On Sunday, July 21, 2024 at approximately 9:53 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to Greene Street for a theft that occurred at a residence in the 200 block of Washington Street the previous night.  Police contacted the victim who reported that the suspect stole home décor from their front porch.  Officers contacted the suspect at a business in the 200 block of Greene Street and identified him as Harry Frotman.  During this investigation, police learned that Frotman had also stole merchandise from the business.  Frotman was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters.  He was issued…

Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he was ending his reelection campaign and endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris to be his successor at the top of the Democratic ticket. Leaders from around Maryland had immediate reactions to the President’s decision. Maryland Governor, Wes Moore said “Maryland has had a stalwart ally and tireless friend in President Biden. We could not have delivered such enormous progress for 6.3 million Marylanders without his and Vice President Harris’ leadership and support. Together, we’ve created nearly 40,000 jobs, made historic investments in our state’s infrastructure, and seen the most significant drop in crime in…

The state of West Virginia announced positive news about its foster children numbers this summer. The state has an ongoing commitment to reducing the number of children in the state’s custody. Governor Jim Justice said the trend is a good one and more progress can be made…  

Last week, the City of Cumberland ratified a three-year contract with the union representing city fire fighters. The county will go to the negotiation table soon to start talks on their next contract with Emergency Medical Services union officials, amidst the ongoing budget shortfall the county is dealing with. Recently, Mayor Ray Morriss was asked what kind of advice or direction he would offer the county about the public safety workers – he said the model the city follows works across the state…  

Good news for the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad came at the Board of Public Works meeting in Annapolis. The board approved grant funding of $250,000 for the railroad’s operating expenses.  The funds will be appropriated quarterly.  Wes Heinz, Railroad Director, spoke during the BPW meeting, saying that the scenic railroad is now the number seven heritage railroad in the country and brings close to 85,000 people to Western Maryland annually…   Heinz also said the railroad is pleased to be able to give back to the local community throughout the year with over $100,000 in intangibles…  

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Appalachian Regional Commission awarded funding for projects to boost growth in outdoor tourism and aviation industries across Appalachia. The grants, awarded through ARC’s ARISE program include projects in Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland.  The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy received $196,000 to create a strategic plan for maintenance of the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage trail that connects Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Friday morning, many computer users woke to the ominous “blue screen of death” on their computers, unable to access them.  An update glitch caused computers around the globe to freeze, affecting airlines, hospitals, and other lines of business.  The Maryland courts system shut down just before 11am Friday but remained open for emergency matters.  The county’s 911 system, Allegany County government and Cumberland City government offices were unaffected.  UPMC reported intermittent issues but those did not affect patient care.

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Nicholi Sneden.  The warrant was issued as the result of an incident that occurred on July 20, 2024 at approximately 4:45 AM when officers responded to a residence in the 400 block of Independence Street to assist the Cumberland Fire Department with a combative subject.  Officers arrived and learned that Nicholi Sneden had assaulted a member of the Cumberland Fire Department.  Officers assisted the medics in restraining Sneden and in the process, Sneden assaulted two police officers.  Sneden was able to be subdued and taken to…

Tonight, Governor Wes Moore is issuing the following statment “President Biden has dedicated his life and career to serving the American people. His legacy of hard work, dedication, optimism, and strength have shaped the trajectory of our nation – and made us better as a people and as a country. "This is a man deeply in love with his family, his country, and the promise of America. As a governor, I look to him as an exemplar of true leadership. As an American, I look to him as an embodiment of our shared values of freedom, decency, and patriotism. "Maryland…

President Biden is an extraordinary American whose entire life has been dedicated to this great nation. I want to express my immense gratitude for his leadership. Over the past four years, President Biden has made this country stronger. He fought for the soul of this nation, and I believe it is a fight he has won. He led with decency and moral clarity. President Biden knows more than anyone the profound stakes of this election. He knows the grave threat to our freedoms and to the future of our country that Donald Trump and a Republican Senate majority pose. That’s…