WCBC spoke recently with Andrea Roberts, founder of A Mother’s Rest, a retreat house for full-time caregivers of special needs children. The location provides a long weekend respite at a minimal charge. An open house at the New Market, Maryland location starts this Sunday at 11am for visitors according to Roberts…     “The community can come in and see what the environment is all about.  We will also have some of our moms and guests there for questions and share their experience and testimonies about how valuable this respite inn is for their health.” Roberts added they will be…

The West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is encouraging all state residents to down the Mobile ID add to their smartphones. The app gives residents access to a digital driver’s license and ID card. It also allows resident to securely store and manage identification credentials, including verifying identity at TSA checkpoints in airports. More information is available at transportation.wv.gov.

Delegate Josh Holstein of Boone County, was elected to be the West Virginia Republican Party’s new chairman. He replaces Matt Herridge who stepped down to focus on his role as state commerce secretary. At 23, Holstein is the youngest ever to lead the party. He told reporters that youth is bringing new energy to state politics…     “Young folks are tired of the establishment. They’re tired of the same old same old and they want to take action. I believe on both sides of the aisle we have an invigorated base of young folks and that’s contributing to our…

The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved grant funding for repairs and maintenance of the North Branch Potomac River Railroad Bridge. The bridge is used by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad to get from their rail yard in Ridgeley to the Western Maryland Station at Canal Place in Cumberland. A grant of $1.5 million dollars was approved for maintenance on tracks and bridge structure. Scenic Railroad Director Wes Heinz thanked the BPW for the grant…     “What most people won’t realize is that $1.5 million dollars is an investment in a piece of infrastructure that will support…

With classes set to begin August 21 at West Virginia University, new President Michael T. Benson just completed an 18 county tour of the state.  Benson succeeds Dr. Gordon Gee.

Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman has announced the state’s annual sales tax holiday on select items will begin Sunday, August 10, 2025.  Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week will run through Saturday, August 16.  During Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, shoppers do not pay the state’s 6% sales tax for clothing and shoes priced under $100 and the first $40 for backpacks purchased during this period. The sales tax will be waived regardless of the number of items purchased.  The annual sales tax holiday was established by state law in 2007 and coincides with the weeks leading up to the start of a new school year in Maryland. 

On August 5th, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Nancy Louise Frazier. The summons was issued after a Cumberland Police officer completed an investigation of a theft that occurred on July 17th, 2025. The officer responded to a business on Park Street and made contact with an employee working loss prevention for the store. The employee advised that Frazier had taken merchandise from the store without paying. The employee also advised that other thefts were made by Frazier and had been cataloged over a period of time. Video evidence was presented to the officer and an…

On August 5th, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Pasquale Joseph Vittoriano. The warrant was issued as a result of Vittoriano violating the terms of a protective order. Vittoriano was placed under arrest and transported to Central Booking. He was later presented before a District Court commissioner and released pending trial at District Court. NAME: Pasquale Joseph Vittoriano  AGE: 41 Frostburg, MD CHARGES: Violate Protective Order, Trespassing on Private Property

An audit of Maryland’s Department of General Services has found over $400 million dollars in leases that run counter to the state’s attempt to save money by relocating a number of state agencies to Baltimore. The audit found that DGS did not take into consideration the purchase of buildings over leasing, combining several agencies in one property, or renovation costs.  State Delegate Ryan Nawrocki told WBFF-TV the Governor hasn’t paid enough attention to the way money is being spent…     “Unfortunately, our governor has been running all around  the country, running for president, and things like this continue to…

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Center offer patients a variety of treatments for cardiac issues.  One of the fields covered at the center is that of structural cardiology.  Dr. Hani Alkhatib, director of UPMC’s Structural Heart Program, explained to WCBC the area he specializes in…     “Any structure in the heart that needs to be taken care of in a minimally invasive way without having to open the chest falls under the field of structural cardiology.” A new advancement in structural cardiology is the leadless pacemaker that is smaller and can be placed without opening the chest…    “Basically…