On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Holli Jo Swartz.  The warrant was issued as the result of Swartz failing to appear in court on original charges DUI charges.  Swartz was arrested and later seen by a District Court Commissioner for a bond hearing.  At the conclusion, Swartz was released on her personal recognizance.   ARRESTED:  Holli Jo Swartz             AGE:  48              Cumberland, MD   On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Rodney Smith. The warrant was issued as the result of Smith violating probation on an…

Pikesville defeated Southern, 67-62, Saturday afternoon to claim the 1A basketball title.  Southern finishes a stellar season at 24-3.

On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Tyele Powell.  The warrant was issued as the result of Powell failing to appear in court on original charges of Fail to Obey a Reasonable & Lawful Order, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest.  Powell was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and posted a $5,000 unsecured personal bond. ARRESTED:  Tyele Ashaun Powell       AGE:  26           Cumberland, MD BENCH WARRANTS SERVED On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served three bench…

On Monday, March 11, 2025, the Fort Hill High School chapters of four academic honor societies held their induction ceremonies to welcome new members as well as honor the graduating members of each. The four academic honor societies included Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (Spanish Honor Society), National Art Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, and Science National Honor Society. Between the four societies, 68 new members were inducted and 41 seniors were recognized and received their graduation regalia. Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica inducted 22 new members: Destiny Beining, Carson Bender, Alina Benson, Tatum Bishop, Bobby Brauer, Amelia Brooke, Adaline…

Frostburg State Acrobatics & Tumbling team lost at home to Long Island 250.075-243.125 on Friday evening. FSU took a quick advantage, winning three of the four heats in the Compulsory Event, with LIU taking the Toss heat. The teams tied for the highest score at 9.70, with the Bobcats reaching theirs in the Pyramid heat, going with a 9.35-9.0 decision in the Acro heat and an 8.35-8.15 victory in the Tumbling heat to lead 36.95-36.40.   The Sharks came right back to take two of three Acro Event heats, with their highest score of 9.75 coming in the 5-Element, while…

On Friday, March 14, 2025 at approximately 11:44 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 100 block of Baltimore Street for the report of a person swinging and concealing nunchuks.  Officers located the suspect and identified him as William Morris.  Morris was found to be in possession of the nunchuks and placed under arrest.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and released on his personal recognizance. ARRESTED:  William Charles Morris           AGE:  42               Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Dangerous Weapon-Conceal, Disorderly Conduct  

Johns Hopkins University announced it was planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration slashed $800 millian in grants to the renowned academic institution. The funding for the positions had come from the US Agency for International Development, which the administration has gutted with enormous cuts. A total of 247 domestic US workers and another 1,975 positions abroad in 44 countries will be affected by what amounts to the largest layoff in the history of the university. The job losses will affect the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, its medical school and its affiliated non-profit for international…

Parking restrictions will be in place in downtown Cumberland for the annual Hooley Crawl.  There will be no parking or through traffic beginning at 10am on Saturday along Centre Street from Harrison to Frederick Streets, Pershing Street from Mechanic to Liberty Street and the MPA lot on Merchants Alley, Baltimore Street from Mechanic to Queen City Drive and Liberty Street from Frederick to Harrison Street. Streets should be reopened by 2am Sunday morning.

This week was a very busy week, with some long meetings and long floor sessions.  The debates sometimes drag on for a while, with people trying to learn more about a bill, while others try to convince you to vote one way or the other.  Here are few highlights from this week. One bill that generated a significant number of form emails this week was House Bill 2233. The emails claimed the bill would make our drinking water unsafe. Unfortunately, it seems the author of the form message either misunderstood the bill or was attempting to create controversy where none…

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters:  “The FBI needs a new headquarters that meets its mission. The GSA selected Greenbelt for the new, consolidated FBI headquarters based on the fact that it is the best site and it offers the lowest price and the best value to the taxpayers. What’s more, it ensures that the FBI can move to a facility…