Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane has approved an average 11.9% premium rate decrease for individual health insurance plans with an effective date of January 1, 2021. This means that for the third consecutive year, all individual insurance rates in Maryland under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will see significant decreases. Individual Health Insurance Premiums In Maryland 2019: -13.2% 2020: -10.3% 2021: -11.9% The lower rates reflect the impact of the State Reinsurance Program, which has helped to stabilize the individual health insurance market after years of major premium increases. The three-year cumulative impact…

On 09/14/2020 the Cumberland City Police Department served an arrest warrant on Kendra Catherine Brill. On 04/15/2020 the Cumberland City Police responded to George Street for a theft complaint. The officer learned the victim had electronics stolen from their vehicle. The victim was able to use tracking software on the electronics and learned they were in a residence in Ridgeley, WV. With the assistance of the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office, Ms. Brill was developed as a suspect and subsequently charged. Ms. Brill was taken before a District Court Commissioner and released on her personal recognizance.   Arrested – Kendra Catherine…

Allegany County Public Schools personnel confirmed to WCBC’s Dave Norman Monday that there had been some glitches with online learning to start the school year, but the situation improved as the week went on.  Nil Grove is the Chief Information Technology Officer for the local school system…

Mike McCormick has written a new book, “Joe Biden, Unauthorized.” And says he has seen a decline in the mental capabilities of the Democratic Presidential Nominee.  McCormick, a stenographer who worked at the White House in the George W. Bush, Barrack Obama, and Donald Trump administrations, worked under then Vice President Biden from 2010 to 2016.  He tells WCBC that Biden is not the same guy he worked with… 

It’s a week ago today that West Virginia public schools reopened, with local systems opting for a hybrid of in person and online instruction, and other systems not able to open due to COVID-19 spikes in their respective counties.  WCBC News asked State School Superintendent Clayton Burch for a one week report card on how this unusual year has started…

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice huddled with members of his Coronavirus team last evening to consider changes to the color coding system, and to the way the pandemic is handled at West Virginia University.  Governor Justice proposed splitting the orange classification which would allow more counties to open in person instruction…

  Rap star Kanye West on Monday lost his court challenge to get on the general election ballot in West Virginia. Secretary of State Mac Warner previously determined West didn’t have enough valid signatures to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for president. In Monday's ruling, a US district judge agreed with that determination, and rejected West’s argument that Gov. Jim Justice’s ‘Stay at Home’ order hurt his chances to gather signatures.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed nine additional deaths in its COVID-19 update Monday. The deaths included a 91-year old female from Cabell County, an 84-year old female from Kanawha County, a 78-year old male from Grant County, a 66-year old male from Harrison County, an 86-year old male from Harrison County, a 76-year old male from Harrison County, a 75-year old female from Kanawha County, a 71-year old female from Kanawha County, and an 83-year old female from Kanawha County. There have been 275 COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia since the pandemic began earlier this year, with…

On September 13th, 2020, The Cumberland City Police arrested Jasmond Jaquan Metheny, age 30, of Cumberland MD. Metheny was arrested on three outstanding Bench Warrants issued by the District Court of Maryland for failing to appear in court on numerous charges including CDS possession with intent to distribute, CDS possession, and trespassing. Metheny was taken before the District Court Commissioner for his Initial Appearance where he was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center, held without bond. Arrested:  Jasmond Jaquan Metheny       Age: 30, Cumberland, MD Charges:  Bench Warrant – Failure to Appear x3

With many parents experiencing glitches and other issues with online virtual learning during the first week of school in Allegany County, WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” will have the systems chief technical officer as well as the director of communications to provide an update and answer questions about the new “schoology” program. Joining the morning show at 9:30 Monday will be Chief IT Officer Nil Grove and Public Information Officer Mia Perlozzo Cross.