Fort Hill High School is offering the following plan as an option for ticket access: On Friday, November 21st from 9 AM to 11 AM Fort Hill will offer fans who are not able to access online ticketing the option of securing a ticket to the game at the school.  Tickets are $9.00 (ticket price $8.00 with an online processing fee of $1.00)   Fans who wish to exercise this option will need to follow the steps below: 1) Come to the school from 9 AM to 11 AM on Friday, November 21st.  This is the ONLY TIME pre-sale tickets will be arranged by the school. 2) Approach the…

On Monday, November 17, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on MacArio Gonzales Jr. The summons was issued as the result of a private citizen filing for charges against Gonzales at the District Court of Allegany County.  He signed for his copy of the summons and he was released pending trial. ARRESTED:  MacArio Frank Gonzales Jr.   AGE:  43   Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Trespass: Private Property, Disturb the Peace/Disorderly

For longtime residents, lack of help from the federal government for flood recovery is just another example of how this part of the state has been ignored many times when help has been needed – whether it’s been natural disasters or economic woes. House Minority Leader Jason Buckel spoke with WCBC’s Dave Norman, saying that such thinking keeps the area stuck in the past…    “We sometimes worry more about gazing inwards, and complaining about what used to be and bemoaning what’s going on and how terrible it is and how we take the short end of the stick and…

Consumer advocates say PJM, the power transmission group for 13 states in the east has caused rates to increase through the delay of clean energy projects that could help power data centers. PJM is considering another rate hike with a vote this week on how to pay for billions in upgrades to deal with those data centers. Clair Lang-Ree with the Natural Resources Defense Council, says lack of planning is the issue…     “That’s the main reason that electricity prices have skyrocketed. So you know this $20 bill increase that we saw through the last auction – NRDC is…

John Fiedler, 87, passed away last week in Chicago, Illinois. Born in May of 1938, he was a graduate of Kent State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had a 29-year career with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, holding numerous positions in sales, marketing, and manufacturing. His work included serving as the Executive Vice President of North America and the President of the Kelly Springfield Tire Company in Cumberland. His brother Lee Fiedler who also was a Kelly President and served as Cumberland’s Mayor preceded him in death.

On Monday, November 17, 2025 at approximately 2:43 PM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department was on an assignment in the 1500 block of E. Oldtown Rd.  During this time, Jonathan Eggers began causing a disturbance and refused to listen to officers. Eggers was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters.   He was issued a criminal citation and released pending trial. ARRESTED:  Jonathan Ben Eggers       AGE:  21     Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Disorderly Conduct  

At Monday’s State of the County program at Allegany College, flood damages were a main point of discussion. To date, the county has paid out $7 million dollars for flood damage repairs. If recovery funds do not come from federal or state sources, County Administrator Jason Bennett says commissioners will have no choice but to raise taxes…      “We’ve got $34 million dollars in damages. The entirety of our existing general obligation debt today is right around $30 million dollars. So, if we have to go to the bond market and borrow – call it $30 to 35 million…

West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore has introduced a bill expanding the Customs and Border Patrol training facility in Harpers Ferry. The bill transfers 25 acres of park service land to CBP in exchange for 72 acres of CBP land, allowing expansion of training infrastructure.  Moore said that the 18,000 new border patrol agents play a vital role in protection…     “The previous administration certainly had no hesitation in leaving the border wide open for the last four years and throwing our brave CBT officers and agents under the bus. Simply put, they just didn’t let them do their job….

Appearing on MS Now, Maryland Governor Wes Moore spoke out about plans to expand the presence of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers in Maryland. The Trump White House has been increasing ICE presence in cities across the country to intercept, arrest, and deport illegal immigrants.  Baltimore County was recently removed as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” after agreeing to cooperate with ICE agents. Governor Moore said there is a lack of humanity in the approach of ICE…     “When I’m watching parents who are here legally, who are afraid to pick up their children from school because they heard ICE is…

Curtis & Grammy Kind Kids is partnering with Western Maryland Philanthropies to host a games night at Lashbaugh’s West in Frostburg on Saturday, November 22nd. Tickets for the event are $20 each and includes 17 games and a $2 discount on food. Ella Holly of Curtis and Grammy says the funds raised will go to teenagers in the Frostburg and surrounding area for the holidays…     “Curtis & Grammy Kind Kids would like to provide Christmas for needy teens in the Mountain Ridge district – which includes Mount Savage, Midland, Barton, Westernport, Lonaconing – middle and high school kids….