The anticipated opening date of the new location for Union Rescue Mission is on schedule, according to Pastor David Ziler. The mission is relocating to new facilities at the corner of Franklin and North Centre Streets in the former High Point Furniture Building. Ziler said the work to transform the building to housing, program space, and a primary care office is almost complete…     “We’re looking at middle of August to have our walk-through of the building with Belt Construction. And hopefully at that point, any punch-list items we need to knock out, we can knock out by September….

Western Maryland continues to expand its footprint in the state’s cannabis industry. This week, CannaBarons LLC, a cannabis processor announced it is developing a new facility within the McHenry Business Park in the former Medco building. The partners in the business, Damean Freas and Scott Wiesenberger said the business plans to create at least 50 full-time jobs. The project received assistance from the Senator George Edwards Fund.

Groundbreaking will take place this weekend in Winchester for Virginia’s second temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  The 30,000 square foot temple will be located on Merrimans Lane in Winchester near Valley Health Medical Center. The primary purpose of temples for the Church is for member to participate in sacred ceremonies such as marriages and proxy baptisms for deceased ancestors. Virginia is home to over 100,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 210 congregations.

Allegany County Emergency Services dispatched just after 3:30 a.m. to a tractor trailer fire along Interstate 68, westbound. The accident is near mile marker 50, your Rocky Gap/Yonkers exit. State Highway remain on scene as cleanup is underway. Westbound lanes of Interstate 68 remained closed until 5:00 a.m. this morning. Highway crews have opened the far left lane to traffic as of 5:07 a.m.

On Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at approximately 12:05 PM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department conducted a traffic stop on N. Mechanic Street.  A Police K-9 was utilized which resulted in a positive alert for the odor of drugs.  A search was then conducted. The occupants: Timothy Elder, Mark Beaulieu, and Gwendolyn Ford were found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine and arrested.  It was discovered that Elder had an active Circuit Court bench warrant.  The warrant was issued as the result of Elder failing to appear in court on an original charge of Burglary-4th Degree- Dwelling.  Police…

Report: August 6th at 6:45 p.m. The Cumberland Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating the whereabouts of Arrian Van George, 14 year old male, who has been reported missing 8/6/25. He was last seen on Union Street wearing black t-shirt, and black sweatpants at 8:10am this morning. If anyone has any information pertaining to his whereabouts, please contact the Cumberland Police Department, 301-777-1600.

The City of Cumberland will have an artificial Christmas tree in downtown this year.  During last night’s Mayor and City Council meeting, Fred Timbrook, CEO of Timbrook Automotive, was revealed as the benefactor of the nearly $30,000 investment.  As a life-long Cumberland resident and one of the City’s businessmen, Timbrook said he wanted to give back to his community… “It’s an honor to be able to live here and have a business here and be a part of this community, and I thought what better way to be able to take an opportunity and give back and help out where…

What appears to be a first-of-its-kind tax has hit students at the University of Delaware. The city of Newark is assessing the university a tax of $50 for each student, saying the college needs to do more to help cover service costs. The tax will generate almost $2 million dollars.  That likely won’t be happening locally. WCBC reached out to Frostburg Mayor Todd Logsdon for his take on the student tax…     “We have a good working relationship as far as government goes. I mean we share police resources. They allow us to use facilities a lot of times…

WCBC spoke recently with Andrea Roberts, founder of A Mother’s Rest, a retreat house for full-time caregivers of special needs children. The location provides a long weekend respite at a minimal charge. An open house at the New Market, Maryland location starts this Sunday at 11am for visitors according to Roberts…     “The community can come in and see what the environment is all about.  We will also have some of our moms and guests there for questions and share their experience and testimonies about how valuable this respite inn is for their health.” Roberts added they will be…

The West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is encouraging all state residents to down the Mobile ID add to their smartphones. The app gives residents access to a digital driver’s license and ID card. It also allows resident to securely store and manage identification credentials, including verifying identity at TSA checkpoints in airports. More information is available at transportation.wv.gov.