery in downtown, recently retired. He said he was humbled by the honor given to him… “Well. It just makes me feel good….
A caller to WCBC on Thursday morning brought new information about the situation at Calvary Christian Academy in Cresaptown. The caller says Calvary Baptist Church would like to sell the McMullen Highway property and move to the former Saint Ambrose Church, but they do not want another church to buy the property. The caller went on to say that Pastor Mike Lashbaugh has been calling parents to convince them to re-enroll their children for the next school year, using misinformation… “He has told them that the elementary school teachers – all of them were returning. That I know is…
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has signed the Power Generation and Consumption Act into law. He signed the bill in Point Pleasant where a 2,000 acre data center campus is slated for construction, a type of project that Morrisey says the new law is designed to attract. “We have a lot of competitive advantages. We have abundant resources like coal and natural gas and water. We have strategic locations for data security. We have a regulatory framework that’s second to none.”
The Evergreen Heritage Center has been honored with the Maryland Historical Trust Award for Excellence in Community Impact. The center earned the award for their Appalachian Time Travel program, a field trip for fourth graders in Allegany County to take them through 200 years of local history. Janice Keene, president of the EHC, says that though they have received awards in the past, this award focuses on their main theme… “We have a lot of history here. Our foundation focuses on historical preservation, environmental conservation, and education. We’ve received a lot of awards for education and conservation, but…
