Maryland State Police Ready For Impaired, Aggressive, Distracted Drivers Over Labor Day Weekend
As the unofficial end to summer approaches with the Labor Day weekend, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. In preparation for the expected high volume of traffic and the potential for many more impaired drivers than on a typical weekend, Maryland State troopers from Cumberland to Ocean City will be ready. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this holiday weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23 barracks focusing on impaired, aggressive and…
College Football Playoff to expand to 12 by 2026
The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the presidents would like to have the new format in place as soon as the 2024 season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement was still forthcoming. A process that started 14 1/2 months ago with an optimistic rollout of an ambitious plan, and then was derailed as conference leaders haggled over details and questioned each…
Rain Could Dampen Labor Day Weekend
WCBC's Meteorologist Lowell Melser explains where there's a chance for rain this weekend in the Maryland weather forecast. The Labor Day weekend forecast is calling for a chance for showers and thunderstorms Saturday through Monday.
Interim Health Officer appointed
The Allegany County Health Department has announced that the Allegany County Commissioners and Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis R. Schrader have appointedMargaret Wright, RN, BSN as the Acting Health Officer for Allegany County. Wright will officially assume her new duties on September 7,succeedingJenelle Mayer, who is stepping down after serving as Health Officer for six years. Ms. Wright’s interim appointment will continue until a permanent Health Officer for Allegany County isappointed. As Acting Health Officer, Wright will work closely with the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and local partners, and will have the powers and duties of a Health…
West Virginia officials investigating underground mine death
West Virginia officials on Friday were investigating the death of a coal miner at a Kanawha County mine. Blackhawk mining issued a statement Thursday reporting a fatality at the Coalburg Tunnel underground mine. The West Virginia Office of Miners' Health and Safety identified the miner as 34-year-old Kristofer L. Ball, from Hart, West Virginia. The agency is investigating. It had released no information about what occurred as of Friday afternoon. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, issued a statement Friday saying he was “deeply saddened" by Ball's death.
Change is ACPS bus schedule Friday afternoon
ACPS Bus #58 will replace bus #32 from Braddock Middle School and Cash Valley Elementary School this afternoon and will be approximately 10 minutes late dropping students off
Annual Adopt-A-Highway Fall cleanup set for September 24
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is now accepting registrations for the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide Cleanup set for Saturday, September 24. Co-sponsored by the WVDEP and the state Division of Highways (DOH), the Adopt-A-Highway program is administered by the WVDEP’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) and improves the quality of the state’s environment by encouraging public involvement in the elimination of highway litter. Since the program’s inception in 1988, state citizens have cleaned up close to 70,000 miles of state highways and roads during annual spring and fall Adopt-A-Highway events. Individuals, families, churches, businesses, schools, civic organizations,…
Hogan Announces Immediate Authorization of New COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that state health officials have formally authorized new single-dose bivalent boosters for COVID-19 following approval by both the FDA and the CDC. As part of the state’s COVIDReady plan, Marylanders are encouraged to get this new shot for maximum protection against the virus and circulating Omicron variants. “This new bivalent booster shot is another important tool in our toolbox to help Marylanders stay COVIDReady,” said Governor Hogan. “While federal guidance has made it confusing at times for people to know if and when they’re eligible, everyone 12 and older will be able to get to…
