Mayor Brandon Scott told WBAL Thursday that the police are doing their job by arresting people, but that it's up to the state's attorney's office and judges in the city to make sure those people stop going through the revolving door that allows them back out on the street as soon as they're arrested. Scott expressed his frustration and said. "We have to dig deep into how we have accountability and rehabilitation that actually works, but also does not put public safety at risk. This is getting to be a little ridiculous when you're seeing the same people."  He added that…

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On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served a Circuit Court bench warrant on Mary Yoder.  The warrant was issued as the result of Yoder failing to appear in court on December 13, 2022.  Yoder was originally charged with False Statement to Officer.  She was arrested and transported to the Allegany County Detention Center where she is currently being held without bond pending her initial appearance before the court. ARRESTED:  Mary Concetta Yoder   AGE:  47     Cumberland, MD CRIMINAL SUMMONS SERVED On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Kevin Broughton.  The summons…

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the State has declared liberal leave beginning at 6am through the end of day shift in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties. Liberal leave until 10am for the following counites: Anne Arundel Baltimore Baltimore City Cecil Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George’s Emergency Essential Employees should report as scheduled.  Non-emergency essential employees who report to the office or a worksite to work may use liberal leave upon notification to the employee’s supervisor.  Teleworkers should work as scheduled unless leave is granted.

SNOW EMERGENY PLAN IN EFFECT Authority of Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack, and Maryland State Highway Administration, the Snow Emergency Plan is In Effect for Garrett County, Effective 0545 hours, Thursday, December 15, 2022. The following State Highways in Garrett County have been designated Snow Emergency Routes: Interstate 68                    Maryland Route 38                   Maryland Route 495 U.S. Route 40                 Maryland Route 39                   Maryland Route 546 U.S. Route 50                 Maryland Route 42                   Maryland Route 560 U.S. Route 219               Maryland Route 135                 Maryland Route 669 Section 21-1119(c) of the Transportation Code states, “The Secretary of the State Police or the Secretary’s representative may…

A significant increase in healthcare claims was the highlight of the monthly financial report presented to the Allegany County Board of Education this week Larry McKenzie, ACPS chief financial officer provided an overview of the current physical picture and it includes a roughly $2 million variance over the last year at the same time for healthcare costs…          

It was an April that Cumberland City officials agreed to transfer ownership of the former Memorial hospital site to the Cumberland Economic Development Corporation. Future plans for the location included construction of a housing development specifically market rate residential housing. Located in South Cumberland the hospital was vacated in 2009 with the opening of a new hospital on Willowbrook road. The former hospital structure was demolished in 2015 leaving in 8 acre track that included a 300 space parking garage still intact at the South end of the property  There has been virtually no public discussion about the project since…

A major Economic Development boost in Western Maryland will begin to come to fruition in just a few weeks. In 2021 the Maryland General Assembly approved a measure to invest $50 million in economic growth in the district over 4 years with$ 20 million arriving in January of 2023. Addressing the Allegany County Chamber of Commerce, Delegate Jason Buckel said it's important to take advantage of this opportunity and for local officials to demonstrate that the investment by the state was a good one. He said securing such a large financial commitment from the state was not without its challenges…  

Outgoing Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says whether or not he chooses to seek a public office again he believes the Republican party needs to return to its core values in order to be successful moving forward. Hogan, a popular twice elected Republican Governor in a deeply blue-democratic state, says bogus claims of election fraud and promoting conspiracy theories is not what the GOP should be about…      He said last month's midterm show that a majority of Republicans want no part of an extreme far right candidates…  

WBAL reports Maryland public defenders voted Tuesday to unionize after a two-year effort. Workers at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, which employs more than 600 people, voted to certify AFSCME Maryland Council 3 as their exclusive bargaining representative. The union says one bargaining unit will consist of administrative and support staff, and another bargaining unit will consist of intake staff, investigators, social workers and attorneys. The Maryland Defenders Union (AFSCME Local 423/MDU) first announced their intent to unionize in August 2020. Workers cited inadequate staffing levels, record high turnover rates, and impossible workloads and caseloads as some of the…