November 11, 1970, the City of Cumberland dedicated a property located on the east side of South Centre Street as the Veterans' Memorial Park. The city erected a monument "to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in all wars."   The Let's Beautify Cumberland Committee recognizing the 50th anniversary is collecting military memorabilia to be buried in a time capsule at the park. Items must be small (photo, dog tags, letter, etc.) Anyone wishing to donate to the time capsule may bring the item to the park on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020, from 11 – 2 pm….

Baltimore officials are set to approve nearly $2.5 million in payments to resolve claims that officers in a rogue police unit brutalized, robbed and falsely arrested residents. The Baltimore Sun reports that the city’s Board of Estimates is scheduled Wednesday to approve payments to 11 people in a second round of settlements related to the police department’s corruption-plagued Gun Trace Task Force. The latest round of payments would raise the total to $2.7 million for 21 people who sued. “It’s high time that they atone for the city’s behavior,” said Baltimore attorney Latoya Francis-Williams, who represents a man set to receive a $500,000…

WCBC's coverage of the 2020 general election tonight begins with an ABC News Special at 7pm.  After the polls close, the WCBC news team will report on the results as they come in. In addition to the presidential race results, Bryan Gowans, Paul Mullan, Pete Davis and Mary Clites will cover congressional, state and local races, and other election news impacting the Allegany County region. Our guest analysts for tonight's broadcast include former Allegany County Board of Education member Jeff Metz, local attorney George "Mac" McKinley and local public relation consultant Dave Williams. Following the tabulation of results, we'll hear from the contestants in…

Mindy Renae Moorehead, 40, of Ridgeley, has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the theft of over $1.5 million from Bill's Marine Service on Deep Creek Lake. Garrett County Circuit Judge Ray Strubin initially sentenced Moorehead to a term of 15 years for the charge of Theft over $100,000, but suspended ten years of that sentence in favor of five years of probation.  She's also to repay the balance of the funds. After charges were filed in December of 2019, Garrett County State's Attorney Lisa Thayer Welch told WCBC that as company comptroller, Moorehead had been…

Route 28 is currently shut down with a large tree blocking the roadway near the intersection of Parker Road. Power lines are down from the fall, and fire department, DOT crews, and Potomac Energy responders are on-scene. Motorists should avoid the area of route 28 near the intersection of Parker Road until further notice

Allegany County Elections Director Diane Loibel commenting on early voting, which concluded after the last person in line at 8 PM last evening at the County Office Building on Kelly Road.   Loibel said turnout for early voting was heavy, she expects that trend to continue for Election Day today…     WCBC's Election Coverage opens with an ABC News Special beginning at 7 PM.

With a contentious election, and recently protests that turned violent, there is concern that things may get out of hand during the 2020 vote. WCBC News ask West Virginia National Guard Major General James Hoyer if he thought there would be a need for deployment of his troops to help keep order..  

The month of October saw tremendous jumps in the rate of spread of COVID-19 in Mountain Maryland.   While numbers in Garrett County have not risen as dramatically as they have in Allegany County, there was a major spike in late October. Health officer Bob Stephens updated the County Commissioners on contact tracing yesterday afternoon…  

The release of actual ballot tabulations in Maryland tonight will depend partly on the volume of last-minute voters who show up just ahead of the deadline to close the polls.  Deputy State Elections Administrator Nikki Charlson tells WBAL there is a protocol to be followed when the official deadline arrives….  

The Allegany County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Department is currently working to develop a contingency plan to make food distribution available to students attending Braddock Middle School. As soon as the details of this updated plan are finalized, an official announcement will be made to inform Braddock families.  The reason for the lack of on site food distribution has not been disclosed.  However, in response to a recent question about possible Coronavirus cases, ACPS did issue the following statement: "Due to privacy concerns and legal restrictions, ACPS cannot report to the media or the general public details of suspected…