The Cumberland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with a hit and run investigation.  On the early morning hours of June 6th, 2021, a witness reported seeing a white-in-color truck pulling a silver-in-color tanker strike an electrical pole in the area of Front Street and leave the scene heading South on Queen City Drive.  Officers responded to the area and observed significant damage to the pole and sidewalk on Front Street.  Officers are following up on the incident but the driver and truck have not been identified as of the time of this release.  Anyone with surveillance footage of…

A special session of the West Virginia Legislature aimed at allocating federal COVID-19 relief funding and increasing funds for road improvements is set for Monday. Governor Jim Justice made the announcement during his regular COVID-19 briefing- saying the session will begin at noon. Lawmakers were already scheduled to be in Charleston for June committee meetings. The legislature will consider allocating federal relief funds to the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Education. He also wants lawmakers to consider allocating $150 million from the state's general fund to the Division of Highways for road projects.  Justice says the…

Although thousands of people swarmed the downtown Cumberland area on Memorial Day to enjoy the Del McCoury Band concert at Canal Place, many businesses chose not to take advantage. Just a few stores and restaurants made the decision to open their doors during the event leaving many visitors with few options before, during and after the show. It is a situation that caught the attention of Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss. He said while the planned revitalization of the downtown mall will help businesses- store owners have to step up when opportunities present themselves…

The Cumberland Mayor and City Council voted last week to officially accept nearly $20 million in federal funds- the city’s share from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Passed by Congress, the federal aid package is intended to combat the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the total, an estimated $362 billion will go to state and local governments across the country. Municipalities in Allegany County will receive a total of $44 million. Cumberland’s interim City Administrator Ken Tressler…  

Maryland US Senator Ben Cardin, who is Jewish, took to the Senate Floor to denounce a recent wave of anti-Semitic rhetoric that has surfaced in light of new tensions in the middle east…    

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen says he's encouraging Governor Larry Hogan to "reconsider" cutting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. In a somewhat surprising move lsat week, Hogan announced that those enhanced federal benefits would end for Marylanders on July 3rd- a full two months before the program is scheduled to end. Van Hollen, one of many Democrats extremely critical of the plan, says now is not the time to cut off so many families who remain in desperate need of financial assistance… Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford says the governor made the right decision because the economy is open and businesses are begging for people…

Brendan O'Connor and Dan Hastings are the new 2021 Member-Member Champions. They stiched well all day and their nerves held up well during the shootout. Brendan made a nice 4 footer up the hill on 18 to secure the victory. Dan Duncan and Jim Lauder were second. They survived two chip offs just to make it to the last two teams . Coming in third was John Smyth and Duck Roby, 4th was Bryan Appel and Eric Cunningham, 5th was Joe George and Scott Shirer, and 6th was Seth DiNicola and Corey Twigg. Thank You all for playing and making…

On Saturday, June 5th, 2021 the Cumberland Police Department served a District Court bench warrant on David Richard McMillan for failing to appear for trial on May 14th, 2021 for assault, malicious destruction of property, and disorderly conduct charges. He was taken before the District Court Commissioner and was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center held on a $5,000 bond.   David Richard McMillan, age; 30, Oldtown, Maryland.

On Saturday, June 5th, 2021 the Cumberland Police Department responded to a Park Street business for the report of a female that was causing a disturbance and refusing to leave the property. When officers arrived, they spoke with management who advised that they asked a female several times to leave the property after other complaints from customers. Officers contacted the female who was identified as Katelin M. Moorehead and advised her that she need to leave at the request of the store management. Morehead then argued with officers refusing to leave and was arrested for trespassing and failing to obey…

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 4, 2021, there have been 2,939,109 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 162,232 total cases and 2,813 deaths. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 75-year old male from Mercer County, a 66-year old male from Monongalia County, a 54-year old male from Nicholas County, a 40-year old female from Kanawha County, 62-year old male from Taylor County, and a 93-year old male from Barbour County. “With summer around the corner, vaccination is the key to a return to normal times with family and friends,” said Bill J….