A lottery ticket worth $570,000 was sold at the Circle K on McMullen Highway.  The ticket was for the Multi Match game.  Circle K will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Local businessman Jack Kreiling has died at age 91.  Kreiling opened KMK Insurance, now located on Henderson Avenue, in 1963, and the business is still operated by his family.  Kreiling graduated from Allegany High School and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.  Interment will be at Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery.

Matt Miller, executive director of the Cumberland Economic Development Corporation, says that he expects at least 200 residential units to be built at the former Memorial Hospital site in the Johnson Heights area of Cumberland.  Miller told the mayor and council at a work session that the units will include townhouses and apartments.

On Friday, April 14, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served three bench warrants on Ruby McCullough.  The warrants were issued as the result of McCullough failing to appear in court on April 11, 2023.  She was originally charged with CDS: Possess-Not Marijuana (x2) and CDS: Possess Paraphernalia.  McCullough was arrested and later transported to Central Booking.  She was seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center without bond.   ARRESTED:  Ruby Caroline McCullough       AGE:  33          Cumberland, MD   On Friday, April 14, 2023 at approximately 12:41 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded…

"The Archdiocese of Baltimore made a public statement on their website regarding the redaction of the names of 10 individuals who are living and who are accused in the Report of committing child sexual abuse (https://www.archbalt.org/2023-ag-report-faq/). To be clear, the redactions were done pursuant to the requirements set forth by a Court order. The Archdiocese can, at any time, publish those 10 names on their website as individuals who have been credibly accused of child sexual abuse, yet they have not done so, despite having the full and completed report since November, as well as information about those 10 individuals…

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of eight Attorneys General calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that the benefits of EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Block Grant Program reach underserved communities as intended under the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The ECJ program will provide $3 billion in funding to community-based organizations, local government agencies, institutions of higher education, and Tribes for projects aimed at reducing pollution and promoting clean energy in disadvantaged communities. The program is one of the many programs geared toward advancing environmental justice under the IRA, which makes…

The Cumberland Civil Air Patrol – a student team out of Cumberland Maryland – is among 100 national finalists in the American Rocketry Challenge. The students will compete against other teams at the National Finals, taking place on May 20 in The Plains, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. In addition to competing for the title of national champion and an all-expense paid trip to the International Rocketry Challenge at the Paris Air Show in June, teams will be competing for $100,000 in prizes. The top 25 teams will automatically receive invitations to NASA’s Student Launch workshop. This year’s competition featured…

Governor Wes Moore today announced increased funding for the African American Heritage Preservation Program. Beginning in FY24, the program will have a new annual appropriation of $5 million, up from $1 million annually.  "To build a stronger future, we need to recognize our past—and acknowledge the broad shoulders we stand on. The African American Heritage Preservation Program is one of the best tools we have to celebrate, study, and share the stories of the African American community in Maryland," said Gov. Wes Moore. "African American history is American history and Maryland history, and we have a solemn duty to preserve…

Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today after learning of the death of a state forester in Fayette County. A state forester employed by the West Virginia Division of Forestry was fatally injured Thursday while fighting a forest fire in Fayette County. Cody J. Mullens, 28, of Mt. Hope, Fayette County, was fatally injured by a falling tree while fighting a fire near Montgomery.  “Cathy and I are heartbroken by the tragic news of losing one of our own,” Gov. Justice said. “Our state foresters are some of the most dedicated workers in our state, putting their lives on the…

The Democratic Party has enjoyed political dominance in Maryland for several decades and House Minority Leader Jason Buckel believes there are three pillars for today’s Democrats.  Buckel said the Democratic Party base rests upon these three constituencies.