On Monday, June 24th, 2024, officers with the Cumberland Police Dept. observed a Volkswagen Jetta operating on Maryland Ave. Officers observed the vehicles operator actively using a cell phone while driving and also observed the vehicle cross the center line. Officers then activated their emergency equipment to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle. At that time, the vehicle began to accelerate and failed to stop for officers. The vehicle then continued onto Virginia Ave and officers observed the vehicle crash into a residence in the area of West First St. The driver then exited the vehicle and fled the…

On Monday, June 24th, 2024, the Cumberland City Police arrested Michael Anthony Hagenbuch, 32, of Ridgeley WV. Hagenbuch was arrested on an active Bench Warrant issued by the Allegany County Circuit Court on May 10th. The warrant alleged Hagenbuch failed to obey the terms and conditions of probation that stemmed from a previous theft charge. He was taken before the District Court Commissioner for an Initial Appearance where he was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center. He is currently being held without bond. Arrested: Michael Anthony Hagenbuch                     Age: 32 Charges: Bench Warrant-Violation of Probation On Monday, June 24th, 2024, the…

On Monday, June 24th, 2024, the Cumberland City Police received an online tip of a black in color Chevrolet Suburban operating recklessly in the area of Queen City Drive. Video of the incident showed the vehicle being operated by a white male, spinning tires and driving erratically. A short time later, officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of Linden St for the report of a disturbance. Once on scene, it was learned that the individuals involved in the disturbance had left the area in a vehicle matching the aforementioned vehicle. As the investigation continued, Officers were able…

Car dealerships are continuing to deal with a major ransomware attack on software that provides backend services for sales and repairs.  Dina Wilson of Timbrook KIA, spoke to WCBC on Monday morning about the attack, saying it was broad-based and impacting operations locally… Wilson says that CDK is working on the issue and national reports say that software company CDK is paying hackers a ransom to get their information systems  back on line…

The former executive vice president of the BGS&G companies has passed away. Fredrick John Hill, 94, passed on June 19. A reception will be held on July 13 at 11am at the Scarpelli Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Noon at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Inurnment will take place at the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery.

Miss Allegany County Bridget O’Brien has been crowned Miss Maryland through the Miss America scholarship pageant program.  She takes over from another Allegany County winner from last year, Kennedy Taylor.  Ella Holly, who has judged and helped to coach local contestants in the Miss American program, says there is a distinct difference between Miss America and the Miss USA groups…     All Miss America contestants are held to strict standards and age requirements.  Holly says that isn’t the case with Miss USA…  

Maryland House Minority Leader Jason Buckel says that Governor Wes Moore is correct in that national immigration policy needs to be addressed by the Biden Administration. However, the Joint Republican Caucus for Maryland says that Moore needs to be more involved with the state’s immigration policies, rolling back generous benefits offered to illegals coming to Maryland…

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin voted their support for the Fire Grants And Safety Act, sponsored in Congress by New Jersey Representative Tom Kean. The legislation reauthorizes funding for the US Fire Administration and Fire Fighter grants. Kean says the Act brings training and equipment to local fire departments for community safety…

Most of the Country Club Mall is without air conditioning with no concrete timetable for a repair.  Stores have been closing early during the recent heatwave while others have been working with makeshift air conditioning units to cool their stores.  Calls to Namdar Realty who owns the property redirected questions to the local mall who was hesitant to answer questions other than to say a repair is in progress.  Walmart and the Country Club Mall Cinemas have independent cooling systems not affected by the outage.

Governor Wes Moore today delivered the opening keynote address at the Maryland Municipal League summer conference in Ocean City, the largest event dedicated to educational and professional development for Maryland’s local leadership. The governor’s keynote focused on the three principles that have guided the Moore-Miller Administration’s strategy for improving Maryland’s economy: taking a disciplined approach; following the data; and investing in ways that grow the economy. Following are key excerpts from the governor’s remarks as prepared: “This administration made the choice to pass bipartisan budgets that haven’t just been balanced – They’ve also been smaller than the final budget of…