The Cumberland Mayor and City Council have schedule public sessions on Tuesday of the coming week. A work session will be held in the conference room on the second floor of city hall at 5:00 PM, while the regularly scheduled public meeting will be held at 6:15 PM in Council Chambers.
The last we heard from Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, he had tested positive for Coronavirus and was having mild symptoms. Today, Hogan was scheduled to appear live during the 9:00 AM hour on the CNN Program State of the Union. He has made the program a regular stop during the pandemic.
The State of Maryland opened mass testing sites in Annapolis and Bel Air…downstate…in response to an increased demand during the Christmas-New Years holiday period. Locally, testing has seen an increase in demand at the Allegany County Fairgrounds, but there have been no long waits Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The regular testubg schedule is to resume this week.
On December 31, City Police served two arrest warrants on Kristian Leigh Thompson, age 30 of Cumberland. The warrants charged Thompson with Violation of Probation. She also had an additional warrant out of West Virginia, which was used as a detainer. Thompson was taken to Central Booking for her initial appearance with the District Court Commissioner and was held without bond. Arrested: Kristian Leigh Thompson Age: 30 Cumberland MD Charges: Violation of Probation
On New Years Eve, Cumberland Police served an arrest warrant on Candace Larae Mallow, age 41. of the city. The warrant charged Mallow with Failure to Appear for a court date for an original Theft charge. She was taken to Central Booking for her initial appearance with the District Court Commissioner and was released on her personal recognizance. Arrested: Candace Larae Mallow Age: 41 Cumberland MD Charges: Failure to Appear
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of December 30, 2021, there are currently 11,017 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 31 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 5,336 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 62-year old male from Jackson County, a 67-year old female from Putnam County, a 73-year old male from Berkeley County, an 80-year old male from Raleigh County, an 89-year old male from Mercer County, a 90-year old male from Raleigh County, a 22-year old male from Lincoln County, a…
FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE…Garrett County in western Maryland. * WHEN…From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are likely. The highest rainfall totals will be on the western facing slopes in central and western Garrett County. The heaviest rainfall rates will be Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. – http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… You should…
Ranger-led and Self-guided Hikes Available Across Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio take a First Day Hike at Patapsco Valley State Park on Jan. 1, 2021. Photo by Joe Andrucyk, Maryland State House. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites everyone to take a First Day Hike, Maryland’s annual tradition for a fun, healthy way to welcome the New Year. The Maryland Park Service will once again make First Day Hikes a weekend-long event, with ranger-led and self-guided opportunities across the state from Dec. 31, 2021 through Jan. 2, 2022. Ranger-led hikes will be accompanied by park staff…
Maryland State Police are looking for a man who is suspected of murdering a woman last week in Talbot County. A felony warrant for first-degree murder has been issued for Mauricio Ibarra Juarez, 31, of Winchester, Virginia. Juarez is suspected in the fatal shooting on Christmas Eve of Marta Merina, 33, of Trappe, Maryland. Merina was found with an apparent gunshot wound early Christmas morning. Emergency medical service personnel pronounced her deceased on the scene. Her death has been ruled a homicide. Shortly after 6:15 a.m. on Dec. 25, police responded to the 2900 block of Howell Point Road in…
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today announced that it is working with congregate care facilities, local health clinics, physicians, and pharmacies statewide to distribute the newly authorized antiviral medicines: Paxlovid and Molnupiravir. These prescription pill regimens are the first oral antiviral treatments given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults who test positive for COVID-19 and who have at least one risk factor for serious disease from COVID. Both Paxlovid and Molnupiravir are prescribed in a five-day pill regimen. These two medications join monoclonal antibody therapy (mAb), which is delivered…
