The Frostburg State Women's Basketball team used a dominant offensive showing in a 94-81 victory over Alderson Broaddus to secure their first win of 2023. Freshman Emilee Weakley got FSU going in the first minutes of the game with a layup and a triple either side of a jumper by senior Ciara Thomas to go up 7-3, to which the Battlers responded with back-to-back baskets that evened the score. The Bobcats locked in defensively from that moment, holding AB without a field goal for the next five minutes, which sparked an offensive explosion.   Senior Arianna Briggs-Hall fed Thomas on…

On Friday at approximately 11:30 AM the Cumberland City Police Department were dispatched to a business in the 12000 block of Willow Brook Road for a disturbance. Upon arrival officers contacted Loy Linaweaver whom was still yelling at staff. Officers learned that Linaweaver had destroyed a chair and was threatening to assault the staff. Linaweaver was placed under arrest without issue and transported to the Allegany County Detention Center for central booking. Linaweaver was seen before a District Court Commissioner and released on an unsecured $2,000.00 bond.   Arrested – Loy Dale Eugene Linaweaver (62) Cumberland, MD Charges – Disorderly Conduct,…

Gaming revenue was lower in December almost across the board at Maryland’s casinos. Monthly numbers released by Maryland Lottery and Gaming shows the six casinos generated a combined $165.2 million in revenue from slot machines and table games in December — down 4.5% from December 2021. Of that total, $69.7 million is collected for various state programs, the lion’s share of which goes to the state’s Education Trust Fund. At MGM National Harbor, December gaming revenue was $69.4 million, 6.9% lower than a year ago. At the state’s second-largest casino, Live! Casino and Hotel, December gaming revenue was $59.7 million,…

The health of the Chesapeake Bay remains unchanged from a D+ in 2020 and 2018, according to a biennial report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that showed mixed results from pollution control efforts. The State of the Bay report looks at 13 indicators including pollution, habitats and fisheries in the Bay, and compares them to what the status of the Bay would have been before European colonization in the 1600s. The Bay’s watershed, a network of rivers, streams and communities that feed into the body of water, spans 64,000 square miles, and is home to 18 million people and 3,600 species of…

The City of Cumberland’s evaluation of Baltimore Street assets, such as light poles, benches, bike racks, trash cans, etc., is currently an internal process, with the hope being that the bulk of the items can find a new use at other City locations. City staff will be submitting requests up until January 20th, at which time a final review will determine which assets can be repurposed and which will be made available to other entities. Once that final review has been completed, the City will issue further guidance to the public regarding the process by which external parties may make a request for any remaining assets. For updates…

AFSCME Maryland Council 3 has unveiled their priorities for Maryland’s 445th Session of the General Assembly. This year’s priorities are focused on three major areas: leveling the playing field between workers and management, improving working conditions, and building a better Maryland for workers and their families.    Coming into this year’s legislative session, Maryland has record-high vacancy rates in state agencies but a more than $2 billion state budget surplus. According to numbers provided by the State, as of November 1, 2022, Maryland had a combined total of nearly 11,000 vacant or eliminated positions (7,847 vacant positions and 2,858 eliminated…

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce seven grant awards under the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Maryland Energy Infrastructure Program (MEIP). The seven awards total $9.25 million in funding to help advance the state’s goals of providing clean and affordable energy to Marylanders.  This year’s awards include efforts to improve the affordability and resilience of health care facilities; modernize heating and cooling while reducing operating costs for public schools; expand access and use of renewable natural gas (RNG); and expand community sustaining clean energy jobs manufacturing cutting edge solar technologies in parts of Maryland that have suffered from…

Fresh off his 7 a.m. shoulder surgery, Rep. David Trone (D-MD) returned to the Capitol for the speakership vote, donning slippers and a sling to up the threshold for Republicans. During the 12th round of voting in the afternoon, Trone's absence meant that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) only needed 216 votes to attain a majority. He came up three votes shy.

The Maryland State Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of a house fire in Clear Spring. A preliminary report has been issued: Date: 1/6/2023 Time: 9:21 a.m.  Location / Address:  10638 National Pike, Clear Spring, Washington County  Type of Incident: Dwelling Fire  Description of Structure / Property: Two-story, single family dwelling  Owner: Sherry & Lindorfe Ferrera  Injuries or Deaths:  None reported  Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $75,000.00   Contents: $30,000.00 Smoke Alarm Status: Present – not functional  Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A Arrests(s): N/A Primary Responding Fire Department: Clear Spring  # of Alarms:    # Of Firefighters:  58 Time to Control: 45  Discovered By: Occupant/owner  Area of Origin: Second floor bathroom  Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation  Additional Information: Working smoke alarms…

America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy yet also a sign that the Federal Reserve may still have to raise interest rates aggressively to slow growth and cool inflation. The December job growth, though a decent gain, amounted to the lowest monthly increase in two years. The unemployment rate remained fell to 3.5%, matching a 53-year low, the Labor Department said Friday. Last month’s job growth capped a second straight year of robust hiring during which the nation regained all 22 million jobs it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the rapid…