On August 23rd, 2021, The Cumberland City Police Department arrested Joshiah Matthew McCauley, 22, of Cumberland MD. McCauley was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant for failing to appear in court for a previous assault charge. McCauley was taken before a District Court Commissioner for an Initial Appearance where he was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center. McCauley is currently being held on $5,000 bond. Arrested:  Joshiah Matthew McCauley Charges: Bench Warrant – Failure to Appear

On August 23rd, 2021, The Cumberland City Police Department responded to the 30 block of Baltimore St for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers located two male subjects involved in a verbal altercation. Officers ordered both to cease their disruptive behavior. One of the subjects, Woodrow Matthew Dean, 63, of Cumberland MD, refused to comply after several orders had been given, As a result, Dean was placed under arrest. He was issued a Criminal Citation for disorderly conduct and released. He was also advised to cause no further disturbances. Later in the day, Officers responded to the 200…

WCBC has a connection to the events taking place in Afghanistan, as the son of our Paul Mullan, then Staff Sergeant Adam Lewis was embedded with Afghan units for training purposes during a tour of duty eight years ago. Lewis has been in daily contact with his interpreters, and describes how he became friends with those from the host country… Lewis says he's been working back channels to help his interpreters escape the country and the wrath of the Taliban.

The big discussion during Monday's West Virginia Media Briefing centered on whether boosters are in order for everyone who has had the first round of vaccinations against the disease. Governor Jim Justice said he has been prevented from moving forward with such a plan due to an agreement between the federal government and pharmacies. WCBC News asked Dr. Clay Marsh, the state's Coronavirus Czar, whether masks should be considered as additional protection until such approval is given… Governor Justice told us that two State Troopers in his protection detail have tested positive after being fully vaccinated.

​The Centers for Disease Control announced formal approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday, making it the first to achieve that status during the pandemic. UPMC held a press conference in Pittsburgh to provide more information on what the approval means. WCBC News asked Dr Graham Snyder if this would address the concerns of many who thought the vaccine was rushed into production… Dr. Graham Snyder, who oversees infection prevention for the UPMC system, which includes UPMC Western Maryland. 

On Saturday, Governor Larry Hogan brought to a close the 2021 Summer Conference of the Maryland Association of Counties. Hogan told the group, which included Allegany County officials, that the state would be transitioning from a COVID economy to one that will focus on infrastructure needs, such as roads, bridges, public works projects and broadband for rural areas…

Monday afternoon Around 2PM a widespread power outage left about 7,000 Potomac Edison customers in the Cumberland, LaVale, Corriganville and Ellerslie areas without electricity. The outage was due to an issue with a sub transmission line. Power was restored to customers by evening.

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today announced an update on the top 10 and bottom 10 nursing home facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least one dose of a vaccine against COVID-19 and highly contagious variants. MDH also announced nursing home facilities that did not submit adequate staff COVID-19 vaccination data as required by the state.    On May 4, 2021, the Maryland Department of Aging launched the Skilled Nursing Facilities Vaccination Dashboard, which weekly publishes data on residents and staff vaccinated against COVID-19 at each of the skilled nursing homes and congregate care…

On Sunday at approximately 7:30 PM the Cumberland City Police Department were dispatched to the 200 block of Charles Street for a stabbing. Upon arrival officers located the victim and observed heavy bleeding from multiple stab wounds. The victim was able to provide several suspects’ names. The Cumberland Fire Department arrived on scene and transported the victim to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Officers from the Cumberland City Police Department, Allegany County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police responded to an address in the 100 block of Park Street and located Kelly Lynn Clark a named suspect by the…

Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford said this week that despite the state’s best effort to educate the public- there are still 20% to 25% of Marylanders who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine who have not gotten the shot. He told WBAL radio that while the state is still trying to convince everyone eligible to get the vaccine to do so- there will come a time when those efforts will cease…