The 27th annual County United Way Day of Caring and Sharing brings the community together to clean up and revitalize parks and roadways across our County. WCBC news spoke with volunteers during their lunch at Constitution Park about the day. Calvary Christian Academy sent a bus of 42 students to help with the event. Ella Kimble a 7th grader attended her first day of Caring and Sharing working at the Centre Street playground spreading mulch and collecting trash…   Fatten Cessna an 8th grader is a veteran of the day of Caring and Sharing said he enjoys the event…   Shana Hill,…

The Garden Club of Cumberland will be hosting their annual garden tour on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Rain or Shine.  All featured gardens are in the city of Cumberland. Proceeds from the tour support projects such as George Washington Headquarters, Helen Miller Garden in Constitution Park, Veteran’s Park, Nature Conservancy, Assateague Coastal Trust, a FSU Scholarship and a donation to Allegany College. Tickets for the event are available from club members, Book Centre on Centre Street, Downtown Dollar in the Dingle, WCBC auction or at gardens the day of the tour.  The price is…

On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at approximately 12:44 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 200 block of Seymour Street for an assault.  Police contacted Rachel Brotemarkle and Donald Pryor.  Brotemarkle reported that she had been assaulted by Pryor.  Police contacted another alleged victim who reported that she had been assaulted by Brotemarkle.  Pryor and Brotemarkle were arrested and transported to Central Booking.  Brotemarkle was found to be in possession of a suspected controlled dangerous substance.  Brotemarkle and Pryor were later seen by a District Court Commissioner for their bond hearings.  Brotemarkle posted a…

On Saturday, May 11, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Glenn Williams.  The warrant was issued as the result of Williams failing to comply with an order of the court.  He was originally charged with False/Alarm/Fire: Cause, Malicious Destruction of Property/Value less than $1000, Violate State Fire Prevention Reg.  Williams was arrested 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:  Glenn Taylor Williams       AGE:  28        Cumberland, MD

On Wednesday, May 15th, Lt. Governor Aruna Miller will visit Bel Air Elementary School to participate in a book reading to students with Cumberland-native, Hannah Smith who is the author of five books that have been sold with global recognition. Hannah’s 2020 book The Silly Yak Who Had Celiac will be read to observe National Celiac Awareness Month. Smith and the Western Maryland Literacy Initiative will donate several hundred books to the students of Bel Air Elementary School. Not only will the school’s library benefit from this generous donation but each student will be able to take at least two…

Gov. Justice joined the Jobs & Hope WV team to celebrate their 500th graduates. The event honored Sierra Mullins and Joshua Shane McCoy, the program’s 500th and 501st graduates, and their employers, ORDERS Construction and Peer Solutions. During the 2019 State of the State address, Gov. Justice introduced Jim's Dream, a beacon of hope amid West Virginia's struggle with the opioid crisis. Gov. Justice’s visionary initiative laid the foundation for Jobs & Hope WV, a comprehensive program aimed at creating real, positive change. In October 2019, Gov. Justice launched Jobs & Hope WV, marking a significant step forward in the fight against…

Frostburg State Track & Field program competed in its final meet of the outdoor season, the Lee Last Chance Invitational. With a handful of Bobcats making the trip down South, freshmen Emily Wishart and Hannah Schauman both used the opportunity to secure personal bests on the day, with the former setting the eighth-fastest 1,500 meters in program history at 4:58.95, while the latter ran a 12:08.92 for the third-best 3,000-meter steeplechase in school history. Among the top-10 placers on the day, junior Tom McCoy took fourth in the pole vault at 4.82m, while sophomore Khady Ndiaye had an 11.28m in the triple…

Maryland Governor Wes Moore attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Conair Distribution Center in Hagerstown on Friday afternoon.  The new distribution center, first announced in October, 2023, is the largest distribution center in the Mid-Atlantic region, with 700 new jobs expected to be created.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitching sensation Paul Skenes will make his Major League debut on Saturday, as the Pirates host the Cubs at 4:05 pm.  Skenes was the number one draft choice for the Pirates in 2023, previously pitching at the Air Force Academy and LSU.  Starting this season at AAA Indianapolis, Skenes has a 0.99 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings of work.

On Friday, May 10, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Amber Westfall.  The warrant was issued as the result of an incident that occurred on April 30, 2024.  On this date at approximately 11:00 AM, an officer of the Cumberland Police Department observed Amber Westfall in the area of Virginia Avenue.  The officer confirmed that Westfall had active warrants for her arrest.  When the officer contacted her and informed her that she had warrants, Westfall fled on foot.  The officer initiated a foot pursuit and was able to take her into custody.  A search of Westfall’s…