Today, March 13, 2024, Mountain Ridge High School was placed in a HOLD status due to a medical emergency. First Responders arrived on scene at approximately 10am and provided medical service to a 15 year old complaining of chest pains. School administrators gave the “All Clear” and the instructional day resumed as normal.
Maryland’s newest Lottery millionaire claimed the prize of his life on Tuesday, delivering to Lottery headquarters a FAST PLAY MONOPOLY™ Properties top-prize winning ticket he purchased on Sunday. The hours between then and his arrival in the Lottery Winner’s Circle were both exciting and nerve-wracking, the Western Maryland resident told Lottery officials. He was very anxious to turn in his $1 million winning ticket. “Now that I’m here and all the paperwork is done, I still can’t believe it.” The Cumberland man, who has won Lottery prizes in the past, describes this prize as being “beyond our wildest dreams.” The lucky truck driver…
Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster John Wehner talked about the Pirates power at the plate this spring, potential guys who will battle onto the roster, as well as two weaknesses that the ball club must improve to be a solid team in 2024:
According to the Allegany County Public Schools website, there is vacancy at Mtn. Ridge for head football coach. After three straight state football championship berths, Mtn. Ridge head football coach Ryan Patterson has decided to step down. Patterson replied to WCBC's Garrett Eagan via text that he had been considering the move for some time. Patterson added he will stay in coaching, but it was time to step aside from his current role. In the last three seasons as state runner-up, Mtn. Ridge went 34-5 under Patterson, and was the only blemishes on Fort Hill’s record the past four seasons…
On 03/12/2024 at approximately 2:00 PM an officer from the Cumberland City Police Department observed a traffic violation on Park Street. The officer initiated a traffic stop and requested a Cumberland City K-9 officer to respond to the scene. A probable cause search was conducted and several items of CDS and CDS paraphernalia were located. The driver Lee Phillips, occupants Cory Bennett and Mark Smith were issued criminal citations. Arrested – Lee Emanuel Phillips (34) Keyser, WV Charge – CDS possession not cannabis Arrested – Cory Jacob Bennett (34) Cumberland, MD Charge – Possession of CDS paraphernalia Arrested – Mark…
Allegany County Public Schools announced the county’s Teacher of the Year for 2024-25 via social media on Monday evening. Dave Buskirk, a kindergarten teacher at Beall Elementary School was selected as this year’s county representative. Buskirk has been teaching for 15 years and serves on the school’s ELA, improvement, and attendance teams. He thanked his fellow staff at Beall Elementary and had special words for his students… Buskirk also gave recognition to the Special Olympics athletes he volunteers to coach…
The Circle K convenience store on Oldtown Road in Cumberland sold a one-million dollar winning scratch-off ticket over the weekend, with the anonymous winner claiming their prize money on Tuesday afternoon. The $20 Monopoly Fast Play ticket was sold on Sunday. Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only.
For Rocky Gap Casino, February saw another significant year-over-year decrease in revenue of 18.6% or almost one million dollars less than February of 2023. January had a 36% drop from the year before for the local casino. Combined, Maryland’s six casinos were up slightly in February, with over $159 million in revenue from slot machines and table games during the month, an increase of 1.4% compared to last year. Casino gaming taxes to the state in February 2024 totaled just under $68 million, an increase of 1.3% over same period in 2023. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund in February…
Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, along with Labor Secretary Portia Wu highlighted the challenges women face with significant gender and racial earning gaps in Maryland at a press conference on Tuesday, calling attention to a Department of Labor Report. Miller, along with Secretary Wu highlighted Equal Pay Day by supporting House Bill 649 – Wage Range Transparency. The Senate version of the bill has already passed and Miller says it is an issue of basic fairness…
House Bill 1438, the RENEW Act, says it would invest $900 million a year for ten years without costing Maryland taxpayers a penny. How? By requiring fossil fuel companies such as natural gas and coal to pay a one-time fee for their historical emissions. Jamie DeMarco, Maryland Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network – says this bill will generate funds for climate progress…
