Police around Allegany County were looking for two men Tuesday afternoon following a shooting that reportedly injured one person on North Chase Street in Cumberland. The suspects were described in police radio broadcasts as two Black men driving a blue Dodge Caravan. The injured person was taken to UPMC Western Maryland by a Cumberland Fire Department ambulance.
The Tax and Utility Office will be closing at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, August 12 and will reopen on Monday morning, August 15 at 8:00 a.m. Please utilize the website for online payments at https://www.cumberlandmd.gov/131/Online-Payments. The outside drop boxes (outside City Hall and next to the Chamber of Commerce) are available for payments by check. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
The Cumberland Police Department and the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigations Unit are asking the public for help locating a man wanted in connection to a burglary. Police officers responded to a burglary call in the 200 block of S. Centre Street shortly before 9:30 AM on July 29, 2022. Officers and investigators were able to establish that Christopher Jason David Moore, 25, of Cumberland was responsible for the burglary. A District Court arrest warrant was issued for Moore on August 4, 2022. Anyone with any information about Moore’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Cumberland Police Department at (301)…
On Monday, officers of the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Jaren Brunson. On July 20, 2022 Officers from Cumberland Police Department were dispatched to a Columbia Street address for a report of a burglary. The victim advised Officers that an unknown male entered her residence without permission. The victim advised the subject to leave but removed a bicycle that did not belong to the suspect. The suspect was identified as Jaren Brunson. Officers made contact with Jaren Brunson. Brunson admitted to entering the residence and removing the bike. The bicycle was located and placed into CPD property….
Senator Ben Cardin said this weekend, while he supported using the budget reconciliation process to bypass a Senate filibuster for the Inflation Reduction Act, using that approach for bill after bill is not his preference, but said in this case there was no other choice. The Senate on Sunday afternoon passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a 755-page bill that includes major climate, tax and health care overhauls. Vice President Harris cast the tie-breaking vote using the reconciliation process. Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, is calling for more bipartisan unity on key legislation…
After a hiatus of several years, the Friday After Five series returned to downtown Cumberland last month and proved a tremendous hit with large crowds packing the mall and filling up businesses. That success led to scheduling bands for August, September and October. It begs the question why the Downtown Development Commission made the decision years ago to end the popular events. Sandra Saville, who served as Chair of the DDC when the series was ended, tells WCBC News that there were a number of reasons, but primarily it was due to dwindling crowd numbers. At the time there were…
In May of this year, Columbia Gas of Maryland filed a request with the Maryland Public Service Commission to approve revised rates for further upgrading and replacing portions of the company’s underground natural gas distribution pipelines. Approval of the proposal would result in the average total bill for a residential customer jump from $106 a month to $119. The PSC has scheduled a virtual public hearing for Tuesday, August 23rd at 7 p.m. Callers to WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” are not waiting for the hearing to express their dissatisfaction with the proposed rate increase…
Left over funding from the $2 million Invest Allegany program has been allocated by the County Commissioners to ten area business owners. The capital grant program introduced in February was made possible by federal COVID-19 pandemic relief aid. After the initial round of $1.8 million in grant awards to 12 recipients were announced last month, nearly $150,000 remained. Those receiving funding this go around are: Ottaviani’s Tasting Room, $18,000; Buttercup Boutique, $18,000; Katherine James Realty, $18,000; Footprints to Hope, $18,000; Steadfast Properties, $18,000; Fox’s Pizza Westernport, $5,000; Valley View Ventures Frostburg, $18,000; Shoes Diesel Performance Frostburg, $18,000; and Clatter Cafe…
Although there has been no love lost between West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin in recent years- the Republican governor said this week he won’t criticize the Democratic senator for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act. Manchin’s support for President Biden’s legislative package paved the way for it to gain approval. The proposal has been widely criticized by Republicans and did not receive a single GOP vote in the senate. Although the two men have been at odds on a number of issues- Justice said he hopes the two men can have an amicable relationship moving forward…
On 08/08/2022, at approximately 1240 hours, Deputies with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a black Chevrolet Tahoe traveling Eastbound, on Interstate 68, near the 50 mile marker. Upon making contact with the operator, Deputies developed probable cause to search the vehicle. During the search, Deputies located a quantity of fentanyl, and a loaded Springfield Hellcat 9mm handgun. Additionally, Deputies located packaging material and various controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia which further indicated an intent to distribute the fentanyl. A large sum of U.S. currency was also located, which is believed to be derived from the sale of…
