The Fourth Friday Tea Series is returning to the Allegany County Historical Society this month. The series had been put on hold for three years due to the COVID Pandemic’s concerns and restrictions. Historical Society Vice President Debbie Grimm announced the return of the events starting April 28th with a Gatsby-era tea featuring a local author hat focuses on fictional writing with historical settings. Reservations for the events can be made through the website Eventbrite. Grimm also described the themes for some of the upcoming teas

At the Cumberland Mayor and City Council work session Tuesday evening, a very positive picture of the city was presented by Comptroller Mark Gandolfi.  The city is looking at a surplus of $2.6 million for the proposed FY2024 budget.  Mayor Ray Morriss was asked about the state of the city right now and was positive in response.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia has dropped its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s abortion law.  The lawsuit was filed by the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia against the president and secretary of the West Virginia Board of Medicine. The Attorney General intervened on behalf of the state to defend the new abortion statute. The clinic filed a notice of voluntary dismissal at the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Charleston on Monday. “My office stands ready to defend this clearly constitutional law to…

WCBC Radio celebrates its 47th year of broadcasting today!  Greg Dull of Life Fitness spoke with Dave Norman on Tuesday noted that even though the main signal is AM, people tune in to the station because of the importance of what is being covered on a local basis

Twenty five firefighters took two hours to put out a fire in Garrett County Monday evening.  The call came in at 5:10 p.m. for the blaze at 684 Dung Hill road in Grantsville.  The home is owned by Wayne Platter.  No injuries were reported and losses total $100,000.  The cause is under investigation.

Wednesday, April 19 is National Go Orange Day as designated by the federal government.  The day is set aside to remind transportation officials and the general public about the importance of work zone safety.

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – The Maryland State Police, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), are asking residents to dispose of unneeded prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22, 2023 at Maryland State Police barracks statewide. According to Maryland Department of Health statistics, from January 2022 to January 2023, there were 2,154 opioid-related fatal overdoses recorded in the state and of those, 320 were prescription opioid-related fatalities. According to the DEA, the majority of teenagers abusing prescription medications are finding an unlimited supply in their…

Coach Steve Bazarnic dedicated his professional career to collegiate baseball. To honor his love of the game and extraordinary contributions to the college, Allegany College of Maryland will formally name its baseball field, the Steve Bazarnic Field. Bazarnic, who retired in 2019 after only 48 years of service, established, developed, and led ACM’s nationally recognized baseball program. ACM baseball won more than 1,400 games under his leadership. Our Trojans won nine district championships and played in the NJCAA World Series nine times. He produced 54 draft picks or free agent-signees including six players who spent time in the MLB –…

WCBC Radio celebrates its 47th year of broadcasting this week! Greg Dull of Life Fitness spoke with Dave Norman Tuesday about the unique character of talk radio in the local community and its importance in continuing dialogue on subjects affecting the area.

On Tuesday monring on WCBC's Dave Norman Program, allegany County Administrator Jason Bennett was a guest and discussed the recent news of a budget deficit of approximately $10 million. Bennett discussed the causes for the current deficit, citing rising EMT costs with the lack of volunteer agencies around the county: Bennett also cited a recent salary increase for county employees, to the tune of an 11% increase across the board: In addition, state mandated education costs also have contributed to the budget deficit: Bennett did explain that the county will be able to use the County Fund Balance to offset…