The Ocean City Beach Patrol will start guarding the 10 miles of beach this Saturday, May 24. The Beach Patrol is on duty every day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.   This year marks the 150th anniversary of Ocean City, Maryland.

Allegany County Public Schools announced late Wednesday afternoon that students from Westernport Elementary will be on the campus of Frostburg State University to finish out the school year. Parents will be receiving transportation information soon. Students will have eight days on campus with breakfast and lunch provided in addition to fun activities and scheduled year-end field trips.  Their school year will end June 6.

On Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 200 block of Greene St for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers contacted store employees who stated a male subject had been creating a disturbance inside the store and was refusing to leave. Officers then contacted the male and ordered him to leave the property. He was also informed not to return or he would be placed under arrest. A short time later, officers were again called upon to respond to the same business. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the male had returned…

This year’s total number of travelers for the Memorial Day holiday is expected to increase by over one million from last year. Over 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the long weekend. Road trippers lead that number with 87% expected to drive to their destination. Marylanders will make up about 770,000 of holiday drivers. AAA’s Jim Garrity says to use care with the extra drivers on the road…     “Think about the last couple of Memorial Days and add more people. That’s what we should expect on the roadways coming up. And that’s…

One in every 110 babies in the U.S. is born with heart disease, according to Pediatric Cardiologist Matthew Elias.  He tells WCBC recent innovations in cardiac care have improved ways to detect and treat heart disease, even before birth…     “More and more we can detect these issues before birth, have a plan, and sometimes there is even interventions that can be done before birth—that’s still in its infancy—but more and more early in childhood to know exactly what to do for the family.” Previously, parents had little knowledge that their baby could be born with some kind of…

On Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department responded to a N. Liberty St apartment building for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers observed a male subject attempting to leave the area on foot and ordered him to stop. The male was stopped and detained after initially refusing to comply with the officer's orders. Officers then contacted the manager of the property, who advised that the intoxicated male subject had been inside the lobby of the property, yelling and causing a disturbance. The male's behavior caused staff to have to remove several of the residents from the…

Allegany County Health Department reports as a result of the recent flooding, raw sewage is flowing into Braddock run downstream from upper LaVale, which then flows into Wills creek and downstream to the Potomac river.  Do not drink, fish, or come into direct contact with those waters until further notice.  The affected portion of the Potomac river is specifically the waters downstream from Wills creek.  Contaminants from raw sewage can cause severe illness.

The 17th DelFest at the Allegany County Fairgrounds begins tomorrow at 4pm when Del McCoury takes to the main stage. The Americana music festival has something for everyone, according to promoter Stan Strickland, who says three stages keep the music playing continuously…     “So we got the main stage out in the field and we got a smaller stage on a little hill over close to what we call the music hall – the multipurpose building, and then we set up an indoor stage. Other than the headliners, we try to give at least two different performance opportunities so…

Constitution Park’s pool will not be open for Memorial Day weekend. City workers discovered a rip in the pool liner during prep this past weekend. City Administrator Jeff Silka says the City is working to fix the tear with extra material on hand…     “We have some extra liner material we can try to glue and come with our own fix, and we’re hoping to get that done and we can open on the weekend of the 31st. The liner is ten years old and Mayor Ray Morriss tells WCBC the City will be looking at a costly fix……