The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Belt Construction, would like to notify the public that water service will be shut down in the Decatur Heights region of the City on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 8am – 12pm (noon), in order for the contractor to repair a portion of the existing system. Residents and businesses on the following streets are expected to be without water: Frederick Street from Decatur Street to Linden Street.
A Wicomico County Sheriff's Deputy killed in the line of duty earlier this month was laid to rest on Tuesday. The event continues to shine a light on the growing number of incidents of violence against police officers- and Delegate Mike Mckay says it also puts a spotlight on what he believes are the failures of Maryland lawmakers when it come to criminal justice issues. The suspect in the shooting death of Sheriff Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was not incarcerated back in 2020 when he was convicted of armed robbery. McKay, a candidate for state senate, tells WCBC News…
Governor Larry Hogan has called for a criminal investigation after a recent report by the Maryland Office of the Inspector General revealed that Baltimore City Public Schools changed thousands of failing grades to passing over a five-year period. While the focus of this scandal is Baltimore City schools, anecdotally there are similar reports that have surfaced through the years in many school systems across Maryland. In Allegany County, Superintendent Jeff Blank says there are safeguards in place, and accountability measures followed to ensure these types of issues do not surface…
Three West Virginia state and local agencies at the heart of a lawsuit challenging the prohibition on transgender girl and woman student-athletes all put the blame on the Legislature and Governor Jim Justice for the law, claiming they have no enforcement authority. On Tuesday, West Virginia Attorney Patrick Morrisey updated the media on the state’s fight to protect women’s sports- maintaining that the case is about basic fairness for female athletes and needs to be upheld…
Mount Savage Middle School Honor Roll 4th Marking Period 2021-2022 Grade 8 All A's: Christopher Baker, Cameron Breighner, Sophia Brill, Bryleigh Bucy, Meghan Bucy, Grayson Cummings, Benjamin Davis, Nicholas Diaz, Connor Fenton, Nathaniel Fousek, Adalee Guinn, Zachary Haberlein, Ellie Harbert, Kalyi Hardy, Carolyn Hughes, Katelyn Imes, Braelyn Kenney, Kacey Komatz, Alyssa Laisure-Murphy, Samson Lewis, Lea Lu, Braden Martin, Avery Mathews, Aubrey McKenzie, Laken Miller, Lincoln Mulcaster, Gracie Murray, Gillian Myers, Emma Oyer, Norah Patterson, Braelyn Pheasant, Lillian Rase, Jamyson Reece, Kennedy Shaw, Evan Speir, Allison Tringler, Chance Warnick, Taylor Whitehead, Molly Williams, Brayden Wooldridge, Savannah Yutzy Grade 7 All A's: Ava Armstrong, William…
The following students from Beall Elementary School earned Principal's Choice awards for the fourth marking period of the 2021-2022 school year: Kindergarten: Corbin Becker, Cecelia Beeman, Lilie Bolinger, Maliya Bonds, Isaiah Brandon, Adalyn Brodie, Catalina Brown, Marie Brown, Benjamin Byzon, Whitney Callander, Wyatt Collins, Ava Daum, Maverick Dicken, Brexlee Emerick, Delilah Freeman, Maggie Frenzel, Quinn Glass, Legend Hartman, Arya Hutter, K’Marion Jenkins, Thorin Korns, Delia Leasure, Braxton Lipscomb, Asher Marchinke, Declan Metheny, Embry Metz, Natalie Porter, Ariah Powell, Bryson Preston, Kamryn Robison, Adalee Robosson, Ryan Schall, Gavin Shipe, Caerra Shirey, Dominic Sipes, Olivia Stafford, Kalianna Taylor, Wren Thompson, Chloe Whetstone,…
The following students from Parkside Elementary School earned Principal's List honors for the fourth marking period of the 2021-2022 school year: Grade 3: Isaiah Banks, Fredrick Benson, Brody Burk, Shelby Carden, Aubrie Covalt, Piper Daley, Arrington Enos, Bailee Garlitz, Damari Green, Sophie Holbrook, Dracke Kozlowski, Wei Hao Lin, Summit MacGray, Sterling Mallow, Baylee McCutcheon, Kellen McKenzie, Elijah Nelson, John Raucci, Kylie Self, Jase Simmons, Cadence Taylor, Alex White, Hemza Youssef, Samira Youssef Grade 4: Eliana Chinn, Samantha Getson, Blake Gordon, Demarcus Isner, Brayden Lantz, Madeleine Lough, Gabriel McDonald, Veyha Omeis, Keith Palmisano, Stella Shank, Faith Stephan, Sophia Wagner, Wynter Warnick, Adalyn Wolf Grade 5: Emmanuel Amoakwa,…
Fourth of July fireworks in Ocean City will not happen again this year as a labor shortage for the vendor has canceled the annual event. Ocean City officials received surprising news on Tuesday when they learned the two fireworks shows scheduled for downtown and at Northside Park would not go on as planned. The fireworks vendor contracted to provide the two shows for both holiday celebrations told resort officials that labor shortages resulted in having inadequate staff to host the events as planned. Town officials immediately began contacting additional vendors in the hope of finding a new supplier for both of…
Rocky Gap Casino Resort, located at 16701 Lakeview Road NE, collected a total of 897 items during the month of May, which were donated to the Family Crisis Resource Center, a local organization providing support, advocacy and safety for victims and survivors of violence and abuse. Guests donated a variety of new and unopened items including basic toiletries, cleaning supplies, bath towels, dish towels and more.
On June 18 at 0135 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack responded to the area of 12918 Bedford Road, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD, regarding a single vehicle collision into a residence. Law enforcement and EMS arrived on scene and discovered the driver of the vehicle deceased as a result of the collision. A juvenile passenger in the vehicle was transported to UPMC Western Maryland due to injuries sustained in the collision. Investigation revealed the vehicle, a black Mazda 2 passenger vehicle was travelling northbound on Bedford Road in the area of Bealls Mill Road when the vehicle…
