Plunge events include Super Plunge January 27-28th, Cool Schools February 2nd, Corporate, Police, Military, EMT and Firefighter February 3rd, followed by the Maryland Plunge & PlungeFest February 4th at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis all to benefit Special Olympics Maryland athletes. WHAT: Vendors and entertainment are booked, and our Plungers are ready to take back the beach for the 27th year of the MSP Polar Bear Plunge. Join us the first week of February for the COOLEST Maryland winter party, PlungeFest. With games, entertainment, live music, and food and drink; it’s a party that the whole family can enjoy….

Cumberland City Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Ryan Roach. Roach violated the conditions of pre-trial release on an upcoming Circuit Court case for burglary. Roach was taken to the Allegany County Detention Center held without bond, pending a hearing in Circuit Court. Arrested – Ryan Andrew Roach (34) Cumberland, MD Charge – Bench Warrant Violate Pre-trial Release

The Biden administration’s disdain for security at the border is echoed in its carelessness with security in the skies. Specially trained sky marshals have been deployed to do routine chores at the border – as our Corruption Chronicles blog reports. While the nation’s Federal Air Marshals (FAM) are busy on the Mexican border providing illegal immigrants with welfare checks, transportation, and other basic services, Al Qaeda is planning attacks in the U.S. involving planes, according to high-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources. Judicial Watch obtained from government sources a copy of the new intelligence alert, which was delivered on December 31, 2022, at…

The Frostburg State Women's Basketball team used a dominant offensive showing in a 94-81 victory over Alderson Broaddus to secure their first win of 2023. Freshman Emilee Weakley got FSU going in the first minutes of the game with a layup and a triple either side of a jumper by senior Ciara Thomas to go up 7-3, to which the Battlers responded with back-to-back baskets that evened the score. The Bobcats locked in defensively from that moment, holding AB without a field goal for the next five minutes, which sparked an offensive explosion.   Senior Arianna Briggs-Hall fed Thomas on…

On Friday at approximately 11:30 AM the Cumberland City Police Department were dispatched to a business in the 12000 block of Willow Brook Road for a disturbance. Upon arrival officers contacted Loy Linaweaver whom was still yelling at staff. Officers learned that Linaweaver had destroyed a chair and was threatening to assault the staff. Linaweaver was placed under arrest without issue and transported to the Allegany County Detention Center for central booking. Linaweaver was seen before a District Court Commissioner and released on an unsecured $2,000.00 bond.   Arrested – Loy Dale Eugene Linaweaver (62) Cumberland, MD Charges – Disorderly Conduct,…

Gaming revenue was lower in December almost across the board at Maryland’s casinos. Monthly numbers released by Maryland Lottery and Gaming shows the six casinos generated a combined $165.2 million in revenue from slot machines and table games in December — down 4.5% from December 2021. Of that total, $69.7 million is collected for various state programs, the lion’s share of which goes to the state’s Education Trust Fund. At MGM National Harbor, December gaming revenue was $69.4 million, 6.9% lower than a year ago. At the state’s second-largest casino, Live! Casino and Hotel, December gaming revenue was $59.7 million,…

The health of the Chesapeake Bay remains unchanged from a D+ in 2020 and 2018, according to a biennial report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that showed mixed results from pollution control efforts. The State of the Bay report looks at 13 indicators including pollution, habitats and fisheries in the Bay, and compares them to what the status of the Bay would have been before European colonization in the 1600s. The Bay’s watershed, a network of rivers, streams and communities that feed into the body of water, spans 64,000 square miles, and is home to 18 million people and 3,600 species of…

The City of Cumberland’s evaluation of Baltimore Street assets, such as light poles, benches, bike racks, trash cans, etc., is currently an internal process, with the hope being that the bulk of the items can find a new use at other City locations. City staff will be submitting requests up until January 20th, at which time a final review will determine which assets can be repurposed and which will be made available to other entities. Once that final review has been completed, the City will issue further guidance to the public regarding the process by which external parties may make a request for any remaining assets. For updates…

AFSCME Maryland Council 3 has unveiled their priorities for Maryland’s 445th Session of the General Assembly. This year’s priorities are focused on three major areas: leveling the playing field between workers and management, improving working conditions, and building a better Maryland for workers and their families.    Coming into this year’s legislative session, Maryland has record-high vacancy rates in state agencies but a more than $2 billion state budget surplus. According to numbers provided by the State, as of November 1, 2022, Maryland had a combined total of nearly 11,000 vacant or eliminated positions (7,847 vacant positions and 2,858 eliminated…

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce seven grant awards under the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Maryland Energy Infrastructure Program (MEIP). The seven awards total $9.25 million in funding to help advance the state’s goals of providing clean and affordable energy to Marylanders.  This year’s awards include efforts to improve the affordability and resilience of health care facilities; modernize heating and cooling while reducing operating costs for public schools; expand access and use of renewable natural gas (RNG); and expand community sustaining clean energy jobs manufacturing cutting edge solar technologies in parts of Maryland that have suffered from…