Allegany College of Maryland is pleased to announce the receipt of a $749,215 Nurse Support Program II (NSP II) grant from the [Maryland] Health Services Cost Review Commission through the Maryland Higher Education Commission. ACM received the second highest NSP II grant award in the State.   GRANT STRENGTHENS CAPACITY  The goal of NSP II grants is to expand the capacity to educate nurses by increasing faculty and strengthening nursing education programs at Maryland institutions. ACM will use its NSP II grant to move additional evening nursing students off its waitlist and into its classrooms and labs. The college will…

The Cumberland Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce that Dustin Freas and Jeffrey Silka have joined the Board of Directors. Dustin serves as Chief Development Officer of Care Ventures and Jeff is City Administrator for the City of Cumberland. “We are pleased to have both Dustin and Jeff join our board of accomplished business leaders,” said Cumberland Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Matt Miller. “Dustin’s experience in business development and acquisition and Jeff’s background in City management and economic development will be tremendous assets to our Board.” Dustin Freas has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry…

Allegany County Emergency Services reports a vehicle accident at McMullen Highway and Warrior Drive. Police have now cleared the scene. 

Sheriff Craig Robertson and the Allegany County Sheriff's Office are sponsoring the Sheriff's Summer Splash Community FREE Swim at the Frostburg Pool on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 from Noon to 7 pm. This event is provided through funding from the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services

On Monday, June 6, 2022 at approximately 7:39 AM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department conducted a traffic stop on George Street for a traffic violation.   The officer identified the operator as James Whetstone.  The officer requested a K-9 officer to respond to the scene.  A K-9 scan resulted in a positive alert to the odor of drugs.   A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected controlled dangerous substances.  Whetstone was arrested and transported to police headquarters.  He was issued a criminal citation for CDS Possession-Not Marijuana and released pending trial at the…

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at approximately 2:16 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business on Virginia Avenue for a disturbance.  Police contacted Matthew Zink who was responsible for causing the disturbance.  Zink was told by officers to leave the property and not to return.  At approximately 3:56 AM, officers were called to the business for Zink causing another disturbance.   Police contacted staff who reported that Zink returned, disturbed the workers, and stole a drink from the store.  Zink was arrested and transported to the police station.  He was taken to Central Booking to await his…

After facing restrictions and continuing information for over two years on the Coronavirus, many in the WCBC listening audience have been weary of the continuing grind for quite some time.  On Monday, we asked West Virginia Governor Jim Justice if he is seeing evidence of COVID fatigue, and if he has any plan for dealing with it…

With the Maryland Primary Election scheduled for July 19th, the race for the Democratic Nomination for Governor seems to be a wide open affair.  Last night, Maryland Public Television and WBAL TV and Radio sponsored the first televised debate of the campaign, and Community College of Baltimore County Professor John Dedie told WBAL that it's getting to be crunch time for all candidates…

Although separated by a state line, Mountain Maryland and West Virginia share a common geography, and many times, what is happening in the Mountain State is also happening here.   Major General Jim Hoyer Monday gave an update on how COVID is spreading in West Virginia during a briefing on the disease…

The Cumberland Times News reports another plea agreement that exchanged jail time for house arrest was made in West Virginia’s largest known deer poaching case that started earlier this year and includes eight defendants, three counties and nearly 30 illegally killed bucks. Colton Broadwater, 24, of Keyser, in January was charged with 11 counts each of nighttime hunting and spotlighting, two counts failure to register deer, 14 counts illegal wildlife possession, eight counts conspiracy, nine counts hunting in closed season, 10 counts hunting from vehicle, five counts loaded firearm in vehicle, one count uncased firearm in vehicle, five counts trespassing,…