While House Minority Leader Jason Buckel isn't fully convinced that the recent omnibus legislation passed for election reforms does enough to cover potential voter fraud at the polls or through mail-in ballots, he does believe that allowing early vote counting for mail-in ballots by election boards to be a beneficial highlight contained within the law.

The City of Cumberland announced that one of the Maryland Preservation Awards, presented annually by the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Historical Trust, is being presented to Michael Hunter Thompson for the “Fade to Blue” book/project.  He will be receiving the Excellence in Community Engagement award. Thompson created a community-wide, collective moment of cultural and historical preservation in Cumberland by bringing together thousands of people tied to one site – the Allegany High School at Campobello – through photography, oral history, exhibit curation, and book creation. The Maryland Historic Trust, a division of the Maryland Department of Planning, will…

On 04/29/2023, at approximately 2020 hours, Deputies observed a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 220, in the area of Rawlings MD, in an erratic manner.  A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle and during the course of the stop, Deputies observed several factors consistent with criminal and clandestine behavior.  Probable cause to search the vehicle was developed on scene, and it was also learned that the operator was in possession of a large amount of suspected fentanyl.  Following a search of the vehicle, additional amounts of suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, and paraphernalia were recovered.  Pursuant to the investigation on scene,…

Gov. Justice spoke earlier this week to students about career opportunities in the state’s growing tourism industry during a visit to Nicholas County Career and Technical Center. The event marked the beginning of hospitality and tourism education programs statewide, developed as a part of a new workforce development initiative, Tourism Works. This program was launched by the Department of Tourism earlier this year to prepare for the projected growth of more than 21,000 annual job openings in the state’s tourism industry through 2025.     Gov. Justice spoke earlier this week to students about career opportunities in the state’s growing tourism…

 The Frostburg State Baseball team swept Notre Dame College (Ohio) in their road doubleheader on Saturday, winning by scores of 5-1 and 15-0. Throughout the first three innings game one, sophomore starter Jacob Stretch and the FSU defense kept the NDC offense quiet with nine consecutive outs. On the other side, the Falcons matched that energy and gave nine quick outs right back to FSU. The action started for both teams in the fourth inning, when in the top half junior Ethan Kiple made great contact with the ball and sent one over the fence in left-center for a 1-0 lead. NDC tied the…

The Cumberland Police Department would like to thank the public for any assistance they provided. The juvenile, Nakya Alexander, has been located safe and unharmed.  

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served three bench warrants on Aaron Soules.  Two warrants were issued as the result of Soules violating the conditions of his probation on original charges of Theft: $100 to under $1,500 and Assault-2nd Degree.  The other warrant was issued due to Soules failing to appear in court on March 23, 2023 on original charges of Theft less than $100 and Resisting Arrest.  Soules was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and held without bond. ARRESTED:  Aaron Matthew Soules      AGE:  33           Cumberland, MD…

Speaker of the House Cas Taylor continues to be remembered across the region following his passing on Monday at the age of 88. Dick Graham, who served as Sergeant of Arms in the House of Delegates and was assigned to Taylor for eight years of his state police career, remembers Cas as being someone everyone could relate to.  

The state of Maryland will lower its flags today at half staff in honor of former House Speaker Cas Taylor.  Taylor’s funeral is today at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Oldtown Road.

It’s been over three years since COVID first struck the United States and the Maryland Department of Health has announced it is shutting down its online Coronavirus dashboard.  Almost 92% of state residents have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.