On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Chad McMillan.  The warrant was issued as the result of McMillan failing to appear in District Court on October 24, 2022.  He was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  McMillan was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and released on his personal recognizance. ARRESTED:  Chad Michael McMillan       AGE: 26          Cumberland, MD On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served a Circuit Court bench warrant-grand jury indictment on Belinda Davis.  She was indicted on the charge of CDS Possession-Not Marijuana on October 20, 2022….

Two incumbents and one newcomer were elected to the Allegany County Board of Education Tuesday.  Lori Lepley will join the board and she explained that communication is a major focus as she will take office soon. Dr. David Bohn was the top vote-getter for the school board. Robert Farrell was also elected to another term.

Democrat Wes Moore won the gubernatorial race on Tuesday to be the new governor of Maryland easily defeating Republican Dan Cox. A Maryland native Moore launched his bernatorial campaign in June 2021 with running mate Aruna Miller, a former state delegate who represented Maryland's 15th district for nine years. At a rally in  Baltimore he thanked his supporters…. While winning overwhelmingly statewide, Western Maryland did not warm to Moore as he lost Allegany County to Cox by a 69-27 percent margin.

Voters in the city of Cumberland elected one incumbent and one political newcomer Tuesday.  Rock Cioni was the leading vote getter and he will be joined on the council by Jimmy Furstenburg.  Cioni told WCBC News that he greatly enjoyed working with Joe George but now is the time to welcome a new councilman. Furstenberg said that he hopes to help the city move more quickly on projects.

Western Maryland has a new state senator.  Delegate Mike McKay was victorious over Democrat Michael Dreisbach in Tuesday’s general election.  McKay said he hopes to continue the legacy of outgoing Senator George Edwards.

The Allegany County Commissioners will be joined by a long time staff member following Tuesday’s election.  Bill Atkinson says that the county has major goals it can accomplish in the near future. Creade Brodie, Jr. was elected to his fourth term and said two major goals confront the commissioners. Dave Caporale was the top vote getter.

Annapolis, MD – Today the Yes on 4 campaign celebrated the passage of Question 4 to legalize cannabis for adult-use in Maryland. As a result of the ballot question’s passage, the use of marijuana in the state by an individual who is at least 21 years of age will become legal on or after July 1, 2023. “Tonight voters in Maryland made history by bringing the era of failed marijuana prohibition to an end,” said Yes on 4 Campaign Chair Eugene Monroe. “For decades, the unequally enforced criminalization of cannabis in Maryland inflicted damage upon Black and Brown communities. We…

State elections officials Tuesday said Election Day is progressing smoothly and with only a handful of minor issues. “We often have a few polling places that open a little late but I’m pleased to say all of them are up and have been running for several hours now,” said Nikki Charlson, deputy state elections administrator. One polling site to open late was at Bowie State University, the site of a Democratic Party campaign rally headlined Monday by President Joseph Biden. Charlson said issues at that location were related to a problem with electronic poll books. Judges at the site enacted…

The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General has identified the involved officer in the fatal shooting that occurred on November 6 in Baltimore City.  The officer has been identified as Baltimore Police Officer Zachary Rutherford. Officer Rutherford has been employed by Baltimore Police since March and is assigned to the Operations Bureau. Officer Rutherford has a total of three years of law-enforcement experience.   The Independent Investigations Division continues to investigate the circumstances of the fatal shooting.

Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday morning at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee were: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball was 10. The jackpot ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, northeast of Los Angeles. A voicemail left for Joe’s Service Center was not immediately returned. The jackpot was by far the largest lottery jackpot ever won, topping the previous record $1.586 billion prize…