The County United Way received part of a $7 million dollar community grant from CareFirst in an effort to combat diabetes. Along with other Allegany County groups and the Appalachian Farm and Food Alliance, CUW received almost $120,000. Director Michele Walker says the funds will provide food from local farms to those with specific health challenges…     “What they will be doing is they will be holding food distributions throughout Allegany and Garrett County, and they will provide fresh vegetables and fruits to those people hoping to reduce the number of diabetics or help the number of diabetics eat…

After flooding in both 2016 and 2018, Ellicott City is getting $10 million dollars for flood mitigation work. Two major infrastructure projects will protect the city’s historic Main Street and surrounding area from catastrophic flooding. State Emergency Management Secretary Russ Strickland says loans like this through the Resilient Maryland Loan Fund are game changers for protecting citizens and property…     “This is where we’re behind the scenes working to make a community safer, by mitigation and by providing that kind of continual resiliency that will protect the community.”

West Virginia Senator Jim Justice brought along Toby and Edith, his make-believe run of the mill state residents, to the 2025 Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. He was there in support of the Bitcoin Act that he is co-sponsoring that would establish a strategic bitcoin reserve. Justice said if people get better education on bitcoin, then there is a future for citizens to use it, even at Wal-Mart… “They don’t understand. It becomes a marketing problem, it becomes an understanding problem. But let me just tell you just this – when Toby and Edith get it, then everything starts happening…

Summer reading programs start today at libraries across Allegany County. Readers are encouraged to log the books they read over the summer. Allegany County Library Marketing Director Ashley Swinford says all ages can participate by logging what they read from the library. Swinford said the reader’s choice of physical books, audiobooks, or magazines all get them a chance to win prizes…     “You fill it out and then you bring it back in. Kids get a free book and adults and teens we have our library tote with our logo on it for the first reading log you return….

Harrison Street will be closed from S. Centre Street to Queen City Drive today, June 9, 2025, through Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, due to the installation of a new water main.

BENCH WARRANT & BODY ATTACHMENT SERVED On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant and a body attachment on Nicolas D’Atri.  The warrant was issued as the result of D’Atri failing to appear in court on an original charge of Knowingly Driving Uninsured Vehicle. The body attachment was child support related.  D’Atri was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center on a $500 bond. ARRESTED:  Nicolas Joseph D’Atri         AGE: 35            Cumberland, MD _____________________________________________________________ BENCH WARRANT SERVED On Saturday, June…

A community leader in Mount Savage and Allegany County has passed away. Danny Williams died Friday at the age of 76. Williams served 55 years at the Mount Savage Volunteer Fire Department in many office positions and as a firefighter and EMT. He also served as president of the Mount Savage Water Company and was active each summer at the Allegany County Fair and Ag Expo, making announcements throughout the evening. Williams was a frequent caller to WCBC’s Dave Norman Morning Show. Friends and family will be received on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 4 to 6:30 PM at the Mount…

The East Hardy Cougars won the Class A baseball title Saturday with a 10-7 win over Madonna.  The Frankfort Falcons fell in the AAA title game, 5-0, to Ripley.  The title is the first for East Hardy since 1987.  Frankfort won the AA title last year.

On Friday, June 6, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Dame’Ra Davis.  The warrant was issued as the result of Davis failing to appear in court on an original charge of Trespass: Private Property.  Davis was arrested and transported to Central Booking where she is currently being held awaiting her initial appearance. ARRESTED:  Dame’Ra Davis          AGE: 25           Cumberland, MD BENCH WARRANT SERVED On Friday, June 6, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Jason Kaufman.  The warrant was issued as the result of Kaufman failing…

The automotive training program at ACM has received ASE Training Program accreditation by the ASE Education Foundation. To achieve this coveted recognition, the school’s automotive training program underwent rigorous evaluation by the ASE Education Foundation. Nationally accepted standards of excellence in areas such as instruction, facilities, and equipment were used. “This is great news for automotive-minded young people and their parents,” said Michael Coley, ASE Education Foundation President. “Because this program increases cooperation between local education and industry leaders, it gives added assurance that ACM’s graduates will be employable entry-level technicians. As a result of the quality education provided by…