Maryland and Virginia Senators joined forces on Capitol Hill to introduce the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act. Nicknamed COST, the legislation would require any federal agency to release an analysis on relocation before moving offices out of the national capital region.  Senators, including Maryland’s Jamie Raskin, say that President’s Trump desire to decentralize offices will cripple their missions…     “Before any federal agency or entity gets relocated to any other part of the country, live up to your promise. Make it pass a cost-benefit analysis. Show us it’s really going to save money and produce more…

On Saturday, March 29, 2025 at approximately 11:19 AM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department was conducting a foot patrol in the area of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad when he observed two people walking on the train tracks which is clearly posted ‘No Trespassing’.  The suspects were identified as Frank Getson II and Cheyanne Kuhlmann.  They were issued criminal citations and released pending trial. ARRESTED:  Frank William Getson II         AGE:  45        Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Trespass: Posted Property ARRESTED:  Cheyanne Kay Kuhlmann       AGE:  22        Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Trespass:…

Frostburg State baseball team started its weekend road trip off with two wins at West Virginia Wesleyan by scores of 8-3 and 7-2. Frostburg wasted no time getting on the board, as with two outs and a man on second, senior Doyle McNew hit a homerun to break things open in the top of the first. Wesleyan would respond in the bottom half, getting one run back off sophomore starter Jack Ray, however both starters would find a grove in the second, third and fourth innings. McNew would again knock in a run, this time with a single that scored…

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Brandon Carbaugh. The summons was issued as the result of an incident that occurred on March 24, 2025 at approximately 7:10 PM when police responded to Shriver Avenue at Franklin Street for a hit and run complaint. Police contacted the alleged victim who reported that his vehicle was struck by the suspect vehicle which then fled the scene. The suspect vehicle was later located on Sylvan Avenue and the suspect was identified as Brandon Carbaugh. After further investigation, police filed for charges against Carbaugh at the…

Jessica Payton Nelson has been reported missing to the Cumberland Police Department. She is a white female, 15 years old, 4’-11”, approximately 120 lbs, with shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen in the area of Winifred Road on Sunday morning, 3/30/25 at approximately 2:00 AM.  Her clothing description is as follows: a black Nike hooded sweatshirt, shorts, and crocs.  Anyone with information as to her whereabouts is urged to contact the Cumberland Police Department at 301-777-1600.

This week has been a very busy one as we approach Crossover Day. Our days on the House floor have been long, often involving split sessions. As the name suggests, a split session means we convene in the morning, recess for committee meetings during the day, and then reconvene in the evening. This schedule allows us to take up committee reports more efficiently and helps us save a full day in the overall legislative process. HB 3336 is one of the more interesting bills this week and one that generated a lot of debate in committee and some questions on…

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia has been granted a 90-day extension to submit its final proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This action comes after the Governor met earlier this week with U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick to discuss the Trump Administration’s plans to make changes to the BEAD program. The BEAD program is a partnership between the federal government and states that aims to get all Americans on-line by building the infrastructure necessary to increase the adoption of high-speed internet. Toward that end, West Virginia has been working…

The Mayor and City Council of Cumberland will meet in public session beginning at 5:15 p.m. in the 2nd floor Conference Room of City Hall on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, for the purpose of immediately closing the meeting to discuss Board and Commission appointments.  Authority to close the session is provided by Section 3-305(b)(1)(i) of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The Open Work Session will then begin at 5:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor Conference Room. The Mayor and City Council's regularly scheduled Public Meeting will be held at 6:15 p.m. in the 2nd Floor…

Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present student Samuel White in his senior recital on Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. He will be accompanied by guest artist Dr. Jay DeWire on piano. The concert is free and open to the public. This event will also be livestreamed; the link will be posted at www.frostburg.edu/concerts. White will perform Nocturne in G minor, Op.37 No. 2 by Frederick Chopin, Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Op. 13 Pathetique by Ludwig van Beethoven, Three Military Marches D. 733…

Maryland State Highways starts work on a slope stabilization project this week on a portion of MD935 near Lonaconing. MD935 between Lower Georges Creek Road and New Georges Creek Road will be closed daily between 7am and 5pm with a detour in place. SHA spokesperson Charlie Gischlar said the work should be done by mid-June…     “What we’re going to be doing is first going in there and knocking off any loose debris. And then what we will do is we will fill it with rock and also put some mechanical features in there that will prevent that slope…