On 10/19/2021 at approximately 7:30 PM the Cumberland City Police Department were dispatched to a business on White Oaks Avenue for a violation of a Protective Order. Officers spoke to the victim and learned they had an active Protective Order against James Eugene Feagin. Feagin entered the protected person’s place of employment and observed the protected person in there. Feagin had left prior to officer’s arrival so charges were filed at District Court. A Criminal Summons was issued and it was served on 10/25/2021. Feagin signed for his copies of the summons and is free pending trial in District Court….

The Cumberland Police Department is actively attempting to locate Edward Wayne McDaniel, who was reported to be missing. McDaniel is a 58 year old white male who is approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 190 pounds. McDaniel was last seen in the Cumberland area on October 25th, 2021. The Cumberland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating McDaniel, and anyone with information as to their whereabouts please call 3011-777-1600. Callers can remain anonymous.

District 1B Delegate Jason Buckel, now the House Minority Leader, has represented Allegany County for the past seven years.  This weekend, he backed away from a letter that asked West Virginia to consider accepting local counties into the Mountain State. WCBC News asked Buckel if there is any way our region can succeed being a Republican area with declining population in a state controlled by Democrats…  

​Yesterday a caller to the WCBC Dave Norman Program said several local officials were pursuing a plan which would privatize Rocky Gap State Park. One of the officials referenced was District 1 State Senator George Edwards, who said that there is no plan to eliminate public access to Lake Habeeb or the amenities of the park, but there have been discussions about various proposals which would involve the private sector… Edwards also told WCBC News that there have been ongoing statewide conversations that would, for example, allow private firms to expand cabin capacity in state parks, paying a negotiated fee…

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan held a briefing yesterday on the ongoing pandemic, claiming the state continues to do well, but encouraging all to get a booster vaccine when it becomes available. Governor Hogan presented numbers which present a rosy picture, and a downward trend from the recent spike in cases attributed to the Delta Variant…  

The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission (Citizens Commission), a commission created by Governor Larry Hogan to draw fair and representative legislative and congressional district maps for the 2022 elections, will hold its final public hearing on Wednesday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m. Marylanders are encouraged to join and participate in the public meeting. The final proposed draft delegate maps, senate maps, and congressional maps can be found at redistricting.maryland.gov. During Round 3, the Citizens Commission is presenting the final drafts of its maps to the public for input. Round 3 meetings allow Marylanders to comment and discuss the final proposed draft legislative and…

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of October 25, 2021, there are currently 7,867 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 29 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 4,292 deaths attributed to COVID-19.   DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 61-year old female from Cabell County, a 70-year old female from Hardy County, a 59-year old male from Nicholas County, a 51-year old male from Harrison County, a 92-year old male from Ritchie County, a 63-year old male from Kanawha County, a 40-year old male from Logan County, a 76-year…

Several streets in South Cumberland will be closed during the Annual Halloween Parade on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The parade begins at 7:00 p.m.; however, street closures and detours will be in place prior to the start of the event. All of the following areas and streets, to include alleys, leading to them will be closed at 5:30 p.m. Those areas are: Virginia Avenue, East First Street from Virginia Avenue to Wempe Drive, South Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, Seymour Street, Grand Avenue, East Second Street and East Third Street are all included within the formation areas. Buses carrying students and vehicles…

On October 24th, 2021, the Cumberland City Police responded to a residence in the 200 block of 200 block of East Union St for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, contact was made with a female victim. She advised that a male subject, Jeremy Allen May, 39, of Cumberland Maryland, had come to the residence and entered without permission. An argument ensued between the subjects and the police were contacted. The victim also advised that a Protective Order was in place forbidding May form contacting them. May was located in the basement of the home and taken into custody…

One of the top priorities of Maryland’s State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury in the coming months will be implementing the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. The multi-billion-dollar Blueprint education reforms aim to close student achievement gaps and transform Maryland’s education system over the next decade.  Choudhury sees the new law as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity", adding that thanks in part to an influx of federal dollars “there’s no reason, no excuse for us to not get this right over the next decade.”