On January 12th, 2022 officers of the Cumberland Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Tanya Dom. The Arrest Warrant was issued by the District Court on December 29th, 2021 in reference to a trespassing incident in April of 2021. Officers placed Dom under Arrest and she was taken before a District Court Commissioner where she was released on her own recognizance. Arrest: Tanya Marie Dom, age 35, Cumberland Maryland. Charge: Trespassing
The 2022 session of the Maryland General Assembly began Wednesday in Annapolis. Adrienne Jones was unanimously reelected as Speaker of the House of Delegates, After her election, Jones made brief remarks on her goals for the upcoming 90 days…
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced late Tuesday that he had tested positive for Coronavirus and was having moderate symptoms. He is being treated by a team of doctors, including Dr. Clay Marsh. Ironically, a month ago Justice told a press conference that he may have been in close contact with a person who had later tested positive. WCBC News asked Governor Justice what contingency plans had been put into place, since West Virginia does not have a lieutenant governor…
Like many families in our listening area, WCBC has been through our share of COVID-19 cases. General Manager Mary Clites is still recovering from a hospitalization that included several weeks on a ventilatorm and the loss of her son, Justin, to the disease. Wednesday, she joined Dave Norman on the morning show to detail some of the key points of her journey…
The 2022 session of the Maryland General Assembly began Wednesday in Annapolis. Bill Ferguson was unanimously reelected as President of the Senate, and said that COVID will present a continuing challenge to lawmakers, who want to keep the legislative process as normal as possible. He also referred to this being the last session for several Senators, including District 1’s George Edwards… [audio src="https://www.wcbcradio.com/audio/archive/011322/BFERG2…:28
The Allegany County Health Department (ACHD) is asking the public’s help to alleviate the unprecedented strain that COVID-19 and its emerging variants have placed on the area’s emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, frontline responders, and hospitals. COVID-19 infections continue to spread rapidly in Allegany County. Since January 6, Allegany County has confirmed nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 infections which, when combined with COVID-related staff shortages and everyday non-COVID-related community EMS needs, threatens to overwhelm frontline health care providers and our health care system as a whole. Across the state, increased numbers of hospitalizations have led to longer patient wait times in…
You heard, and likely benefitted, from his expertise for decades on WCBC. George Smith, who was the star of Ask Georgie Greenthumb along with Doc Webster, has died at the age of 78 in Monroe, Michigan. Arrangements are being handled by Adams Family Funeral Home. Georgie was an expert on all things planted, and listeners would call into the show Saturday mornings with questions on how to revive a plant that was struggling, or what would be the best thing to plant in their particular soil. He was never at a loss for answers. George Smith was on WCBC from…
Allegany County Public Schools will begin implementing new isolation and quarantine guidelines recommended by the CDC and Maryland Department of Health. Individuals positive for COVID-19 may return to school after five full days of isolation and improved symptoms. Any person positive for COVID-19 who has completed five full days of isolation, and has improved symptoms by January 19th, may return to school on that date. Improved symptoms include no fever for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours, and no active cough. Those returning after five days must wear a well-fitting…
Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Nucor Corporation has selected Mason County, West Virginia, as the location for a state-of-the-art sheet steel mill. The record investment will exceed $2.7 billion, making it the largest in West Virginia history, as well as the largest single investment Nucor has ever made. “This is a landmark announcement in the history of our state,” Gov. Justice said. “Nucor’s brand new facility is going to be a key part of West Virginia’s DNA long into the future. It’s going to change lives by bringing hundreds of great-paying jobs to Mason County, and the economic ripple…
Steve Sachs, who served as Attorney General of Maryland from 1979 to 1987, has died at the age of 87. Sachs unsuccessfully ran for Governor against eventual winner William Donald Schaefer in 1986. He retired from private practice in 1999, but advised former Governor Martin O'Malley on legal issues involving the state police in 2006.
