A Hagerstown man has been convicted in a case of abuse of a vulnerable adult. Kehinde Ososanya was found guilty of second-degree abuse and second-degree assault of an adult with autism in his care while employed by the ARC of Washington County. A co-worker witnessed the victim being “karate-chopped” in the neck, punched, and kneed in the rib cage when he had been taken by the ARC employee to an urgent care facility. Ososanya could be sentenced up to 15 years incarceration.
Officials in Ocean City are seriously considering suing the federal government for its decision to permit a windmill farm off the Atlantic coast. Last week the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved building the turbines ten miles off the coast. Over one hundred windmills could be constructed.
Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that he will call a special session for Sept. 30 for lawmakers to consider tax cuts and support for childcare. Justice’s second term as governor ends in a few months as he runs for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Joe Manchin, who decided not to seek reelection.
On September 8, 2024, deputies with the Sheriff’s Office stopped a 2022 Jeep Wagoneer along Maple Street in Friendsville. The driver of the vehicle, Travis Jay Martin, 30 years old, Lonaconing, Maryland, was arrested on an outstanding arrest warrant. A search of Martin revealed a quantity of crack cocaine. Further investigation and search of the vehicle by Detectives with the Garrett County Narcotics Task Force, resulted in the recovery of over 6 ounces of Methamphetamine having a street value of over $17,000.00, as well as a quantity of Subutex. Also seized as a result of the investigation was a 2022…
Allegany College of Maryland is entering in to an agreement with Allegany County to purchase property on Lane Avenue in LaVale where the college has been operating the Western Maryland Works Training Center. Currently, the college leases the property from the county for its Training Center and Makerspace. County Commissioner Creade Brodie commented that the college has done a fantastic job in developing the building… “This is a great thing and I’ve been kind of involved in this one from the beginning and they’ve done a fantastic job. If the public has never went out and got to see this…
While the coal-powered electricity generation plant of AES Warrior Run has gone dark, there is still work happening at the corporate level to make the plant usable again. The Allegany County Commissioners voted to grant the company a tax exemption credit for equipment purchased in 2023. County Economic Development Director Jeff Barclay tells WCBC that a meeting occurred Thursday where AES officials indicated they are pitching other companies to come work alongside them in Mexico Farms… “Would you consider coming to this, this industrial park out there and co-locating with them doing something – whether it was a manufacturer or…
West Virginia’s outgoing U.S. Senator, Joe Manchin spoke at the 88th West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Business Summit recently, taking time to thank those who have helped him in 42 years of public service. Manchin who recently dropped his affiliation with the Democratic Party, spoke about working on a bipartisan level, federal investments and national energy production. He also took time to call out the government’s overspending and said things could be done better… “This will be the first year since World War II that basically we have surpassed that interest on our debt will be greater than what we…
The Cumberland City Police Department would like to remind motorists that city schools are now back in session. With that, a large portion of school aged children in the city of Cumberland do walk to and from school on a daily basis. Motorists need to beware of the posted speed zones around each school and be alert and reduce speed when necessary. Motorists should also be aware of crosswalks and yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks. It is important that drivers pay special attention to children walking to school as they may sometimes abruptly enter the roadway. Thank you for…
Over fifteen different distillers from around the region will bring their best spirits to the Whiskey Rebellion Festival on September 13. The festival commemorates the area’s rebellion against a so-called whiskey tax and George Washington’s last visit to the area to put down the rebels. The event began in 2016 and serves as the major fundraiser for the Allegany Museum on Pershing Street. Committee member Joe Caporale says there are a variety of whiskies and other spirits available… “They bring vodkas. They bring moonshines. They bring bourbons. They bring whiskies. They bring – one year one had Moscow mules already…
Cumberland’s Heritage Days Festival is part entertainment, part educational. The Wills Creek Muster, which encamps next to the craft show on historic Washington Street, includes living history with re-enactors in period costume including George Washington and General Lew Wallace. Dave Williams of the Allegany County Historical Society says the muster helps tell the stories of Cumberland’s past… “We have two days of historians who present, in period attire, with monologues about what it was like to be them in the day. And that, combined with our re-enactors from the French and Indian War and the Whiskey Rebellion creates a really…
