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…

Grantsville a motor vehicle accident in the median at mile marker 24. Rollover accident with entrapment. Eastbound Interstate 68 currently closed for Trooper 5 to land and transport the occupant of that vehicle. 

A busy morning for Allegany County Emergency Services currently out working a house fire in Keyser. Initial reports of the house explosion catching an adjacent residence on fire. Mutual aid in effect, multiple fire crews are on scene at this time. 

The FCC has terminated the license of Meyersdale radio station WQZS after determining that owner Roger Wahl “lacks the qualifications to remain a Commission licensee.”  Whal had pled guilty in 2020 to criminal charges including reckless endangerment, unlawful dissemination of intimate images and tampering with evidence.  The Federal Communications Commission is also dismissing a petition asking to transfer the station’s license to Wahl’s daughter, Wendy Sipple. WQZS had been allowed to continue broadcasting during the FCC’s investigation but now has until May 22 to go off the air.

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Kimberly Appold.  The summons was issued as the result of a private citizen filing for charges against Appold at the District Court of Allegany County.  Appold signed for her copy of the summons and was released pending trial. ARRESTED:  Kimberly Dawn Appold        AGE:  58         Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Harass; A Course of Conduct CRIMINAL SUMMONS SERVED On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Dakota Winters.  The summons was issued as the result of a private citizen filing for charges against…