The body of a child was recovered from a pond after being reported missing Thursday in Garrett County. The body of Fox Piper, 4, of Oakland, Maryland, was recovered at about 10 p.m. on Thursday by members of the Deep Creek Fire Department Dive Team. He was declared deceased at the scene. The recovery occurred following a multi-agency search for the child. Shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, troopers from the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack responded to the unit block of Temperance Way in Oakland, Maryland for a report of a critically missing child. According to a preliminary investigation,…

The annual Confederate History Month Celebration will be held this Saturday at 2pm at the Pollack Family Cemetery off River Road.  Ed Taylor, Jr of the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization tells WCBC that the celebration includes a history reading and memorial service.  Members of the Pollack family buried in the cemetery were States’ Rights sympathizers during the Civil War but were not slave-holders.  Two significant family graves are located in the cemetery… The event is designed to be educational for the entire family.

The Allegany County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2023 Legislative Wrap-up Luncheon on Thursday with most of the Western Maryland delegation in attendance.  Senator Mike McKay remarked that the relationship with Governor Wes Moore’s administration started out well, but there were some bumpy spots along the way of the session. Jason Buckel also noted that the new Governor’s attentions tend to go to certain parts of the state moreso than others.

The Allegany County Commissioners put forth the proposed 2024 budget at Thursday’s meeting.  The $111 million-plus budget is an increase of 9.8% from 2023 and is highlighted by no tax increases for county citizens. County Administrator Jason Bennett in going through the budget explanation, noted that most of the county revenue comes from a limited number of sources.

  CUMBERLAND – Bishop Walsh School announces the departure of Coach Dan Prete who has served as the head basketball coach, high school guidance counselor and athletic director for the past five years. He will leave his positions at the end of this academic school year. During his time as head basketball coach, Prete has been instrumental in creating new initiatives in the BW Athletic Department and bringing BW’s basketball program both national and international acclaim. “Coach Prete has changed the course of athletics at Bishop Walsh,” says BW Principal Jennifer Flinn. “We are extremely grateful to have had him…

At approximately 2pm today, Allegany County Emergency Management reported a vehicle accident on U.S. Route 220 at Smouse's Mill Road with entrapment. Route 200 was shutdown at that time.

On April 19, 2023 the Grand Jury for Allegany County indicted 40 year old Holly Faye Wright, a Deputy with the Allegany County Sheriff's Office, after hearing testimony and reviewing audio evidence related to an alleged fraud first reported to the Maryland State Police by the victim, Wright's ex-husband, on March 3, 2023. After an extensive investigation by the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit (C3I), evidence was discovered that Wright had illegally accessed on line a bank account belonging to the ex-husband only, not a joint account, and removed monies from that account. Wright has been charged via criminal…

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of April 19, 2023, there have been 11 deaths reported since last week’s dashboard update, with a total of 8,094 deaths attributed to COVID-19.  DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 86-year old male from Randolph County, a 91-year old female from Cabell County, an 85-year old female from Boone County, a 35-year old male from Pendleton County, an 82-year old male from Jefferson County, a 75-year old male from Greenbrier County, a 72-year old female from Raleigh County, an 80-year old male from Raleigh County, an 87-year…

 The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a project on Friday, April 21, to improve the pavement on MD 42 (Friendsville Road) between Buffalo Run Road and the Pennsylvania state line in Garrett County. The project should be completed by the end of May, weather permitting. The project includes drainage ditch clearing for improved highway drainage, as well as milling, paving and restriping. Motorists can expect single-lane closures with a flagging operation, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Keystone Lime Inc., of Springs, Pa., will use barrels and cones to safely guide drivers through the…

 Gov. Jim Justice released today more than $12.7 million in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Funds dedicated to infrastructure renovation, dam restoration, stream restoration, and wastewater treatment projects. HUD defines mitigation funds as those activities that increase resilience to disasters and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to and loss of property, and suffering and hardship, by lessening the impact of future disasters. "My administration is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all West Virginians," Gov. Justice said. "I am thrilled we can provide funding for communities to help them become more…