Red Cross crews from across Maryland are en route to Florida to provide help as Hurricane Ian hits. The Red Cross said it's working night and day to set up the relief operation and ensure tens of thousands of people in the potential path of this storm have access to emergency shelter. Water, cots and food join pallets upon pallets of blankets as part of a shipment of emergency supplies that are crucial to the Red Cross response in Florida. Misty Bruce with the Red Cross said that Maryland is sending help first in the form of professional disaster experts…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox plans to challenge a court ruling to allow for early counting of mail-in ballots in Maryland. WBAL reports attorneys for Cox have said they have filed a notice of appeal to challenge the Montgomery County Court ruling to allow mail-in ballots to be counted ahead of election day. Last Friday, a judge OK'd the state board of elections to begin counting ballots on Oct. 1. Cox has argued that the ruling was unconstitutional and that there was no actual emergency that called for ballots to be counted early. The Maryland State Board of Elections filed…

 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led over a dozen of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden, urging him to nominate a Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to serve at the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration has been without permanent leadership for over a year, making it difficult to address longstanding challenges that the agency faces in providing service to Americans who rely on these benefits.   The Senators write, “Today Social Security covers over 179 million workers, and over 70 million people receive monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits.  More…

Saturday's Frostburg State at UNC Pembroke game has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m., the Mountain East Conference announced on Tuesday. 

A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife entered new guilty pleas Tuesday in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements that had called for specific sentencing guidelines were rejected. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to one felony count each of conspiracy to communicate restricted data. U.S. District Judge Gina Groh last month rejected the couple's initial pleas to the same charges, saying the sentencing options were “strikingly deficient” considering the seriousness of the case. The couple…

Governor Larry Hogan today announced the launch of a Small Acreage Cover Crop Program to support small farm producers and urban agriculture. The pilot program is operated by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) and aimed at helping historically underserved farmers and communities build healthy soils, increase yields, sequester carbon, and improve local water quality. Financial assistance for this program is capped at $1,000 per grower, per year. “The incredible character, work ethic, and resilience of our farmers has been an inspiration to me and to all Marylanders,” said Governor Hogan. “Grant programs like these demonstrate our commitment to ensuring…

WBAL reports Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox plans to challenge a court ruling to allow for early counting of mail-in ballots in Maryland. Attorneys for Dan Cox have said they have filed a notice of appeal to challenge the Montgomery County Court ruling to allow mail-in ballots to be counted ahead of election day. Last Friday, a judge OK'd the state board of elections to begin counting ballots on Oct. 1. Cox has argued that the ruling was unconstitutional and that there was no actual emergency that called for ballots to be counted early. The Maryland State Board of Elections filed the emergency petition allowing for…

On September 26th, 2022, The Cumberland City Police arrested Tifenie Earlene Broadwater, 29, of Cumberland MD. Broadwater was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant issued by the Allegany County District Court. The warrant alleged that Broadwater failed to obey the terms and conditions of her probation that stemmed from a previous conviction of 2nd degree assault. She was taken before the District Court Commissioner for her Initial Appearance where she was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center. She is currently being held without bond. Arrested: Tifenie Earlene Broadwater                 Age: 29 Charges: Bench Warrant – Violation of Probation On September…

Another threat at a Cumberland middle school was investigated Monday morning ultimately being determined to  be non-credible. In the past week there have been two threats at Washington Middle and one at Braddock Middle- with all three investigations finding nothing that posed a threat of any kind to students or staff.   Anthony Rumgay, assistant supervisor of school safety, reported earlier this month that the school system has 14 school security employees and six school resource officers- emphasizing that there is a law enforcement presence in all  schools on a daily basis. While he says additional personnel would obviously provide a…

A judge ruled late Friday afternoon that Maryland boards of elections can start counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. The Maryland State Board of Elections filed an emergency petition to ask a judge to let local boards of election begin canvassing mail-in ballots in October instead of after the Nov. 8 election as mandated by state law. SBE said it's bracing for more than 1 million – possibly 1.3 million – people to cast their vote by mail in the 2022 general election. The judge agreed that if officials can't get a head start on the counting, it could delay the swearing-in…