On Sunday night at approximately 8:45 pm officers of the Cumberland Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Industrial Boulevard. The officer contacted the operator, and a passenger, Laurie Cavanaugh, and observed criminal indicators. The officer requested a K-9 to conduct a scan of the vehicle, which indicated a positive alert. After a subsequent search officer located a quantity of a controlled dangerous substance belonging to Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh was issued a Criminal Citation and released pending her trial at District Court. Arrest: Laurie Michelle Cavanaugh, age 43, Clear Brook Virginia. Charges: Possession not Cannabis.  

Starting January 1 health insurance premiums in Maryland will rise for those enrolled in the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. Rates for individual plans will increase by an average of 6.6 percent in 2023.  The price hike is primarily due to the current inflation rate which is currently 8.26%.   During an appearance on WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show”,  David Stewart, program director, Western Maryland Health Connector at AHEC West, said that while the Affordable Care Act is not without it’s flaws, it at least provides options and opportunities for many Marylanders…  

A new poll by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland found that Democrat Wes Moore is leading the Maryland governor's race by 32 points. Moore, a best-selling author and nonprofit executive, is facing Republican Del. Dan Cox, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, in the General Election. The poll found that Moore had 86% percent support among fellow Democrats while he also garnered 22% of the Republican vote and 38% of the independent vote. Maryland is an overwhelmingly Democratic state voted have elected moderate Republicans like Gov. Larry Hogan and former Gov. Robert Erhlich Jr.  However, Cox…

Among the major concerns expressed by residents in the North Centre Street area about the prospect of the Union Rescue Mission relocating to the site of the High Point Furniture Outlet are of increased vagrancy and loitering and decreasing property values. Many of those addressing the Cumberland Mayor and City Council during recent meetings have pointed to fear of criminal activity increasing. Pastor David Ziler, director of the mission, has spent much of his time at those public sessions trying to refute what he believes is the false narrative that the shelter is largely inhabited by criminals and addicts… Cumberland…

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori has gotten a first-hand look at efforts to help people who are suffering because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. After a visit to Ukraine, Lori travelled to Poland. He saw firsthand some of the aid efforts helping people displaced by Russia's invasion. Speaking to WBAL Radio, Lori emphasized the Knights of Columbus Catholic organization is very much involved, on the ground in Ukraine…

On October 8th, 2022 officers of the Cumberland Police Department served a Criminal Summons on Raymond Allen. The Criminal Summons was issued by the District Court stemming from an October 3rd, 2022 incident. During the incident officers responded to the 100 block of Arch Street for a reported disturbance. During the officer’s investigation they learned that a wanted subject was a suspect in the incident. They questioned Allen about the suspects whereabouts and Allen provided information that obstructed the officer’s investigation. The officer completed an application for charges and this Criminal Summons was issued. Allen signed for hi Criminal Summons…

W.Va. State Treasurer Riley Moore joined Charleston Area Medical Center President and CEO Dave Ramsey, CAMC Foundation President Bryan Cummings and Hospitality House staff on Friday, Oct. 7, to present an unclaimed property check worth over $87,000 that they intend to use to benefit the hospital group’s Hospitality House in Charleston. “CAMC provides critical healthcare services to not only Charleston but also to the broader region – I am proud to return these funds that are going to be donated to the CAMC Foundation for use in their Hospitality House,” State Treasurer Riley Moore said. “This is a state-of-the-art facility…

President Biden and Congressman Trone flew to the Hagerstown Airport on their way to the Volvo Plant. While representing this district, Congressman Trone lives 25 minutes away from even entering the district he is running in. Delegate Neil Parrott, Republican candidate for Maryland's sixth congressional district, lives in Hagerstown, where the duo visited this afternoon. While at this press event, Congressman Trone and President Biden met local politicians and workers. Delegate Parrott indicated, "As a Delegate, I have toured the plant several times and have worked at the state level to help the plant be successful. I'm thankful to know…

Troopers from the Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) performed an aerial hoist rescue on an injured hunter who fell from a tree stand in Ellicott City.      Shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Friday October 7th, units from Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (HCDFRS) requested Maryland State Police – Aviation Command to medevac an injured hunter who had fallen between 20 and 30 feet from a tree stand in a heavily wooded and remote area of the Cascade Falls Trail in Ellicott City.  The hunter was in severe pain with several rib fractures and a possible pelvic…

Over ten years ago, the Supreme Court ruled adolescent brains do not completely develop until the age of 25 and because of that, juveniles should not be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. At that time, the Maryland parole system needed the governor to grant parole to a person sentenced to life. Historically, parole was being granted to lifers but that changed in 1995 when the incoming Governor declared that he would not grant parole to lifers. In 2016, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the State of Maryland challenging the parole system for juveniles sentenced to life…