Event organizers have announced that St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Sierra Ferrell, The California Honeydrops and Peter Rowan will be among the artists appearing at the 2023 DelFest. The four-day event will feature more than 30 performers, including daily shows from the Del McCoury Band. Additional acts will be added in the weeks leading up to the Memorial Day weekend event. One of the top bluegrass and Americana music events in the country, DelFest is held at the the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland. The dates for this year’s festival are May 25-28.

Maryland added thousands of more jobs for the month of November. U.S. Labor Department data shows Maryland's total jobs increased last month by 1,400. Leisure and hospitality saw the highest amount of growth, followed by the financial activities, mining and logging sectors, to name a few, with an increase of 2,200. Manufacturing, education and health services saw declines. The state's unemployment rate also fell two-tenths-of-one percent to 4.3% in November.

WBAL reports the man who becomes Maryland's new attorney general next month is weighing in on the possible release of a report detailing sexual abuse allegations in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Attorney General-elect Anthony Brown said he has been monitoring efforts to release the report which names more than 100 priests accused of abuse and more than 600 victims dating back 80 years. Since it is based on grand jury testimony, current Attorney General Brian Frosh has asked a court to release the report. Attorneys representing people who wish to remain anonymous have sought to block the report's release. Brown…

WTOP reports a nonprofit group based in Maryland said it is preparing for the arrival of migrants to the D.C. region following a recent wave of them crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas. "we are getting a sense that what we’re seeing now is going to significantly expand in the coming days,” said Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Baltimore-based Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), a nonprofit immigration group based in Baltimore. “A major surge” of over 2,400 migrants crossed into the U.S. daily last weekend, acting Chief Patrol Agent Peter Jaquez of the El Paso Sector tweeted on…

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) voted to pass the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the Senate, which included critical investments in Maryland military installations and key legislative priorities that the Senator fought for, as well as a 4.6 percent pay raise for military and Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees. Among others, the Senator secured provisions of two bills he authored to provide a major infrastructure update to Maryland’s Coast Guard Yard and to increase funding for HBCUs and MSIs. Having passed the House last week, the annual defense bill now goes to President Biden…

‘Twas nine days before Christmas and all through the state, bags were packed, batteries checked as holiday travel adventures await. AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates that more than 2.2 million Marylanders will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the end-of-year holiday travel period. The number of overall travelers is essentially flat compared to last year, with just a one percent increase.  AAA defines the year-end travel period from December 23 to January 2. “This year, travel time will be extended due to Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on Sundays,” says Ragina C. Ali, Public and Government Affairs…

Gov. Jim Justice has issued two proclamations, declaring Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, and Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, as half-day state holidays for public employees. “In recognition of the hard work accomplished by the public employees of this State throughout the past year, and in acknowledgement of the holiday season, it is fitting and proper that the public employees of this State be given this additional time off to spend an extended and enjoyable holiday with their loved ones,” Gov. Justice said. “The First Lady and I wish all West Virginians a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”  

MDOT SHA is assisting with a vehicle recovery from a truck that went off eastbound I-68 at MD 144 last night. This will be an extended closure. Highway users are being diverted to MD 144 (National Pike) to exit 56. This may take several hours

Governor Larry Hogan has declared that Maryland state government agencies and offices will be closed on Friday, December 23, 2022. “This year, I am declaring December 23 as a holiday so that our hard-working employees can spend more time enjoying the holidays with their loved ones,” said Governor Hogan. “This is just another way to show our appreciation to our dedicated state workers who have worked tirelessly to serve their fellow Marylanders and help us to truly change Maryland for the better.” Under this declaration, December 23, 2022 will be treated like any other state-employee holiday.

The ice storm that hit the region On Thursday  knocked WCBC Radio off the air at around 10 AM. Potomac Edison crews are continuing to work on the problem but estimates are it may not be back in service until late Friday afternoon. Until then you can listen to WCBC via 103.1 FM as well as streaming from the website WCBCRadio.com