The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how face-to-face interactions take place, but summer student work experiences are still needed for career training.   That’s why Allegany County Public School’s Center for Career and Technical Education is providing 10 P-TECH students to participate in IBM’s nationwide program that will host 1,000 paid P-TECH interns this summer, with the aim of helping students gain critical professional and technical skills.   “The traditional pathways into highly-skilled jobs are changing for the better, becoming more inclusive and accessible to people from all walks of life,” said Obed Louissaint, IBM Senior Vice President, Transformation & Culture….

Allegany County Emergency Services is reporting a working house fire in the Baltimore Pike area. 

The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic, but it said this is expected to be the last time it does so. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extended the evictions moratorium until July 31. It had been scheduled to end June 30. The CDC said Thursday that “this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.” The White House had acknowledged Wednesday that the emergency pandemic protection will have to end at…

DelFest and the Cumberland Theatre will receive a share of funding previously announced by Governor Hogan for performance venues and entertainment promoters impacted by the pandemic. The DelFest promoter grant will be $158,105, while the theatre will receive $61,760. This year's DelFest was rescheduled for late September because of the pandemic. WCBC is Cumberland's Official DelFest Information Station.

On Thursday, June 23rd, 2021, Officers with the Cumberland City Police Department responded to a residence in the 800 block of Highland Dr for the report of a breaking and entering. Contact was made with the owner of the home who advised that they had been awakened by a male subject who had entered their home unlawfully through an unlocked door. The suspect then entered the bedroom of the home. The homeowner advised the male suspect informed them they had just been at the property to help a female in distress. The male suspect then left the home without further…

After being canceled last year by the pandemic- the Harley Davidson Legends and Lore Rally is returning to Cumberland.  The Harley Owners Group will be coming be in town Thursday through Sunday,  June 24-27.   Registered attendees are estimated to be 600 to 1,000 plus and consist of Harley Davidson owners from around the country and Canada. Riders will be riding to various locations in Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Evening events will be hosted by various businesses at Canal Place and downtown. Coordinator Francine Kraft tells WCBC News that Cumberland is an ideal location for this event…          …

Good Morning America recently featured the efforts of Jeanie Shaffer, a local volunteer from Hyndman who has made over 11,000 hats for newborn babies at UPMC Western Maryland.  Mrs. Shaffer has been knitting hats for infants to stay warm for more than 15 years. UPMC recently honored Mrs. Shaffer for her years of dedication, presenting her with a scrapbook featuring pictures of some of the thousands of newborns wearing her hats…                                                 Mrs. Shaffer, who is 90, says she has no intention of slowing down anytime soon…                …

A Maryland public defender is pushing Ocean City to put a police department body-worn camera program in place. The request comes on the heels of  two violent arrests on the Ocean City boardwalk. The body cam debate is a national one. Locally, Cumberland Police Chief Chuck Ternent tells WCBC News that his department currently does not have the equipment largely because of a lack of funding…                                

Although the executive director of the Union Rescue Mission said this week that talks with the Cumberland Economic Development Corporation about finding a new location for the local homeless shelter had broken off- city officials aren’t yet ready to move on from the project. Discussions about moving from the current Queen City Pavement location in order to expand services began in 2019- however Mission director David Ziler told WCBC News that no adequate alternatives had been presented and the two sides hadn’t had any substantive talks in more than a year. CEDC executive director Matt Miller acknowledged that finding a…

Comptroller Peter Franchot today hosted the second meeting of the Comptroller's Workgroup on Pandemic Spending.  Representatives from the state's Commerce and Housing and Community Development departments told the panel that the largest chunks of aid supported small businesses and rental assistance initiatives. "These two agencies are the largest disbursers of pandemic relief," Comptroller Franchot said. "Their presentations today provided valuable insights into how state and federal dollars were distributed, which industries and jurisdictions were prioritized, and how far those dollars went as our residents, families and businesses were battered by the pandemic." The Department of Commerce has administered hundreds of…