National Weather Service report s small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues in portions of western Maryland, including the following county, Allegany and eastern West Virginia, including Mineral. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 738 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. – Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. – Some locations that will experience flooding include… Bel Air…                         Fort Ashby… Cresaptown…     …

All Allegany County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, May 14, 2025. No virtual learning will take place. Only essential personnel should report to work. They should contact their supervisor for direction. Determination on athletic events scheduled for tomorrow will be made by noon.    

WCBC has learned that students from Georges Creek area schools can be picked up at Mountain Ridge High School.

From Allegany County Public Schools at 6:44 p.m.:  All students from Westernport Elementary School were safely transported to 1 Fusner Street in Westernport. Those students at Westmar Middle School and Mountain Ridge High School are still at those schools. All students will remain at those locations at this time, as there has been no change in the advisement of safe transportation from Emergency Services of Allegany County. 

Allegany County Emergency Management reports that the Potomac River is expected to flood in Luke around 7 p.m.  Heavy rain is predicted. 

Due to flash floods in Keyser and the surrounding areas, Governor Patrick Morrisey has directed the activation of the State Emergency Operations Center. We are working with local officials to coordinate evacuation and fulfill any ongoing needs as we speak. Please avoid the area and do not attempt to drive through flooded roads.

4:40pm Update: Update – School Evacuations In coordination with the Allegany County Board of Education: Georges Creek Elementary students are being evacuated to Mountain Ridge High School. All Westernport Elementary students and staff have been safely evacuated. Students waiting for parent pickup are sheltering at the church in Westernport. Westmar Middle students are currently sheltering in place.   4:15pm Update: All students and personnel have been evacuated safely from Westernport Elementary. 3:30 Update: Do not call 911 unless you need emergency rescue. Westernport Elementary students and personnel are being evacuated to higher ground at 1 Fusner Street in Westernport. Students…

As of 4:30 this afternoon, all Allegany County Libraries will be closed due to the threat of flooding.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has lifted the bans on Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, thus making them eligible for the baseball Hall of Fame.  Manfred said that the lifelong bans of Rose and Jackson should logically end with their deaths.  Rose died last September at the age of 83 and is baseball’s all time hit king and Jackson was banned for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies are conducting a death investigation after a body was found Monday off of Interstate 68 near the split with Interstate 79.  The body has been identified as Aaron Monette, 56, of New York. It was discovered on the westbound shoulder of I-68.  The body has been transported to the state Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.