With just 3 days left in the West Virginia Legislature, the Democratic minority is voicing frustration with lack of focus on bills that affect West Virginia residents.  In a weekly press briefing, House Minority Whip Shawn Fluharty, mocking bills that have passed, says very little real work has been accomplished before the final adjournment scheduled for midnight April 12th…   “We’ve climbed Trump Mountain, we’ve come down on the other end of it, we’ve hopped on the back of our motorcycle while we were standing on it, we went down the bumpy road, we hit a few other bumps along…

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined postal workers on Capitol Hill during a rally to protest possible changes to the United States Postal Service under President Trump. The President said he may take control of the mail service which has operated independently from the federal government for over 50 years. Senator Van Hollen saying plans to privatize mail delivery would be costly for Americans…   “What they want to do is essentially make this a profit center for one of Donald Trump’s wealthy friends. And when you do that, the American people get hurt because what that means is their…

Governor Wes Moore has left the states for a trade mission to Japan and South Korea. It is his first official trade mission though he has traveled overseas previously to look for businesses to invest in the state.  Through his social media channels, the Governor presented his hopes for the mission…     “We’ll meet with businesses like Hitachi who are helping us to write the next chapter on Maryland transportation. And Wallenius Wilhemsen who helps manage operations at the Port of Baltimore. This trip will help Maryland to stand on its own two feet by continuing to diversify our…

Wednesday was opening day at the Cumberland Country Club and 80 golfers turned out for play. Here are the results Low Gross – 1st Place (Card Off) Bryan Appel & Eric Cunningham – 70 Low Gross – 2nd Place Mike Park & Andrew Yost – 70 Low Net – 1st Place Nik Gates & Ronald Bates – 62 Low Net – 2nd Place (Card Off) Carl Belt & Jeff Rhodes – 64 Pins: Hole 1 – Murray Gornall Hole 6 – Carl Belt Hole 10 – Joe Pecoraro Hole 12 – Joe Carter Hole 15 – Eric Cunningham Hole 18…

A caller to the Dave Norman show this week brought up the ongoing issue of having a Memorial Day parade go through downtown Cumberland.  The caller suggested that the city is in tough shape if it cannot grant such a request…     “It is pretty sad that we can’t have a doggone parade down Baltimore Avenue, and if they’re worried about paying somebody time-and-a-half, Cumberland is in trouble.” City Council member Rock Cioni commented that there is support for the event…     “I’ve talked to my cohorts on the City Council and we support bringing back the Memorial…

All westbound traffic on Interstate 68 is shut down on the crosstown bridge while crews work to remove wreckage from a tractor trailer crash.  Lanes should be shut down for approximately three hours.

Police and emergency services are on the scene of a truck crash just before the Beall Street exit of Interstate 68 Westbound. A truck traveling in that direction crashed into the guardrail and is hanging over the rail. Traffic is moving although there are lane closures.   

A Somerset, Pennsylvania inmate has been sentenced to death for killing a prison guard.  Thirty-year-old Paul Kendrick was sentenced Thursday for murdering Sergeant Mark Baserman in 2018 at the Somerset Correctional Institute.  Kendrick was already serving a life sentence for another killing. 

Officials at West Virginia University have confirmed the visas of seven students have been revoked by the federal government.  A WVU spokesperson confirmed as of Wednesday one student and three alumni from the Morgantown campus and three students at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley had been notified of terminations in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.  WVU Director of News Communications Shauna Johnson said in all cases the justification listed was “Name found in criminal records check.”

The Allegany County Public School System’s 11th grade students captured the top team and individual honors at the 35th ACM Tri-State Mathematics Contest. Allegany High School Team 1 came in first place with Allegany student Bryce Bridges winning first place in the individual competition with a perfect score. Bryce’s perfect score is believed to be the first in the competition.  Allegany High School Team 2 placed third and CCTE placed fourth.  Seven Tri-State area high schools participated in the competition.