The Chesapeake Bay Bridge was closed for a time Wednesday afternoon due to high winds.   Winds were clocked at over 55 mph at the site of the two-bridge span.  The closure lasted from around 1 p.m. until 2:40 p.m.

Public comment speakers at the Cumberland Mayor and Council meeting on Tuesday raised the subject of removing fluoride from the city’s water system. The issue of fluoridated water has been an ongoing issue for many years.  On hand to speak were Bernie Miltenberger from the Pure Water Committee and Dr. Mark Dinola, a holistic dentist.  Local citizen Carla Rigger spoke, saying recent studies show that fluoride is a dangerous additive and can even be deadly…     “Studies confirm that fluoride causes brain damage. When mixed with aluminum and fluoride it’s deadly. Increased risk of ADD, ADHD, and dyslexia. The…

On March 4, 2025, an Officer of the Cumberland Police Department conducted a traffic stop after observing a traffic violation in the Area of Centre St. The Officer then made contact with the driver and passenger. After the traffic stop was concluded, the Officers asked the driver for consent to search the vehicle. Officers then conducted a consent search of the vehicle and located suspected Crack cocaine. As a result, Daryl Boyer, 63, of Cumberland MD, was arrested and transported to police headquarters. He was issued a Criminal Citation and released, pending trial in District Court. Arrest: Daryl Boyer, age…

 A Cumberland man incarcerated at the Allegany County Detention Center for arson was served a criminal summons for damaging a fire sprinkler that led to $65,000 in damages at the YMCA where he lived. The incident occurred after setting his apartment on fire and before he was charged with arson. Staff told investigators that the resident, Donald Lee Martin Jr. intentionally damaged a fire sprinkler located in a stairwell on February 15. The vandalism led to severe flooding in the administrative section of the business, causing extensive property damage.

Adison Wyer has been named the new Garrett County Airport manager.  Wyer brings both technical expertise and a deep-rooted passion for aviation to the role, as well as leadership and operational experience from his background as a trooper with the Maryland State Police.  Garrett Airport serves as a hub for flight training, sightseeing over Deep Creek Lake, and essential services supporting military, law enforcement, and DNR.

Cumberland Police are continuing their investigation into possibly human bones found off of Independence Street in the City.  A person exploring woods in the vicinity Tuesday came across the bones and alerted law enforcement.  Police Chief Chuck Ternent said the bones and some clothing were collected as evidence and are being analyzed.  The Chief said there could possibly be a connection to a missing person’s case…      “It’s too early to tell this early in the investigation, but we do have Larry Aleshire who’s been missing for quite a long time so it is a possibility.”

Fort Hill will host Mountain Ridge Thursday at 6 p.m. in the regional finals for boys basketball.  All tickets purchases are online and go on sale at noon today.  The link is tickets.mpssaa.org.

During last night’s Cumberland Mayor and City Council Open Work Session, Ken Tressler, Director of Administrative Services, reported that Cumberland’s bond rating is the highest it has been since records began in 2008… “The revenue is up.  We’re managing our spending.  We’re managing our debt.  Uh, we typically issue new debt for assets that are going to last seven years or more.” As a result, in the following Public Meeting, the Mayor and City Council authorized the sale of up to $5.2 million of general obligation bonds, most of which has already been claimed, according to Tressler… “We’ve already dibbed $3.9…

Frostburg State University’s spring Choral concert will take place Friday, March 14. The concert begins at 7:30pm in Pealer Recital Hall. This year, the theme is “Something Old, Something New” and is under the direction of Dr. Scott Rieker. Rieker says the financial issues of the university have also touched the music department, spurring the theme of this year’s concert…       “We have music that is old, in other words we have performed it before, new – some pieces that we’ve borrowed. And then something blue: we have an alumnus named Grant Strickning who wrote a piece of…

The West Virginia legislature is one third of the way through their session in Charleston and Democratic Senators and House members would like to make some progress on bills.  The Dems met with reporters on Monday to address their goals for the session and their frustration. Delegate Joey Garcia says one subject is taking over the House… “We’re not hearing about so many other important things that are priorities for the state of West Virginia. They’re talking about biological sex more than jobs, more than teacher’s pay, more than roads, more than 6,000 kids in foster care.”