Allegany County Emergency Services reports a house fire on Main Street in Frostburg. Units are in the scene

The WMHS Auxiliary announced its newest fundraiser – an evening gala called A Shimmering Summer Night – scheduled for June 4, 2022 at the Cumberland Country Club, from 8 pm until midnight. The event features a cocktail buffet, silent auction, and dancing to the classic sounds of Queen City Funk and Soul. Proceeds benefit UPMC’s Center for Hope and Healing here in Cumberland – a 24/7 crisis resource facility for those struggling with opioid addiction and other substance misuse. Tickets are now on sale at www.wmhs.com/shimmering-night In 2019, the Auxiliary made a five-year, $1 million commitment to the new crisis…

The City of Cumberland’s Community Development Department has announced two grant programs designed in support of our Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative to reduce blight. Both programs are aimed at helping to revitalize properties within our community. The Home Rehabilitation Grant Program is intended for the improvement of a property in the city limits of Cumberland that is vacant and uninhabitable in its current condition. The property must be assessed under $100,000. Applicants will be eligible for a 50% matching grant, up to a maximum of $25,000 upon the completion of the project. There are no income guidelines associated with this grant, but certain conditions will apply. The…

Allegany County Public Schools will host a Student Mental Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, May 11, from 4-6 p.m. at Allegany High School. There will be large prize drawings for students in attendance totaling $1,000 in addition to prize drawings from the YMCA to include an Apple watch, Beats earbuds, and an Amazon gift card. This event is an opportunity to share information with students about ways they can take care of their emotional, social, and physical well-being. For more information, call 301-759-2066

A multi vehicle accident near Wendys Restaurant in downtown Cumberland had traffice backed up in the noon hour.  Units quickly cleared the scene. Queen City Drive at Centre Street was temporarily shut down as result- no word on injuries

Bill O'Reilly's new program, "No Spin News," will debut tonight on WCBC following the news at 10 PM. After leaving his top rated Fox TV program in 2017, O'Reilly began digitally streaming a video version of No Spin News.  In May 2017, O'Reilly began to appear as a recurring guest on Friday editions of the Glenn Beck Radio Program. 

On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at approximately 8:54 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the area of Baltimore Street at N. Waverly Terrace for a possible assault in progress.  A witness had observed a male pursuing a female on foot and the male tackled the female to the ground.  Upon their arrival, police located a male standing next to a female who was sitting on the curb.  The male was identified as Gerald Kimmell.  Police officers observed that both subjects appeared to have been in a physical altercation.  The subjects were separated and interviewed.  The female reported…

City officials voted last month to accept $6.3 million in state grant assistance for renovations to the downtown mall.  The funding is being issued through the Maryland State Highway Administration's Transportation Alternative Program to cover the reinstallation of Baltimore Street through the pedestrian mall. Baltimore Street extended through the downtown city center before the area was bricked over in 1977 to create a pedestrian mall. The funding represents a large portion of the project's estimated $10 million cost. In addition to installing Baltimore Street, the project includes replacing aging underground utility lines and creating a new streetscape that will include…

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, both Maryland Democrats have announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year 2022. These visas are vital to the small businesses that make up Maryland’s crab and seafood industries, and the supplemental release follows efforts from the Senators to press DHS to provide more visas after only one of Maryland’s ten crab processors was selected to receive them. The Senators also worked to secure language with the fiscal year 2022 omnibus to provide DHS with…

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen is continuing to bash Republicans for what he says have been completely hypocritical positions on the deficit. There have been consistent criticisms from the GOP over the spending plans and budget from the Biden administration- with most of the focus on the impact it will have on the nation’s deficit. Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, notes there were no such concerns about  record spending during the four years of the Trump administration…