Maryland State Police arrested a woman following an assault Thursday in Garrett County. The suspect, Sheena Marie Shiflett, 38, of Grantsville, Maryland is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and assault on a police officer. She is being held without bond at the Garrett County Detention Center. At about noon on Thursday, troopers from the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack responded to the 10300 block of National Pike in Grantsville, Maryland for a report of an assault. According to a preliminary investigation, troopers located a female victim, who appeared to have been attacked with a knife. Investigators believe Shiflett traveled…

Final figures will be known later, but state elections officials state more than 88,000 votes were cast on Thursday, the highest daily total of eight days of early voting. Around 382,000 votes were cast over the eight-day period. This year's total is more than 40% lower than the early voting total of four years ago. Officials expected the lower in-person turnout due to more people voting by mail. The early voting turnout represents more than 8% of the state's registered voters. Early voting concluded at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Election Day will take place on Nov. 8.  

Allegany County Emergency Services reported a hazardous material accident on Interstate 68 near Rocky Gap early Friday. Fire, Special Operations and Police responded to the scene. 

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, along with U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Anthony Brown, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, members of the county’s state delegation and County Council, will hold a press conference on Friday, November 4, to advocate for Prince George’s County as the selection process for the new FBI headquarters continues. Two of the three final sites under consideration are located in Prince George’s. Maryland leaders will stress that the criteria used for the past decade, including access to transit, security, cost, environmental impact, and equity considerations are…

A lock in that had been in place at Braddock Middle School this morning hsa been lifeted. No students or staff faced any danger according to a release from the school system. The lock-in status was a precautionary measure as there were reports of a disturbance originating from within the surrounding community. 

The Cumberland Times News reports conversations about an online romance “scam,” a house fire and stolen money are part of a police investigation that led to criminal charges in Allegany County. According to documents filed in District Court for Allegany County, Patricia Leitzen, 77, was treasurer of the Flintstone Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary for 35 years. She resigned from the position in August after being questioned about missing funds. Leitzen faces misdemeanor counts of embezzlement and felony theft scheme, charges that could carry penalties of five years in prison and/or $10,000 in fines. The Times reports Leitzen could not…

Allegany College of Maryland's mens basketball team opens up their 2022-2023 campaign on the road this weekend in the Richard Bland Classic in Petersburg, VA. WCBC's Garrett Eagan sat down with Head Coach Tommie Reams to talk about the upcoming season:

On Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 at approximately 1205 am, a Cumberland Police officer conducted a traffic stop in the area of Glenn Street.  A probable cause search was conducted by the officer. Two of the vehicle occupants, Jerrell M. Muraba and Trinity M. Cruickshonk, were found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected cannabis, in an amount greater than 10 grams.  Both Muraba and Cruickshonk were placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters. Each were issued criminal citations and released pending trial at District Court. ARRESTED: Jerrell Mumira Muraba  AGE: 20  Baltimore, MD CHARGES: CDS possession of cannabis 10 grams +…

On Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served two criminal summonses on Michael O. Whetsell. The summonses were issued as a result of a private citizen filing charges against Whetsell at the District Court of Allegany County.  Whetsell was released pending trial. ARRESTED: Michael Orion Whetsell    AGE: 38         Cumberland, MD CHARGES: Harassment a course of conduct, Peace order fail to comply (x3) On Friday, November 4th, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served an Allegany County Circuit Court warrant on Daniel K. Hewlin. The warrant was issued after Hewlin violated terms of probation from original charges of CDS possession…