Allegany County Emegency reports a vehicle accident on Winchester Road near Eaton Young Galleries. 

Construction on Interstate 68 East at the Crosstown bridge has traffic backed up in the area. 

The Allegany County Board of Education is currently seeking applications for membership on its Ethics Panel. The Ethics Panel is a five-member body whose primary responsibility is to provide advisory opinions, to conduct hearings on ethics complaints, and to make recommendations to the Board of Education on matters relating to conflict of interest, financial disclosure, and lobbying disclosure. Ethics Panel members are appointed by the Board for five-year terms. Currently, there are three (3) vacancies on the Ethics Panel. An Ethics Panel member must be a resident of Allegany County and must not be a member of the Board of…

On Tuesday, June 29th, 2021, The Cumberland City Police served a Criminal Summons on Demond Arthur Scott Jr, 34, of Cumberland MD. The summons stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 25th, 2021 at a residence in the 300 block of Frederick St. During that incident it is alleged that Scott broke into a residence there before stealing a vehicle belonging to the resident. Scott was served the summons and released, pending trial in District Court.   Arrested:   Demond Arthur Scott Jr Charge:   Burglary 4th Degree, Motor Vehicle Theft

A Friendsville woman was arrested by Garrett County Sheriff's Deputies during a traffic stop on I-68 Tuesdya night. At approximately 10:00 p.m., deputies stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation on eastbound I-68. The driver identified as Carrie Lee McCombie, 41, was arrested after the K-9 Unit returned a positive alert for controlled dangerous substance in the vehicle.  A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of methamphetamine, as well as Alprazolam with a street vlaue of $800, and paraphernalia.  A check of McCombie's driver's license confirmed that her license was revoked as well.  McCombie was transported to the…

On Tuesday morning, three people were arrested by the Garrett County Sheriff's Office of Narcotics Division during a traffic stop near Oakland. Narcotics division deputies stopped a vehicle for traffic violations of Paul Friend Road at approximately 10:30 a.m. The K-9 Unit responded and returned a positive alert for controlled dangerous substances. A serach of the vehicle led to the recovery of heroin, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.  The driver, Ralph Thomas Lloyd, 42 of Kitzmiller, was arrested and charged with driving on a suspended license.  A passener identified as Taylor Renea Perry, 26 of Oakland, was charged with possession of…

On Tuesday night at approximately 10:30 p.m., deputies of The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office responded to a LaVale business for a report of a female that had stabbed someone. Deputies arrived and determined that Theresa Jean Roy, 37 years old of LaVale, had stabbed a male at a private residence in the LaVale area. Roy then fled that residence and went to a business where they called 911.   The male was located and transported to the hospital for serious but apparently non-life-threatening injuries. Roy was charged with 1st and 2nd degree assault and held at the Allegany County Detention…

During his regular COVID-19 briefing, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice was asked about his decision to sign a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in female athletics. That bill has since spawned a federal lawsuit. Justice said the issue is a simple one from his standpoint: it is an issue of fairness in athletics- and has nothing to do with discrimination…

Allegany County Government is undergoing some key personnel changes effective July 1st with new directors appointed for several departments. The County Commissioners have announced that Adam Patterson has been named to replace the retiring Paul Kahl as director of Public Works; Kristi Liller appointed to head Human Resources; and that Pam Diaz has been promoted to Deputy Director of Finance. County Administrator Jason Bennett…

Today marks the final day on the job for Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon. Salmon is retiring after four years heading the state’s public school system.  Clearly her biggest challenge came in the past year as the system maneuvered through the COVID-19 pandemic with most schools shutting down for months at a time- leaving a hybrid mix of distance learning and in person instruction. In an interview with WBAL, Salmon said that getting the children fed and providing learning opportunities during the pandemic is something she is most proud of. During the past year, many parents opted to…