Allegany County Government recently announced more than  $1.8 in grant funding to 12 area projects through the Invest Allegany grant program. Invest Allegany was an investment program that launched in February of 2022 utilizing funds from the American Rescue Plan to help accelerate Allegany County’s business community recovery and support redevelopment of the downtown cores of Cumberland and Frostburg as well as main streets across Allegany County.   Approximately $186,000 remains, and the commissioners are requesting those dollars go to a second round of funding. Commissioner’s President Jake Shade… The initial winners were: Au Petit Paris Building; Frostburg McMullen Building;…

Another weekend of violence in Maryland with several shootings and two people killed. Recent statistics from police show that approximately half of those arrested for homicide this year- are repeat offenders. In recent months law enforcement officers have been shot, one fatally, by a repeat violent offender.  Just last week an officer was struck by a vehicle in a hit and run while trying to make a traffic stop. It turns out the suspect is a 19 time repeat violent offender. The former Fraternal Order of Police President Gary McLhinney tells WBAL Radio the Police Commissioner needs to put some…

With just two weeks out until the primary, polls show Maryland's top-tier gubernatorial candidates are tied in their respective parties. Maryland’s current governor says there does appear to be some apathy among voters in this mid-tern primary. The latest poll results indicates the race is a toss-up in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Of those polled, 35% remain undecided in the Democratic primary, while 63% who have decided said they could change their mind. On the Republican ticket, 44% are undecided and 47% said they could change their mind. Hogan, who has received some of the highest approval ratings…

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said this week that the Biden administration is not to blame for sky rocketing inflation- but rather the problem is caused by what he calls the “three P’s”: Putin’s war; the pandemic; and price gouging. The Maryland Democrat, at a senate hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there’s “no guarantee″ the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market- and that is a concern…

In honor of the Allegany High School Reunion weekend festivities, the City of Cumberland welcomes everyone to gather on the downtown bricks on Friday, for a “Friday After Five”. The music, food, fun and dancing will continue Saturday. Downtown Development Commission executive director Melinda Kelleher…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate risk disclosure rule now has an even bigger target on its back. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said as much at a recent press conference after the Supreme Court curbed EPA’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions. He argued that the Biden administration and agencies including the SEC have intentionally sidestepped Congress to fight climate change and that his and other Republican states’ challenge against EPA is just their first effort to fight back…                                                         

Enforcement efforts throughout the Independence Day weekend led to the arrests of almost 100 people who are suspected of driving under the influence. From Friday, July 1st, through Monday, July 4th, police arrested 95 impaired drivers during regular road patrols throughout the state and a joint DUI saturation patrol focused on Route 50.  The full-time drunk driving enforcement team of troopers known as the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort, or S.P.I.D.R.E. team, funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office also worked the initiative.  

Congressman David Trone (MD-06) announced that he secured $531,718 for the construction of a new childcare center for the City of Frostburg as part of the FY 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill. After being approved by the House Committee on Appropriations – of which Trone is a member – the bill now advances to the U.S. House for passage in the coming month.   The funding will be used for the construction of the Frostburg Childcare Center within the Frostburg Community Park. The City has partnered with the local HRDC Headstart program…

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that he has directed the Maryland State Police to suspend the "good and substantial reason" standard when reviewing applications for wear and carry gun permits in the state. WBAL reports the action comes after the Supreme Court's decision on gun control, ruling New York's law, that requires a good reason before someone can carry a gun outside their home, is unconstitutional. Hogan said the action is in accordance to the Supreme Court's ruling. “Over the course of my administration, I have consistently supported the right of law-abiding citizens to own and carry firearms,…

The Friends of Flight 93 organization has named longtime ambassador and board member Donna Gibson as its next executive director. In doing so, Gibson will lead the Friends of Flight 93's ongoing partnership and fundraising efforts and oversee day-to-day operations, the group wrote in a release to media. The Friends of Flight 93 serves as a support arm of the Flight 93 National Memorial – helping share the stories of the 40 fallen passengers and crew members remembered as heroes and raising funds to support the site that honors them.