ACPS currently serves five breakfast meals to all students who want one, with the exclusion of scheduled school closures and holidays. Beginning on Monday, March 29, 2021, when current A/B day schedule students return to school together, the manner in which students receive breakfast meals may differ from school to school. Some schools will serve breakfast at the school, while others will continue to provide those breakfasts to students to take home to eat the next morning prior to arriving at school as per our current meal distribution process. ACPS will also continue to distribute breakfasts and lunches at each school for…

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet with Eastern Panhandle residents in April to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any potential questions.   “These public events are a great way for consumers to talk one-on-one with our consumer representatives,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “Residents can easily get questions answered, learn what is going on in their area and how to keep personal information safe and secure.”   Richard Dennis, a consumer outreach and compliance specialist with the office, will host the events as scheduled below: April 6: 11:00 a.m. to Noon – Jefferson County Courthouse,…

The Allegany County Health Department reports that 15,555 Allegany County residents have received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine against COVID-19 (22.1% of the population), with 9,478 of those individuals now fully vaccinated with their second dose (13.5% of the population).  Additionally, 562 Allegany County residents have received the single dose Janssen vaccine (0.8%).   By comparison, the state reported that 25.9% of all Marylanders had received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine, with 13.1% having had both doses and an additional 1.0% vaccinated with the single dose vaccine.   Per the Governor’s timeline, Maryland’s vaccination Phase 2B…

With COVID cases declining and vaccines increasing- UPMC Western Maryland President Michele Martz joined WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” Friday to provide an update with a status report…                      

UPDATE: Scene cleared. All traffic moving Accidents are being reported in Interstate 68 and Willowbrook Road late Friday morning and early afternoon causing traffic backups. 

High winds are wreaking havoc in the region and have caused some problems at the tower sites for WCBC 1270 AM,103.1 FM WCBC and Classic Hits 107. The station is currently off the air. Engineers are on site to correct the problem and we hope to return the airwaves as soon as possible.. WCBC apologizes to our listeners for the inconvenience. 

Maryland Health Connection will extend its current Coronavirus Special Enrollment Period, launched at the start of the pandemic, until at least Aug. 15. The change aligns with the federal enrollment extension announced by President Joe Biden for the 35 states that use the federal health insurance marketplace healthcare.gov. “We are pleased to announce the additional extension of this special enrollment period to Aug. 15, which is already one of the nation’s longest in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement. “Our administration remains committed to ensuring Marylanders have access to the resources they need to weather…

Allegany County Emergency Services reports a tractor trailer accident eastbound on Willowbrook Road. Traffic is delayed as a result. 

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice took a sales trip to the eastern panhandle this week- encouraging those residents who may be skeptical- to take a closer look at his plan to eliminate income the state income tax.  The governor  has been promoting his plan with town hall meetings across the state- most recently making stops in Martinsburg and Berkeley Springs. He says his proposal will attract more residents to the Mountain State and drive economic growth. He addressed addressed concerns at his town hall that taxes will have to be raised on other goods and services to make up for…

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced Friday that  the investigation on the COVID-19 deaths that went unreported previously has been completed. The governor said the state Department of Health and Human Resources were being briefed on the findings of the investigation and the details from the investigation will be made public in the coming days