Units are responding to a report of a truck fire on Interstate 68 East at the 44 mile marker in LaVale

Area firefighters were kept busy Sunday with incidents  in Frostburg and Cumberland.  An apartment fire in the Old National Pike area of Frostburg was reported around 3:30 in the afternoon with units responding and getting that fire under control In a matter of minutes.  Late on Sunday night,  units were dispatched to the 100 block of Arch Street in Cumberland for a duplex fire. Units arrived at 124 Arch Street just before 11 p.m.. That fire too was brought under control in about ten minutes with no injuries reported.

It  was a large turnout last week for a community meeting focused on the issue of homelessness with a discussion on what opportunities can be created when the Union Rescue Mission relocates to North Centre Street in the fall of next year. The session, held at the LaVale Library saw an estimated crowd of more than 50 with homeless, former homeless, elected officials and interested citizens among those participating. Mission Director Pastor David Ziler said stereotyping and profiling when it comes to the homeless population creates a false narrative… Ziler says dismissing the homeless as a nameless, faceless group of…

In recognition of Martin Luther King Day, the  Allegany County branch of the NAACP will present “Remembering the Dream” in celebration of the birthday of the  civil rights leader. The event will begin at 7 and will be held at the Souls Won Cathedral at 130 Virginia Avenue in Cumberland. Tifany Fisher is president of Allegany County NAACP branch 7007. This  evenings program will include participation of  Garrett and Washington counties…

Maryland property values jumped 20.6% over the last three years amid the pandemic's strong market, the largest increase in recent years, and Allegany County residents are feeling the sting. Property owners have already started receiving their reassessments in the mail. While residential property values increased in all counties and Baltimore city for the fifth consecutive year, the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation reports that increases were substantially higher than state averages on the Eastern Shore and in parts of Western Maryland. Allegany County Commissioner Creade Brodie Jr  said the state assessments seem inordinately high this year and he suggests…

On Saturday, January 14th, 2023, The Cumberland City Police responded to a business in the 700 block of Park St for a report of a disorderly subject. Upon arrival, officers contacted employees of the establishment. They advised that a male subject had come into the business, yelling and acting in a disorderly manner. They also advised the subject was running into shelves and knocking items onto the floor. The subject then left the store. The subject, Glenn Taylor Williams, 27, of Cumberland MD, was located a short distance away from the store. He was issued a criminal citation and released,…

On Saturday, January 14th, 2023, The Cumberland City Police served Criminal Summonses on three individuals in reference to an assault that occurred on January 11th, 2023. During that incident, the Cumberland City Police responded to the 900 block of Grand Ave for the report of an assault. A victim in the incident alleged that they tried to leave the residence after conversations with the three individuals made them feel uncomfortable. While attempting to leave the residence, the three subjects held the victim down and assaulted them. As a result, criminal summonses were issued for the three subjects by the Allegany…

The Annual Mountain Maryland PACE event in Annapolis is scheduled for next Thursday and Friday and after a few years of change- things return to normal for the 2023 event. The event, which serves as a showcase for Western Maryland to promote local businesses and priorities, saw the 2021 reception cancelled due to the pandemic; and moved to March last year when COVID numbers spiked in January. This year the Thursday reception and follow up Friday breakfast, for a second consecutive year, will be held at the Westin Annapolis hotel. PACE co-chair Jeremy Irons tells WCBC News that this year’s…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2023—In October 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a mobile app called CBP One. Over the last two years, the agency has expanded CBP One’s uses, becoming the only way certain people seeking entry into the United States can submit necessary information prior to their arrival.    Last week, the Biden administration announced the expansion of CBP One’s uses, becoming the primary method for asylum seekers arriving at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border to submit their information to CBP and preschedule an appointment for processing, as well as becoming the only way by…

Proud to be an America? Not so fast, if you ask Generation Z.  A new survey shows adults 18 to 25 years-old are far less likely than older generations to say that they are "proud to live in the United States." According to the Morning Consult poll, only 16% of Gen Z adults said they were proud to live in the United States. That's the lowest rate of all generations. Millennials were second lowest, with 36% proud to be Americans. By comparison, Generation X-ers and Baby Boomers were the most patriotic, at 54% and 73%, respectively. "For today's zoomers, COVID-19…