Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) announced today that it will host a ribbon-cutting event at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, in its Technology Building to mark the launch of its participation in Maryland’s Cyber Workforce Accelerator (CWA) program. The event will begin with remarks in the Vista Lounge above the Technology Building’s main entrance followed by a ribbon cutting in the Hackathon Room.  Established in 2024 by the Maryland Association of Community Colleges and BCR Cyber, the CWA provides cyber ranges to all 16 Maryland community colleges for use in both the program training and community college training across…

Allegany Museum, in partnership with the City of Cumberland Historic Preservation Commission, is proud to announce that Sara Rivers Cofield, curator of Federal collections at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, will open the History on Tap Spring Series on April 18th at 6:00 PM in the Allegany Museum Ballroom. The Presentation, Bits and Pieces, uncovers colonial Maryland's horse culture, using archeological artifacts to reveal the colonists' tastes and interactions. Join us on April 18th at 6:00 PM in the Allegany Museum Ballroom as artifacts from the MAC Lab, St. Mary’s City, Jamestown, and Colonial Williamsburg are brought to life to…

On Saturday, April 12, 2025 at approximately 12:34 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 700 block of Maryland Avenue for a male subject destroying the inside of the store.  Police arrived on scene and detained the suspect who was identified as Jason Kauffman.  The staff reported that Kauffman destroyed and stole merchandise.  After further investigation, Kauffman was arrested and transported to the Allegany County Detention Center where he is currently being held awaiting a bond hearing. ARRESTED:  Jason Donald Kauffman       AGE:  40        Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Malicious Destruction of…

If the halls of the Capitol could talk, they’d have plenty of stories to tell after this final week of the 2025 legislative session. Things got hectic, to say the least. Tempers ran high. Bills that seemed like sure bets fizzled out, while others came back from the brink. There was a lot of pacing, last-minute negotiating, and more than a few furrowed brows. To be honest, this session has been one of the stranger ones I’ve been part of. Nothing seemed to follow the usual script. It’s a good reminder that in this building, you can never take anything…

Events are being planned for the annual National Day of Prayer.  A prayer rally will be held April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Central Assembly Church on Bedford Road with a freewill offering to be taken.  There will be a prayer breakfast May 1 at 8 a.m. at the Allegany County Fairgrounds multipurpose building.  An outdoor observance will take place at City Hall on May 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature live music and prayer.

A former basketball player at Harman High School in Randolph County is facing three felony charges after an on-court incident.  Gage Ketterman, 18, has been charged with malicious assault and two counts of attempted malicious assault after he allegedly broke an opponent’s nose during a game.  Film shows Ketterman swinging an elbow at an opponent.

On April 10, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., emergency personnel including the Cumberland Police Department, Cumberland Fire Department, and the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office responded to Interstate 68, eastbound, prior to the Beall Street exit 43A, related to a tractor-trailer crash. Upon arrival, first responders found that the tractor-trailer had lost control and driven over the guardrail, partially down the embankment, with the trailer still hanging, blocking lanes #2 and #3. The driver, identified as Mani Kumar Biswa, 39 years old, from Columbus, Ohio was checked at the scene by the Cumberland Fire Department and transported to UPMC to be…

On April 10th, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department arrested Jermiah Robert Tigner, 47, of Queens NY. Tigner was arrested on an active Arrest Warrant issued in reference to an incident that occurred on February 19th, 2025. During that incident, the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 100 block of N. Centre St for a reported theft. It was learned that a subject had broken into a storage building for the business and stolen approx. $2,000 worth of food items. As a result of the investigation, Tigner was identified as a suspect, and a warrant was issued for…

Frostburg State University has again ranked among the best in online Master’s Programs in Maryland for 2025 by Online Masters Colleges.  OMC’s recognition is based on rigorous evaluation across key factors including graduation and retention rates, affordability, and program accreditation and student support services.  FSU stood out for its innovation in online education with degree programs for business, nursing, and other concentrations.

With the closing of the Maryland General Assembly, four bills passed through this session for the health of Maryland.  Vincent DeMarco from Maryland Health Care for All told WCBC one of the bills in particular kept Maryland’s Medicaid program from being touched…     “Despite substantial threats from Washington, Maryland did not cut our Medicaid program, and that is so important because there are about a million Marylanders who benefit—or more—from Medicaid coverage including many in Cumberland who would be really hurt if the Medicaid program was cut.  Thankfully, the Maryland Generally Assembly balanced the budget in a way that did…