The high winds moving through the region are creating issues- and on Friday morning knocked over the city's Christmas tree on the downtown Cumberland Mall.

WCBC – 1270AM & 103.1FM December 24, 2022 – CHRISTMAS EVE Midnight-1am                     Rich Valdes 1-5am                                Coast to Coast – George Norrey 5-7am                                Dr. Asa 7-8am                                Glen Beck 8:00                                   News – Departure of Santa 8:00-9am                           Cumberland Choral Society Presentation 9-11am                   …

Frigid temperatures are in the forecast for the area starting Friday evening. Here's Diane Clarke with the Finckle forecast:

On Thursday, December 22nd, 2022, the Cumberland City Police responded to a residence in the 100 block of High Lane for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers contacted the victims and witnesses of the alleged assault. The subjects advised that a verbal altercation broke out inside the home between the residents. During the argument, a victim pulled out a phone in an attempt to record the incident. At that time, Julio Mark Nelson, 42, began to assault other subjects in the home, causing minor injuries to two separate victims. As a result, Nelson was placed under arrest and…

On Thursday, December 22nd, 2022, the Cumberland City Police arrested Larry Lee Selby, 65, of Frederick MD. Selby was arrested on an active Bench Warrant issued by the Frederick County District Court. The warrant alleged that Selby failed to appear in court on October 13th, 2016, on a previous charge of Loitering. He was taken to the Allegany County Detention Center where awaits transport back to Frederick County. Arrested: Larry Lee Selby               Age: 65 Charges:  Bench Warrant – Failure to Appear    

Snow began falling before dawn Thursday in Allegany County as the front end of a two-day Arctic blast that was expected to batter the region Friday night with single-digit temperatures and winds gusting up to 50 mph. Snow changed over to rain later in the day Thursday- before temperatures nose-dive Friday night into the single-digit range along with strong wind gusts. Charlie Gischlar, Communications Deputy Director for the Maryland Department of Transportation, tells WCBC News says even though the snow and sleet has ended, conditions unfortunately can lead to some dangerous situations…      

Although Maryland’s Republican Governor entered the office eight years ago with the motto that “Maryland is Open for Business”-  House Minority Leader Jason Buckel says there has been little headway made in making the state more business friendly. Outgoing Governor Larry Hogan has implemented annual tax cuts and eliminated many burdensome regulations- but he has faced opposition to many of his plans from the Democrat controlled General Assembly…                                                              

John Patti is the host of “Christmas in Maryland,” which will take listeners on a Christmas journey throughout the state- and after a seven year hiatus the program is returning Christmas Day on WCBC. Patti, who retired in February after a 38-year career as a reporter at WBAL Radio is resurrecting a series that aired 2006-2014. Patti tells WCBC News the series will take listeners through a Maryland holiday journey, sharing Christmas experiences from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore… You can hear “Christmas in Maryland” Sunday on WCBC from 6 to 9 am and it will repeat at noon…

Millions of Marylanders are expected to travel this Christmas over the end-of-year holiday travel period. The number of overall travelers, about 2.02 million is essentially flat compared to last year, with just a one percent increase. While declining gas prices may lead to more people choosing to travel this holiday weekend, the winter storm that hit Thursday has created some challenges on the roadways. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are traditionally among the most heavily traveled of the year- and State Police and local law enforcement is reminding Marylander’s to use caution and common sense when getting behind the wheel…

Essentially closed since 2016, there remains no movement on efforts to replace the Washington Street Bridge. While plans and timelines have been established to repair and replace the other two deteriorating West Side bridges on Fayette and Cumberland streets- the Washington Street span is more complicated. In an attempt to force CSX to take action, the Allegany County Board of Commissioners voted in April of 2021 to file a complaint against the company with the National Surface Transportation Board. The county and the city point to the  bridge having sustained strikes from CSX trains in 2017 and 2018 that has…