Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday announced the launch of Maryland Benefits One Application, a new mobile-friendly tool that will help eligible Marylanders apply for benefits. The application will make it easier to apply for Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women, Infants, Children (WIC) programming, and energy assistance in a single application from a computer or smartphone. The new streamlined application is available through Maryland Benefits, formerly known as MD THINK. For more information, visit https://benefits.maryland.gov/home   

Emergency personnel have responded to Ali Ghan Rd @ US 220.  There is a 2 vehicle accident reported with a rollover andentrapment. 

The City of Cumberland is starting to work on its Comprehensive Plan. This plan will guide public policy on a broad range of topics. A public meeting will be held on Monday, July 28th, 2025 with Woodvalley Strategies to meet with residents in the City Hall Council Chambers. Please see the attached document for more details.   

The Department of Community Development has issued Residential, Short Term and Boarding House Rental License Renewal Invoices for Fiscal Year 2026. All payments are due by Sunday, August 31, 2025 at the lowest fee schedule. If paying in person, please pay by Friday, August 29, 2025 at 2:00 pm. You may also pay by through the online portal with a credit card, or by mail with check. To pay online, go to https://www.ci.cumberland.md.us/131/Online-Payments and scroll down to click on Community Development. For questions, call (301) 722-2000 ext. 5600. 

The Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigations Unit (C3I) is still actively investigating the homicide of Todd Ellisworth Adams, Jr., which occurred in December 2024 at the Frederick Street Parking Garage in Cumberland. The public's help is essential in this matter. Anyone with information, no matter how small it may seem, is encouraged to come forward. Every detail could be crucial in moving this investigation forward. Information can be provided by contacting the Combined Criminal Investigations Unit at 301-777-0326, or through Allegany/Mineral County Crime Solvers at 301-722-4300, 877-722-4307, or online at www.allegany-mineralcountycrimesolvers.com. Tips submitted to Crime Solvers can remain anonymous. Individuals…

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $2,832,390 in federal funding for the design of a new transit vehicle maintenance and storage facility to support Washington County Transit’s (WCT) growing rural transportation services. This announcement comes after the lawmakers wrote in February to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in support of Washington County’s application for funding. Washington County’s population is projected to grow by 16% between 2020 and 2040 — outpacing Maryland’s statewide average. The investment will enable Washington County Transit to expand services to meet the needs of its growing…

On Friday, July 18, 2025 at approximately 5:20 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 400 block of Goethe Street for a disturbance.  Police arrived on scene and learned that an assault had occurred.  Officers contacted an alleged victim who reported that he was assaulted by Preston McLaughlin.  Officers observed that the victim had sustained injuries from the assault.  McLaughlin was arrested and later seen by a District Court Commissioner for a bond hearing.  At the conclusion, he posted a $1,000 unsecured personal bond. ARRESTED:  Preston Ernest McLaughlin      AGE:  72     …

Pennsylvania State Police say a Bedford man is behind bars after he allegedly attempted to provoke troopers into an officer-involved shooting during a domestic dispute.  Troopers say 36-year-old Joseph Mangone is accused of arming himself with a BB gun and a baseball bat at a home in Bedford Township Thursday.  Investigators say Mangone repeatedly refused troopers' commands and had to be subdued using a taser.  Police note that he continued to act combative while being taken into custody.  According to online court records, Mangone is jailed on multiple counts of felony aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.  He is being housed…

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee removed language from one of its annual government funding bills Thursday that would have prevented the Trump administration from relocating the FBI’s headquarters anywhere other than a previously selected location in a Maryland suburb outside Washington, D.C.  The change of course came one week after the committee voted to adopt an amendment from Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen that would have blocked the FBI from moving to the Ronald Reagan Building, which sits a few blocks away from the agency’s crumbling D.C. headquarters.  Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski had voted with the committee’s Democrats to approve…

A truck driver died when the tractor trailer he was driving went into the Ohio River in Wellsburg Friday morning.  Brooke County authorities said the driver of the 18-wheeler lost control of the rig on 10th Street and it plunged into the river at around 9:30 a.m.  The driver’s body was recovered from the water. The name of the driver was not immediately released.  The truck remained submerged Friday afternoon. Equipment was being dispatched to scene to pull it from the water.