The Allegany County Health Department is sponsoring two upcoming prescription drug take back days.  Residents can turn in unused or expired prescription medications for safe disposal on Tuesday June 17th between 11am and 3pm at PharmaCare South on Industrial Boulevard or on Thursday June 19th at between 11 and 3 at PharmaCare West on Greene Street.  Take Back Days provide convenient and responsible means of drug disposal while educating the public about potential medication abuse.

Lauren Kirby Finan, 36 of Cumberland, was served a District Court Bench Warrant for her second Violation of Probation in this matter. Her original conviction was for Resist/Interfere with Arrest and she was given an 18-month supervised probation before judgment disposition. Finan is being held without bond. Bruce Allen Williams, 28 of Cumberland, was served a Circuit Court Bench Warrant for his 6th Violation of Probation/Pretrial Release in this matter. He was originally convicted of Regulated Firearm: Illegal Possession in 2022 and received a 3-year jail term with all but 8-months suspended with 3-years Supervised Probation. Williams is being held…

Antonio Matquis Penn, 32 of Cumberland, was arrested as a Fugitive From Justice due to a arrest warrant from the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida for Felony Theft and Fraud Scheme. He is being held without bond at the Allegany County Detention Center pending extradition to Florida.

Downtown Cumber'and's Friday After Five event scheduled for this evening has been canceled due to pending inclement weather.  It has been rescheduled for August 22.

On Thursday, June 12, 2025 at approximately 7:58 AM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department observed two male subjects sitting in an area off of Greene Street that is posted ‘No Trespassing’.  The subjects were contacted and identified as Andrew Seifert and Nathan Herrell.  They were placed under arrest for the violation and later released on criminal citations. ARRESTED:  Nathan Allen Herrell        AGE: 43           Cumberland, MD CHARGE:  Trespass: Posted Property ARRESTED:  Andrew Jeremiah Seifert      AGE: 46         Cumberland, MD CHARGE:  Trespass: Posted Property

Allegany County Commissioners heard the concerns from a room full Bel Air residents regarding the cost and quality of their utilities during last night’s meeting.  County Administrator Jason Bennett said the commissioners aren’t able to just take over Bel Air’s water service, but they have a meeting planned with the new owner, American Water Works Company… “We’ll report back what we hear from them and what they tell us and if they can’t answer us, we’re going to keep going farther.  There’s a lot more to come, and we know it is frustrating, we certainly know.  We operate water and sewer and…

Bel Air residents were out in force at last night’s County Commissioner meeting, repeating their request for a “force of four” meeting with county, state, and federal government officials to address skyrocketing water rates. Larry Smith who has been leading citizen efforts said the private company that Maryland Water Service is selling the system to has a history of high rates as well…     “We cannot take American Water and say wow – are things going to be different. Absolutely not. You can look across the country and American Water has a legacy, a legacy across the board of…

Efforts continue by the Downtown Development Commission to establish a new Business Improvement District that will change how property owners pay for services in the retail district.  The BID, as it is known, would actually result in a lower tax for the services they receive in downtown.  Larry Jackson, DDC President, says they have almost gotten to their goal number for being able to establish the BID…     “We have to get 80% of the individual property owners by legal entity to say we’re going to petition the city to create this BID. And the mayor and city council,…

An evening celebrating senatorial scholarship winners and announcing a re-election campaign was somewhat dampened by protests earlier this week. Republican Senator Mike McKay’s fundraiser on the WMD Scenic Railroad was met with protestors holding signs along the train route. McKay told WCBC News it’s unclear who actually organized the counter-event, but he has cleared up who was not involved…    “This was not orchestrated by the Allegany County Democrats and it was not orchestrated by the Allegany County Republicans. This had nothing to do with that. I just believe that some people have been misguided and gone rogue.”