The criticism of Governor Larry Hogan's decision to halt $300 per week federal enhanced unemployment payments two months early continues, this time from someone running for his job. Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democrat running for governor, told WBAL that pulling the extra payments is detrimental to those who need the money the most….  

Longtime Allegany County Director of Public Works Paul Kahl will be retiring at the end of this month- and the County Commissioners last week voted to appoint Adam Patterson to head the department.  Commissioners President Jake Shade said that although the department will be in good hands under new leadership- the county will miss Kahl’s experience and dedication                                               

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Northeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia… Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia… Northwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia… Southwestern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia… * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1147 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elk Garden, or 8 miles southwest of Keyser, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and…

On Saturday, at approximately 1:30 PM, an officer from the Cumberland City Police Department observed a vehicle speeding on I-68 Eastbound. The officer initiated a traffic stop for the violation and the vehicle stopped in the 400 block of Maryland Avenue. The officer made contact with the operator Milton Emmanuel Pagan-Caquias. He advised the officer he was in possession of a loaded handgun.  Pagan-Caquias did not possess a Maryland firearm wear and carry permit. The officer confiscated the firearm and placed Pagan-Caquias under arrest without issue. Pagan-Caquias was taken before a District Court Commissioner and released on his personal recognizance. Arrested…

The Cumberland Mayor and City Council will meet in public work session on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the second floor conference room of City Hall. Then, beginning at 6:15 p.m., Council will hold their regularly scheduled public meeting in the City Hall Council Chambers. In person attendance is once again permitted. Council will consider the approval of a number of items on Tuesday's consent agenda, including a sole source contract with AquaLaw for just shy of $50,000 to provide consultation to extend the 1998 Consent Order from the Maryland Department of the Environment on the Combined Sewer…

Month-long Season Started with Youth Hunt Photo by Stephen Badger/Maryland Department of Natural Resources                   Maryland hunters harvested 3,910 wild turkeys during the spring 2021 regular and junior turkey seasons, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported. This year’s harvest was 9% below the record harvest of 4,303 set in 2020, but still 4% above the 10-year average. “Turkey populations in much of the state have increased significantly in the past decade,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. “It is not unexpected to see a stabilization or slight decline in both numbers of turkeys and…

  The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 11, 2021, there have been 2,936,873 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 162,939 total cases and 2,849 deaths. Many types of electronic respiratory lab results are submitted to DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health on a regular basis. With a continuing effort to be transparent, a full historic review of the total confirmatory laboratory results received to date was conducted to specifically screen out the non-COVID-related lab results submitted, resulting in the overall number of lab results received on the COVID dashboard decreasing by 29,531. Please note…

Governor Larry Hogan Friday toured the site of the future Novavax headquarters in Gaithersburg and celebrated the unveiling of plans for the new campus. Novavax is a clinical stage vaccine company that works to deliver novel products to prevent a broad range of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. The governor was joined by Novavax president and CEO Stan Erck, and former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield, who serves the Hogan administration as a senior advisor for public health, along with members of the governor’s cabinet and local elected officials. “We are so proud that this great company calls our state home and we…

On Friday the Cumberland City Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Randy Alexander Serafin. Mr. Serafin was wanted for failing to appear in District Court from a previous assault charge. Mr. Serafin was taken before a District Court Commissioner and released on his personal recognizance   Arrested – Randy Alexander Serafin (36) Cumberland, MD Charge – Bench Warrant Failure to Appear

WBAL reports Gov. Larry Hogan is weighing in on whether kids should be required to wear masks in schools, saying the virus is nearly extinguished here in Maryland, kids shouldn't have to wear masks, and should not have to social distance when they return to the classroom.  "They should be 100% open and every kid should be back in school."  Hogan said there should be some exceptions for kids who need to remain virtual because of health reasons. He says local school systems should make those decisions."But that's not my determination. The local, duly elected school boards get to make the…