Allegany County Emergency Management reports law enforcement officers were called to a Bedford Street resident for a report of a man barricaded in the home and making threats. The man was eventually taken into custody without incident and taken for an evaluation.
On Friday, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Braydien McKenzie. The summons was issued in connection with an assault investigation that began on May 12, 2022. Officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 400 block of Bond Street for an assault. Police contacted the resident who reported that McKenzie entered her home uninvited. An argument ensued between McKenize and another occupant of the residence. Another occupant of the residence attempted to intervene and McKenzie struck him in the face. The officer filed for charges at District Court and a summons was issued. …
On Thursday, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced COVIDReady Maryland, the state’s long-term preparedness plan to maximize the tools and treatments available in the fight against COVID-19. “Our state public health response has now fully transitioned from an emergency into an ongoing operation of state government,” said Governor Hogan. “As the next phase of our nation-leading response and recovery, we are announcing our COVIDReady Maryland plan to maximize all of the available tools and treatments for preventing severe illness and keeping people from being hospitalized, and to maintain an ongoing state of readiness over the long term so that we…
A West Virginia man accused of fatally shooting three co-workers at a western Maryland machine shop remained under police guard at a hospital Friday, but authorities said a Maryland state trooper injured in a shootout with the suspect was treated and released. The 25-year veteran of the Maryland State Police was shot when police said the fleeing suspect fired multiple rounds at troopers who tracked him down in western Maryland. At least one trooper returned fire, striking the suspect, state police said. The injured trooper and suspect were both taken to a hospital. The trooper has been released, but the…
The MD|DC Credit Union Association has presented Chessie Federal Credit Union Board Chairman Ray Beall with the 2022 Volunteer of the Year award. The honor was announced at the Association’s annual meeting and convention in Ocean City, Md. “Ray deserves to be recognized with this honor for his decades-long commitment to volunteer service,” said Scott Kline, President and CEO, Chessie FCU. “He is the type of chairman who is very involved with the credit union and the community. He is always looking to the future and finding ways to better serve our members.” Ray was elected to the…
This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, in hosting a ceremony dedicating two rooms in the U.S. Capitol in honor of former Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine). Out of more than 540 rooms in the Capitol, these two rooms are the first to be named after women senators. The resolution which Senators Van Hollen and Cardin co-sponsored and which passed the Senate unanimously in December 2020, names these rooms after the two trailblazing female senators. S-115 will be named the “U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski…
Allegany County Emergency Services is reporting a water main break on Washington and Cumberland streets, which has led to some traffic issues on Greene Street.
Allegany County Emergency reports a motor vehicle accident at Route 220 and Old Lake Drive, Cresaptown. As a result 220 was closed in both directions for close to an hour.
Former Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker and running mate Nancy Navarro have suspended their campaign for governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland. In a statement, "financial challenges" was listed as a reason to suspend the campaign, calling it a "difficult, yet necessary decision." "Despite being dramatically outspent by our competitors, we have consistently polled near the top of the Democratic primary field – a reflection of the efficient way we have managed our campaign, and a validation of the ideas we have presented to the people of our great state," the statement said. "While activities will be suspended, the priorities…
In keeping with their commitment to the community, Wamba Caravan #89 International Order of the Alhambra members officially established the Alhambra Wamba Caravan 89 Hooley Plunge Scholarship fund at Allegany College of Maryland during a recent visit to the college's Thomas Welcome Center. L-R: Eric Harper, David Jones, Tom Farrell, Jim Stafford, Steve Penrod, Drew Farrell, and Rob Adams. Individuals interested in learning more about the scholarship fund are asked to contact the ACM Foundation at 301-784-5200 or sforeman@allegany.edu. More about ACM is available by visiting www.allegany.edu.
