The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Carl Belt Inc., would like to notify the public that the Baltimore Street Bridge will be closed to thru traffic on Tuesday, June 13th, at 6pm through Thursday, June 15th, at 3pm in order to perform necessary construction for the bridge.  A detour will be in place to direct vehicles around the site. The roadway will be restored by 3pm, Thursday June 15th, 2023.  The Engineering Department will issue further notification when night time closures are scheduled and when traffic patterns change.  Thank you for your cooperation during this time. Please…

Franklin Street Crossing will be closed to thru traffic between North Centre Street and Columbia Avenue on Monday, June 12th  to Tuesday, June 13th, in order for paving of the crossing to occur.  Signage will be in place to detour passenger vehicles around the road closure. Traffic is expected to be restored on Tuesday afternoon, June 13th.  

On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at approximately 4:49 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business on Queen City Drive for a theft that just occurred.  The staff reported that the suspect stole merchandise and left the store.  The suspect was located and identified as Amanda Swauger.   Police learned that Swauger also had an active bench warrant for her arrest.  The warrant was issued as the result of Swauger violating probation.  She was originally charged with Fraud-Per. Ident. Avoid Prosecution, False Statement to Peace Officer, Obstructing & Hindering, CDS: Possess Paraphernalia, and Possess Contraband- Place of Confinement. …

On Sunday, June 11, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Jason Winfield.  The warrant was issued as the result of Winfield failing to appear in court on June 9, 2023.  He was originally charged with Assault-2nd Degree.  Winfield was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center on a $2,500 bond. ARRESTED:  Jason Lynn Winfield        AGE:  41         Cumberland, MD BENCH WARRANT SERVED On Sunday, June 11, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Joseph Staples.  The warrant was…

Liberty Street will NOT be closed today for construction due to weather. It will be closed to thru traffic between Frederick Street and Pershing Street between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Tuesday, June 13th.. Signage will be in place to detour passenger vehicles around the road closure. Traffic is expected to be restored on both days by 6:00 PM. Liberty Street will be open to thru traffic on Saturday and Sunday.

Allegany County Board of Commissioners President Dave Caporale spoke with Dave Norman about the newest business to locate in Allegany County – Geocycle is preparing property now in the Barton Business Park. Caporale talked about the company and what they do… He also went on to describe Geocycle’s parent company… The new location of Geocycle in the Barton Business park is filling a special role for the business…

Dr. Christopher Haas, the medical director of cardiology at UMPC talked with WCBC’s Dave Norman recently regarding some important updates coming to the Cumberland Heart and Vascular Institute. The highlight of these services are that they are non-surgical…

If you have family or friends in Frederick, they may be calling you from a new area code soon. The Public Service Commission announced that new area code 227 will go into effect on June 14th.  WCBC’s Kathy Cornwell has more…

The Cumberland Economic Development Corporation met quickly and briefly Friday morning to vote on the acceptance of a grant from the Senator George Edwards Fund.  The grant, in the amount of $250,000, will be used for engineering and site development in anticipation of acquiring a plot of land. CEDC Director Matt Miller explains how the grant came about… The land is a 60-acre plot that straddles Willowbrook Road adjacent to UPMC. Miller talked to WCBC about how the land could be utilized…

Mayor Ray Morriss spoke on the Dave Norman show recently about the water and trash cost increases that are coming to city residents. He said the 10% lift will be about $2.00 a month for the average customer but he did admit frustration over citizens who miss the many channels the city uses to communicate the coming changes…