On Friday,  the Cumberland Police served an arrest warrant on Kerri Michelle Fisher, age 31 of Cumberland MD.  The warrant charged Fisher with Second Degree Assault from an incident that occurred in September of 2021 where Fisher is alleged to have pepper sprayed a male.  Fisher was placed under arrest and taken to the District Court Commissioner for her initial appearance.  She was released after posting a $5,000 bond.    Arrested:  Kerri Michelle Fisher Age: 31 Cumberland MD Charges:  Second Degree Assault   On Friday  the Cumberland Police served two arrest warrants on Douglas Scott Smith age 42 of Cumberland…

The number of Maryland residents hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide fell below 2,000 for the first time since late December, according to data from the Maryland Department of Health on Friday.  This and other improving COVID metrics were reported as the state surpasses 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date. “We continue to see very encouraging trends in our key health metrics, including rapid declines in our hospitalizations, case rate, and positivity rate,” said Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. “To continue our recovery, it is critical that all eligible Marylanders get their booster shot as soon as possible. No one should…

A major winter storm is hitting Maryland this weekend- but this time the western region is expected to dodge most of it. Steady snow began developing Friday nightand continue through Saturday afternoon. The Baltimore Metro area will see at least 1-3 inches of snow, and even heavier amounts to the east. Near the Bay, 3-6 inches of snow possible, and East of MD Route-50, 6-10 inches of snow is possible. The wind will turn breezy tonight, reducing visibility. Even stronger winds are likely on Saturday, with gusts to 40 mph. Locally Allegany County can expect less than a couple of…

Candidates for West Virginia’s May 10 Primary Election have until midnight Saturday to file. The election will be the first in the state since the 2020 Census and the congressional and legislative redistricting that followed. The legislature decided to go with all single member districts in the House of Delegates. Voters will be casting ballots in 100 separate districts instead of what used to be 67 districts. All House seats are up for election this year. There are 17 of the Senate’s 34 seats up for election. The state now has only two congressional districts and both will have contested…

WEEKLY COVID UPDATE: For the 7-day period of January 21-28, 2022, Mountain Ridge High School and Fort Hill High School both met the definition of a School Wide Outbreak of COVID-19 by having 5 cohort outbreaks within the school.   Northeast Elementary School and Westernport Elementary School each had cohorts that met the definition of a cohort outbreak.   ACPS had 14 staff members and 128 students reported as positive for COVID-19 during this time.  ACPS had 9 staff members quarantined as a close contact.  183 students were reported as close contacts to a positive person and required to quarantine.  This includes…

At approximately 1p.m. on Friday Allegany County law enforcement agencies were notified of a vehicle pursuit approaching this jurisdiction. Agencies were notified that the operator, Jared Austin Burgoyne,22 of Cumberland was actively wanted on a felony arrest warrant originating in Barbour County, WV.  It was further advised that the vehicle had apparently struck a law enforcement vehicle in the City of Philippi, WV where the pursuit began.  In response to the information Deputies and Troopers began to observe Interstate 68 in an attempt to locate the vehicle.  A short time later the vehicle was observed entering Allegany County in the area of Frostburg, MD….

Just after 1:30 Friday morning troopers from the Hagerstown Barrack responded to the area of N/B I-81 at the 4 Mile Marker for a tractor trailer collision.  Upon arrival troopers determined a tractor trailer traveled off the roadway and overturned.  The driver, Nonamegiven Simrat of Queens, NY was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the tractor was unrestrained and was ejected from the vehicle. No other vehicles or passengers were involved.  TFC Socks, advanced collision investigator, is the investigating trooper. The interstate was shut down for a short period of time during the investigation. One lane of I-81 N/B was…

A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday morning, hours before President Joe Biden was set to travel to the city to promote his legislative agenda — including the landmark infrastructure law he signed last year. Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed the collapse on Twitter before 7 a.m. ET, urging people to avoid the area around Forbes and Braddock Avenues near Frick Park. Three people have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while authorities have been deployed to “ensure there are no victims under the collapsed bridge,” the city tweeted in an update later Friday morning.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 2,000, Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has surpassed yet another significant milestone with 11 million COVID-19 vaccines administered. “We continue to see very encouraging trends in our key health metrics, including rapid declines in our hospitalizations, case rate, and positivity rate,” said Governor Hogan. “To continue our recovery, it is critical that all eligible Marylanders get their booster shot as soon as possible. No one should think of a booster as just a bonus or an extra dose—it is the best way to protect yourself from severe illness from this…

Over a dozen crews responded when an industrial fire at Bedford Valley Petroleum. broke out late Thursday afternoon. More than 150 firefighters from four different counties were called to battle the blaze. The call came in around 3 p.m, and officials said that fire and smoke were both visible from the location. Bedford County EMA Director Dave Cubbison said that no damage was done to the environment as the fire did not strike the propane tanks. The state fire marshal will undergo an investigation into the exact cause of the fire. The Bedford Valley Petroleum and Propane have not made any statements…