West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced he is calling for an investigation after it was discovered that there had been another 20 unreported coronavirus deaths – just 10 days after he had announced more than 160 unreported deaths…

The Allegany County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating Bruce Windle May, 85 years of age. May was last seen in the area of Kemp Drive, Frostburg, MD on today's date at approximately 1:30p.m.  May is described as a white male, 6-2, 165lbs, wearing blue jean pants, a red plaid flannel shirt, and possibly a grey vest. May suffers from a medical condition and is considered as a vulnerable missing. May is believed to be traveling on foot.  Any citizen who locates or believes they have seen May is asked to contact the Allegany County Sheriff's Office…

On Saturday, officers of the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Brittany Sue Dicks. The Criminal Summons was issued by the District Court stemming from an incident on March 19th, 2021. During the incident Officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a Willowbrook Road address for a report of unattended young children left in vehicle parked in a parking garage with temperatures being less than 50 degrees. Upon officers arrival they located the children, who were not dressed appropriately for the weather, and spoke with witnesses to the incident. Officers contacted the Department of Social Services who…

On Saturday, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 400 block of Seymour Street for a reported disturbance. Upon the officers arrival they observed Eric Eugene Miller II strike a victim in the face with his hand. Officers then placed Miller under arrest for assault second degree. Miller was taken before a District Court Commissioner where he was released on his own recognizance.   Arrest: Eric Eugene Miller, age 32, Cumberland Maryland. Charge: Assault Second Degree.

We continue to be in brush fire season, as a number of Allegany County units were dispatched to Beans Cove Road, in southern Bedford County,Saturday afternoon to help battle a large brush fire there. There will continue to be a danger of such fires for the next few weeks until trees and bushes start to green up during early spring.  

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 19, 2021, there have been 2,341,373 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 137,092 total cases and 2,600 total deaths.   In the past 24 hours, DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 67-year old male from Mercer County, a 61-year old male from Monongalia County, a 75-year old male from Hampshire County, a 75-year old male from Jackson County, a 54-year old female from Lewis County, a 78-year old female from Raleigh County, a 72-year old male from Kanawha County, a 59-year old male…

Photo by Karin Dodge/Maryland DNR       Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia have agreed to a cooperative management plan for Potomac River largemouth bass, one of the most popular sport fisheries in the mid-Atlantic region.  To help seek a unified assessment of the fishery, state agencies and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission —  who share authority to manage the river system for largemouth bass — are jointly collaborating on monitoring and assessing the fishery with an update produced every three years. Work begins in March 2021, though planning for the project has been underway for more than a…

Maryland state lawmakers are considering legislation to prohibit charging a child younger than 13 with a crime. WBAL reports the bill is the product of two years of study, and it's designed to keep kids away from the court and place them in diversion programs, rather than jail. The legislation does not include violent crimes, like murder, carjacking and rape. When a young person breaks the law in Maryland, they are forced into a criminal justice system that many say offers few tools to assess their needs or risk of reoffending. And locking kids up is expensive at $400,000 per child…

On Friday officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 700 block of Memorial Avenue for a reported suspicious vehicle. Upon officers arrival they spoke with the two occupants, Remington Colt Arnold and Mystere Jo Wells, and observed the vehicle to be displaying a registration from another vehicle. The officers requested a K-9 to conduct a scan of the vehicle which indicated a positive alert. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle, where capsules of suspected heroin, a baggie of heroin, hypodermic syringes, and numerous denominations of counterfeit currency. After a search of Wells officers located two metal containers…

Maryland drivers saw another week with gas price average increases as high crude prices and growing refinery utilization — which increased from 69 to 76 percent last week according to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) — helped to push prices higher. However, increased gasoline stocks and a decrease in demand have helped to slow the rate at which prices have increased. Gas prices are likely to continue to increase in the coming days, but if these trends continue, prices will increase at a slower rate than Americans have seen since the beginning of the month.  The gas…