On Friday, April 21st, 2023, The Cumberland City Police responded to a Westview Terrace residence for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival on scene, officers made contact with the complainants. They advised that while taking out the garbage, an intoxicated neighbor began to yell at them. It was then learned that the complainants had an active peace order which prohibited the neighbor from having any contact with them. As a result, Woodrow Matthew Dean, 65, was placed under arrest for violating the peace order. He was taken before the District Court Commissioner for his Initial Appearance where he was…

A Hampshire County woman has been charged with malicious wounding after an incident Thursday in Shanks, WV.  Jill R. Cummings, 44, was being held on $30,000 bond at the Potomac Highlands Jail in Augusta.  Cummings is accused of shooting a man in the leg after an argument.

Sixth District Congressman David Trone visited Cumberland Friday.  Trone has requested two million dollars from Congress to help renovate the Carver Center on Frederick Street. Renovations on the building will take about a year to complete once funding is secured and house the Boys and Girls Club currently operating from Banneker Gardens.

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) voted to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration along with funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs for the next several years. These grant programs provide funding directly to fire departments to purchase essential equipment, hire more trained frontline firefighters, develop training and education programs, and more. Together, these programs have delivered over $150 million to support the needs of local fire departments and agencies across Maryland since 2015. Following the…

On April 20th, 2023 the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Hannah Elizabeth Miltenberger. The summons was issued as a result of a hit and run that occurred on March 22nd, 2023. An investigation was conducted into the incident and Miltenberger admitted to being the operator of the motor vehicle. An officer then filed for charges at District Court. Miltenberger signed for her copy of the summons and was released pending trial at District Court. NAME: Hannah Elizabeth Miltenberger  AGE: 23  Cumberland, MD CHARGES: Failure to remain at the scene of an accident, Negligent Driving, Failure to return…

On April 20th, 2023 the Cumberland Police Department served two bench warrants on Nicole Rose Bunner. The warrants were issued as result of Bunner failing to appear for court on April 25th, 2016. She was originally charged with animal cruelty. Bunner was placed under arrest and transported to central booking. She was later seen by a District Court commissioner and released on her own recognizance. NAME: Nicole Rose Bunner  AGE: 35  Cumberland, MD CHARGES: Animal Cruelty

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.