On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at approximately 2:52 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 700 block of Park Street for a theft.  Police contacted the staff who reported that Aaron Soules stole merchandise from the store.  After further investigation, Soules was located at a nearby business and advised that he was under arrest.  Soules resisted the arrest, but officers were able to take him into custody after a brief struggle.  Soules was transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and posted a $3,500 unsecured personal bond. ARRESTED: …

On Saturday, February 4, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Erin Rooney.  The warrant was issued as the result of Rooney failing to appear in court on December 13, 2022.  Rooney was originally charged with Driving without a License.  She was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  She was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and released on her personal recognizance. ARRESTED:  Erin Paige Rooney           AGE:  25           Cumberland, MD

FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg Women's Basketball team hosted the fifth-ranked Glenville State Pioneers for a Saturday afternoon match-up at Bobcat Arena, falling by a score of 90-74. The teams would go back and forth exchanging shots in the opening possessions until senior Rhiana Hall got the Frostburg offense going with a long shot from beyond the arc. Freshman Emilee Weakley hit back-to-back jump shots to make the score 14-7 Glenville midway through the first quarter. GSU used the three-ball and their vaunted press to maintain the upper hand, taking a 25-13 lead into the second quarter.  Senior Maggie Sharp got her…

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for January 2023 are $162.2 million above estimates and 8.5% ahead of prior year receipts. Year-to-date record collections are $995 million above estimate.  "Without any question in the world, our continued revenue surpluses prove that we can very safely and conservatively move forward with a 50% tax cut in the state of West Virginia, especially if we do it wisely, and we do it over three years and phase it in,” Gov. Justice said. “So this is our opportunity to do something for hard-working West Virginians and put…

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date: 2/3/2023 Time: 8:17 p.m. Location / Address:  18422 Mansfield Road, Keedysville, Washington County Type of Incident: Structure Fire  Description of Structure / Property: Detached garage with extension into the home Owner / Occupants: Bernard Canfield Injuries or Deaths: None reported  Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $100,000.00  Contents: $50,000.00 Smoke Alarm Status: N/A Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A Arrests(s): N/A Primary Responding Fire Department: Sharpsburg VFD # of Alarms: 2   # Of Firefigationighters: 58 Time to Control: 90 minutes  Discovered By: Neighbor  Area of Origin: Under Investigation Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation Additional Information: Residents are being assisted by family and Red Cross. Two dogs perished in the fire. Anyone with information concerning the…

 U.S. Senator Ben Cardin today announced that Maryland Governor Wes Moore (both D-Md.) will accompany him to next Tuesday’s State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden. Senator Cardin and Governor Moore will attend the Secretary of the Senate’s annual dinner before heading to a joint session of the United States Congress for the address. Senator Cardin extended an invitation to Governor Moore to celebrate renewed prospects for robust federal-state partnerships throughout the state. “Team Maryland, which again includes the state’s chief executive in Annapolis, is poised to make major advancements in infrastructure, transportation, public health and safety, the…

The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Columbia Gas, would like to notify the public that Centre Street will be closed to thru traffic between W Harrison Street and Frederick Street on Tuesday, February 7th, and Thursday, February 9th, from the times of 7:00am to 5:00pm to allow Columbia Gas to work on their main. The road will be closed to traffic and parking on these two days. Signage will be in place to detour passenger vehicles around the road closure, in addition to no parking signs on Centre street. Pedestrian access will be maintained. Traffic is expected…

A busy Friday for Cumberland  City Police. At approximately 8:12 AM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department had responded to a financial institution on Evitts Creek Drive for an alarm.  While on scene, unrelated to the alarm, the officer overheard a male subject yelling nearby.  The officer then observed Paul Lepley standing near the ATM, yelling obscenities and blocking other clients from using the ATM.  Lepley was told to stop creating a disturbance.  He refused to cooperate with the officer.  As a result, Lepley was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters.  Lepley was issued two criminal citations…

The Allegany County Health Department reports that the COVID-19 numbers are improving across the board. CDC COVID-19 Community Level: Low • Percent of County Population Who Have Received a Complete Primary COVID Vaccine Series: 57.5% • Cumulative Allegany County COVID Cases: 21,479 • Cumulative Allegany County Deaths: 385 • Cases Per 100,000 People: 9.74 (Maryland: 10.45) • Positivity Rate: 5.44% (Maryland: 9.8%)   Daily statistics can be found at https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/. Counts are updated by 11 a.m. each day. The Allegany County Health Department continues to offer free drive-thru COVID testing at the Allegany County Fairgrounds on Mondays from 2-7 p.m….

 Politico reports that Senator Ben Cardin is still assessing whether to run for another six-year term in 2024. In the meantime, ambitious fellow Democrats are preparing campaigns that can strike ASAP if the genial Marylander retires. At least three politicians are looking at potential runs to succeed the 79-year-old Cardin. Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, is staffing up for a potential bid, according to four people familiar with her planning. And two House Democrats with very different profiles could take the leap: Rep. Jamie Raskin, a progressive leader on the Jan. 6 investigation, and moderate Rep. David Trone, a wealthy wine…