On September 11th, 2021, The Cumberland City Police responded to a Bellevue Street residence for the report of an assault involving a knife. Upon arrival, Officers contacted multiple victims and witnesses to the incident. Officers learned that a disturbance began inside the residence between two subjects, including Ashley Regina Kline, 34, of Cumberland MD. During the argument, it was reported that Kline armed herself with a knife and began to chase other subjects inside the home, threatening to cause them bodily harm. As a result of the investigation, Kline was placed under arrest and transported to Police Headquarters for processing….

A Frostburg man was arrested on Aug. 1 for impaired driving after crashing his motorcycle into a bush at Rocky Gap State Park in Allegany County. Police say they were flagged by park staff and notified of a motorcycle swerving off the road on Lakeshore Drive near the park’s entrance. Police say the driver, Harry Skidmore III, 31, showed signs of alcohol impairment, and was given a field sobriety test. After receiving the results of the test, police issued Skidmore four citations for impaired operation. He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.  Officers on patrol in…

  Photo by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources                     The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will be offering two opportunities for hunters to pheasant hunt throughout Maryland. The department invites all junior license holders, apprentice license holders, and lapsed hunters to apply to participate in this year’s stocked pheasant hunts and/or apply for the mentored pheasant hunt event.  The stocked pheasant hunts are do-it-yourself hunts that will take place on 12 Maryland wildlife management areas and two state forests on November 20 and 21. The mentored hunt event will take place at Wild Wings…

Lawyers have agreed that more time is necessary to pursue plea negotiations with former West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans. During a brief status hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia agreed to put off further courtroom discussion of the case against Evans until 1 p.m. Nov. 10. Evans, who resigned his seat in the state Legislature prior to actually serving, faces several charges from surging into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while Congress was certifying Electoral College votes. A federal grand jury in June indicted Evans, who livestreamed his surge into the U.S. Capitol…

There will be two separate  9/11 Commemoration Ceremonies Saturday in downtown Cumberland. First up is a ceremony at the Public Safety Building at 8:30.  At 9:45, on the Heritage Day’s stage in front of the Washington Street Library, a second ceremony will be held featuring Jonathan Dayton, from the volunteer fire and rescue association of Garrett and Allegany… Invocation by Jim Kasekamp, Chaplin for Cumberland Fire Department; recognition of the moment the South Tower collapsed with the ringing of Cumberland’s church bells, a 21 gun salute and playing of taps. WCBC will broadcast the 9:45 ceremony live.

Heritage Days returns to Cumberland this weekend with activities and entertainment planned throughout the city center. Canceled last year due to COVID-19 concerns, the annual street festival will take place Saturday and Sunday and feature food and crafts vendors, rides and games for the kids, live music and reenactors, including George Washington. The event, free and open to families and children, takes place on the downtown pedestrian mall and Washington Street.

On Friday, September 10th, 2021 the Cumberland Police Department served two Circuit Court warrant on Jasmond Jaquan Metheny for violating the terms of his probation order by the court in January, 2020, for assault and CDS charges.  He was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center held without bond unit he can be seen by a Circuit Court Judge.   Jasmond Jaquan Metheny, age; 31, Cumberland, Maryland.     On Friday, September 10th, 2021 the Cumberland Police Department served 3 arrest warrants on Brianna Lynn Goetz.  The warrants were issued by District for failing to appear for trial on August…

On Friday, at 5:20 PM, the Cumberland Police responded to a private residence on Gay Street after receiving a call about a female subject lying on the floor in an apartment at that location, covered in blood. When first arriving officers entered the residence they discovered the body of the deceased 34 year old resident, Krystal Rose Gallen, who had sustained obvious cut wounds to the head and neck area.               A witness was able to provide the name and description of the suspect responsible for the attack. Cumberland police were able to locate the suspect a short distance away,…

According to the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office, a Slanesville man died Thursday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Slanesville Pike. Richard Hawkins, 60, was driving a 2003 Kia near the 5400 block when his vehicle traveled off the road and struck a tree, according to the sheriff's office. Hawkins was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3 p.m. accident.

The Allegany County Health Department has announced that it is extending its Wednesday afternoon walk-in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinics to 5:30 p.m. through the end of September.  The schedule for the clinics slated for September 15th, 22nd, and 29th will be as follows:  9 a.m. to noon:  Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines for those age 18 and older  1 to 5:30 p.m:  Pfizer COVID vaccine for anyone age 12 and older (Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.) The next walk-in COVID vaccine clinic is slated for Wednesday, September 15…