On Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department arrested Neroli Mae, 52, of Cumberland, MD. Mae was arrested on an active Bench Warrant issued by the Allegany County District Court on June 6th, 2025. On that date, it is alleged that Mae failed to appear in District Court for a previous theft charge. Mae was taken before a District Court Commissioner for an Initial Appearance, where she was released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.. ARRESTED -  Neroli Mae,     W/F 52 yo CHARGES -  Bench Warrant-Failure to Appear.

On Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department arrested Seth Ryan Michael, 28, of Burlington, WV. Michael was arrested on an active Arrest Warrant issued by the Allegany County District Court for an incident that occurred on June 14th, 2025. On that date, the Cumberland Police responded to the Union Rescue Mission on Queen City Pavement for the report of a disorderly subject. Once on scene, officers discovered that Michael had created a large disturbance and damaged a metal door before fleeing the scene on foot. Officers were unable to locate Michael at that time. As a result, an…

Amid the deadly flooding in north central West Virginia, Attorney General JB McCuskey is warning of possible price gouging schemes. Price gouging laws are in effect prohibiting the price inflation of consumer items or services more than 10%. McCuskey urges those who see increased prices or believe they have been overcharged to file a price-gouging complaint at ww.wvago.com.

The Walmart Supercenter in LaVale is holding a ribbon cutting Friday at 8 am to celebrate the store’s remodel.  Store Manager, Brad Leydig, told WCBC their location is the first in the state to be updated this year and they’ve hired 65 new employees.  The remodel includes bringing back more cashiers, revamping the pharmacy and expanding to enable digital orders to be processed more efficiently…     “That was the biggest investment in capitol and expanding the actual building.  The biggest impact to our customers is probably going to be that front end. It gives us that face-to-face interaction again…

On Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department responded to the Sleep Inn on Ali Ghan Rd for the report of an assault. Once on scene, officers contacted the complainant who advised that their child had been assaulted by a female subject. During the investigation, it was discovered that the suspect had struck the child in the face and locked them in a bathroom. As a result, Latoya Holt, 41, of Keyser WV, was placed under arrest. She was taken before a District Court Commissioner for an Initial Appearance, where she was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center….

The Allegany County Commissioners are exploring options in relation to the Bel Air water system. County officials had a brief meeting with new owners American Water, but little information came of it since the sale is not yet finalized. County Administrator Jason Bennett tells WCBC calls for the county to invoke eminent domain are being looked at, but that would not necessarily be the solution…     “That’s a very – one, legally painful process. Two – there’s no guarantee we can help the residents because if we have to pay, I don’t even want to guess at a number…

Ed Taylor, President of the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization, continued raising concerns about the Allegany County Library System during the last County Commissioner meeting, specifically toward Director John Taube.  Taylor says the library system does not like the organization’s interpretation of American history…    “We are a traditional, conservative, historic, patriotic organization here in Allegany County and have been for a very long time.  We promote traditional and truthful history and heritage of our great country the United States of America, and apparently Mister Tuabe and the library system has a problem with that.” Commission President Dave Caporale told Taylor…

As lawmakers in Washington D.C. continue to wrangle over President Trump’s spending bill, close attention is on those whose healthcare benefits may be directly affected.  Rate increases for medical plans for next year are expected to be up to 20%, as well as some people losing access to low-cost and subsidized coverage.  Western Maryland AHEC’s David Stewart tells WCBC it is hard to measure the impact of a more or less insured population…     “One of the ways you can look at the benefit of having a more insured population is your hospitals are doing okay. The ability to…

Senator Chris Van Hollen has reintroduced the Easy Enrollment Health Care Act, modeled on a program introduced by the state of Maryland in 2020 that has helped nearly 14,000 residents enroll in marketplace plans for health care. Van Hollen says the program simplifies health coverage enrollment by making it part of the tax return…     “Nine other states have follow Maryland’s lead to do that. We should do it at the federal level. All you have to do is put on your federal tax return a check-off that says “check to see if I’m eligible” and we can do…

Behind the scenes, work continues on the needed repairs for the City of Cumberland’s bridges.  First up for reconstruction is the Cumberland Street bridge, but a change in environmental regulations has caused a delay.  Mayor Ray Morriss tells WCBC that the Director of Engineering has one more item to take care of before it can go to bid – a study – on bats…     “Bobby Smith – I feel for this man and how hard he works, he’s got all of his ducks in a row and then they go hey you know we changed that law last…