On Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023, The Cumberland City Police responded to the 100 block of Baltimore St for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers contacted the victim of the alleged assault. The victim advised officers that they were walking in the area with a male subject when an argument had initiated over wanting to go home. The argument escalated and the male subject began to assault the victim, throwing them to the ground and punching them. The victim advised they were able to escape from the male and had a passerby call 911 for help. The male subject…

On Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023, The Cumberland City Police responded to a residence in the 40 block of N. Centre St for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers contacted the male resident. He advised officers that a female had entered his home without permission and started throwing items around the home. As a result of the investigation, Crystal Nicole Rymer, 32, was placed under arrest.  She was taken before the District Court Commissioner for her Initial Appearance where she was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center. She is currently being held on $2,500 bond. Arrested: Crystal Nicole…

The historic Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament (ACIT), considered the most prestigious Catholic high school tournament in the country, has been placed on indefinite hiatus by Cumberland-based Wamba Caravan #89 of the International Order of Alhambra, the organization announced. After discussions over the past several months following the 2023 event, Wamba Caravan leadership made the decision because of tournament production costs, the rapidly changing landscape of high school basketball, an increasing amount of national postseason events, state athletic association regulations and school scheduling philosophies that made securing the traditional eight-team field for the ACIT difficult in recent years. While on hiatus,…

A grant from the USDA will boost resources and assistance for farmers and food businesses in Appalachia. According to Rural Action, the new Appalachian Regional Food Business Center’s goals include reaching at least ten thousand food and farm businesses through grants, technical assistance, and assistance with land access. Adam Hudson with Coalfield Development says producers will be able to apply for funding through the $40 million grant for new equipment or other needs that will help accelerate their businesses… According to a report by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the region lost nearly 30-thousand farms and nearly two million acres of…

Congressman David Trone, Senator Ben Cardin and Senator Chris Van Hollen announced Community Project Funding to help with the renovation of the theatre at Allegany College of Maryland.  The $187,500 was requested by lawmakers in 2021 approved last fiscal year and now has been distributed to the college.  Congressman Trone said the “project is about more than rebuilding a theatre; it’s about increasing economic opportunities for the next generation.”  The theater has been undergoing renovation and will include updates to lighting, rigging, and sound.  This is the first major update done to the theatre since it opened in the 1970’s.

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline marked its first anniversary recently.  In the first year, over 5 million calls, chats, and texts were answered by 200 call centers across the country.  Standardizing the dialing to 988 for the nation made connecting to a crisis counselor more simple and available to both landline and cell users. Dr. Emmy Betz of the University of Colorado explained that the 988 line is for more than those who are contemplating suicide… Unfortunately, according to Dr. Betz, the awareness of the Lifeline number has not caught on and more needs to be done to promote…

Pennsylvania’s schools are operating this year under the single largest increase in funding in the state’s history.  A $567 million increase in Basic Education Funding is designed to enable all school districts to have the basic resources needed to provide high-quality education to public school students.  Governor Josh Shapiro says the budget allows every student to succeed… In addition, all students in Pennsylvania are being provided universal free breakfast which Governor Shapiro says helps children start out the day on even footing…  

Allegany County Commissioner Creade Brodie, Jr recently attended the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference.  In addition to making and renewing contacts for county business, Brodie and the other county commissioners were surprised to see Governor Moore at their breakfast table one morning.  Brodie said they took advantage of the opportunity to talk to the Governor about the county and a possible visit later this fall…  

According to Maryland State Police reports, shortly before 10 p.m. on August 16, 2023, troopers from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack responded to Edinburgh Court in Salisbury, Maryland for the report of an alleged domestic assault. Upon arrival on the scene, troopers made contact with a 71-year-old female, who advised that the suspect had assaulted her.  Francis Daniel Jackson, 76, of Salisbury, Maryland is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and intoxicated endangerment. Jackson was arrested on the scene without incident.