On Friday, November 10, 2023 at approximately 11:21 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 100 block of Race Street for an assault. Police arrived and contacted the alleged victim who reported that she was strangled by Mark White.   The victim had sustained injuries consistent with her statement.  After further investigation, White was placed under arrest and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center without bond. ARRESTED:  Mark Joseph White       AGE:  44             Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Assault-1st Degree, Assault-2nd Degree

On Friday, November 10, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a Circuit Court bench warrant on Autumn Forsythe.  The warrant was issued as the result of Forsythe failing to appear in court on October 31, 2023.  She was originally charged with Theft: $100 to under $1500.  Forsythe was arrested and transported to the Allegany County Detention Center where she is being held without bond pending her initial appearance before the court.  ARRESTED:  Autumn Lee Forsythe          AGE:  31          Cumberland, MD BENCH WARRANTS SERVED On Saturday, November 11, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served two bench warrants on Malik Freeman.  The warrants…

 Frostburg State Volleyball team concluded their regular season with a 3-1 loss at home to Fairmont State on Friday night.   Prior to the match, the Bobcats honored seniors Jenna Gossard, Katie Keech, Hayley Delor, and McKaily Thomson-Moran, each of which are finishing out their Frostburg careers.   The Fighting Falcons came out the stronger of the two sides, jumping ahead 5-1 early in set one. Senior Beverly Braun, Delor, Thomson-Moran, freshman Paige Mock, and sophomore Amanda Knieper all recorded kills in helping the Bobcats to recover, bringing the score back to 8-6. Fairmont used a 6-2 run to go…

The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police – Barrack C have combined resources to target open and active warrants. As a result, the following individuals have been apprehended. Friday, November 10, 2023, Alexander Thomas Carl Lyddane, 22 of Cumberland, served a Circuit Court Bench Warrant for Violation of Probation. His original conviction was for Assault-Second Degree. He is currently being held at the Allegany County Detention Center pending a bail review.

WCBC Radio will provide a short Veterans Day program – Bells of Peace – at 11am on Saturday morning. Cumberland will have a Veterans Day Observance on Saturday at 11am at Veterans Park on South Centre Street, beginning at 11am. Rocky Gap Cemetery will host a Veterans Day Program at 2pm at the Cemetery on Pleasant Valley Road.

Hagerstown Regional Airport has announced that Allegiant Air flights from Hagerstown to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will resume on Friday, May 24, 2024 and run through mid-August. Beginning the week of June 6, flights to Myrtle Beach will increase to four per week. Flights to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport will resume on November 18 through mid-August, and flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport will continue to be offered year-round.  The new schedule represents a new air service peak for the airport with summer flights reaching eight per week.

The City of Cumberland’s proposed Revolving Loan Program could benefit small businesses in the community with low-rate borrowing up to $10,000 – but is that enough?  When Mayor Ray Morriss was on the Dave Norman Show recently, the conversation was whether that amount of money could actually go far enough to help a business struggling to get started or stay afloat.  Mayor Morriss said they will have wait and see how the program fares…

On Thursday, November 9th, 2023, The Cumberland City Police arrested Elias James Harr, 44, of Cumberland MD. Harr was arrested on an outstanding Arrest Warrant issued by the Allegany County District Court for an incident that occurred on November 8th. During that incident, it is alleged that Harr assaulted a male subject in an attempt to inhibit that subject from testifying against him in court. Harr was taken before a 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: Elias James Harr          Age: 44 …

Transit is closed on Friday 11/10/23. For Veterans Day. No buses are running on Alltrans or Regular Route service. INCLUDING JARC. 

A special recognition of Allegany County Employees who are Veterans took place at the November commission meeting.  Kristie Liller, Director of Human Resources, opened the meeting by saying the County wanted to publically honor those employees and residents in the county who had served in the armed forces.  Eligible County employees receive fifteen day of paid military leave on an annual basis for training purposes…