On Saturday, Cumberland Police served a District Court bench warrant on Travis Lee Houdershell. The warrant was issued for failing to appear for trial back on April 13th, 2021 for several motor vehicle violations. He was taken before the District Court Commissioner and was released on his own personal recognizance pending trial.   Travis Lee Houdershell, age; 42, Cumberland, Maryland.  

Allegany County’s COVID-19 case rate has remained the highest in Maryland for eight consecutive days, with Garrett and Washington Counties also among the jurisdictions with the highest COVID case rates in the state.  Health officials cite vaccination refusal as a key factor driving the high rate of infection in western Maryland. “If anyone doubts that vaccination rates directly impact and improve infection rates for COVID-19, just look at the numbers.  Jurisdictions that are experiencing lower case rates are those with a larger portion of their population fully vaccinated,” states Allegany County Health Department Public Information Coordinator Brenda Caldwell.  Maryland county-level…

According to Maryland State Police, a suspect has been developed in a shooting incident Thursday afternoon in which a McCoole residence was struck by gunfire. The Cumberland Times News reports no injuries were reported in the 3:30 p.m. incident on McCoole Drive Southwest, which remains under investigation by state police criminal investigators and the Allegany County Narcotics Task Force. No specific information was developed during the initial investigation as to possible suspects or description of a vehicle that may have been involved in the incident. Police say it  was determined by troopers and an on-scene MSP supervisor that there were…

On Friday, Sthe Cumberland City Police arrested Corey Francis Schriner, 23, of Cumberland MD. Schriner was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant for failing to appear in Circuit Court for a previous assault charge.  Schriner was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center, held without bond. Arrested: Corey Francis Schriner       Charges:Bench Warrant – Failure to Appear

Since Monday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has decreased by a penny.  Today’s national average of $3.18 is down a cent compared to this time last week, but is three cents more than a month ago and is 99 cents more than a year ago. Here in Maryland, today’s average of $3.09 is up five cents on the week and is 86 cents more than last year on this date. The statewide increase makes it the second largest in the nation. Delaware saw the largest week over week spike with an increase of eight cents. “The…

Governor Larry Hogan Friday announced the creation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation within the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the hiring of J. Daryl Anthony to serve as its first executive director.  “One of our state’s hallmarks is the stewardship of our lands and waters by the Marylanders who love them,” said Governor Hogan. “Our sportsmen and women were among the first conservationists to support efforts to protect fish, wildlife, and their habitat. Today we are honoring this partnership for the outdoors while assuring that it continues to grow with the establishment of Maryland’s first Office of Outdoor…

On Thursday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. The endorsement follows the FDA’s authorization of the Pfizer booster on Wednesday. The CDC is only recommending boosters for the following groups only at this time. people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary…

Weekly COVID-19 Update: For the week of September 17-23, 2021, Mountain Ridge High School and the Center for Career and Technical Education met the Maryland Department of Health's (MDH) definition of a school-wide outbreak of COVID-19 by having three or more classrooms/cohorts with at least two or more positive cases within a 2-week period.  These two schools, along with Fort Hill High School, remain on the MDH list of schools with School Wide Outbreaks.   ACPS had three schools with classrooms/cohorts that met the definition of a classroom/cohort outbreak due to two or more individuals in the classroom/cohort testing positive for COVID-19….

Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave final approval for Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots: “While this action was long overdue, I am glad that the federal government has finally approved booster shots for seniors and high-risk individuals. It is a significant step toward providing additional protection for our most vulnerable residents, and supports the data-based decision we made earlier this month to move ahead on booster shots for seniors in congregate settings. “Maryland has already administered more than 50,000 additional doses, and we have both the supply and the capacity to provide…