WVU’s Board of Governors will be voting on the proposed Campus Carry rule, designed to comply with the Campus Self Defense Act of 2023, during its April 12 meeting. The Campus Self Defense Act of 2023 sets the parameters for people with concealed handgun permits to carry on public college and university campuses.   The finalized rule will apply to WVU, WVU Institute of Technology, and WVU Potomac State College, and covers all university campuses, including HSC Charleston, HSC Martinsburg, School of Nursing Bridgeport Campus, and areas of the campus and buildings under the University’s custodial possession but does not include…

On April 6th, 2024 at approximately 9:00 PM officers of the Cumberland Police Department observed an unsecured door in the 400 block of Arch Street. Officers learned that no one should be inside the residence and conducted a check of the residence, where they located Tyler Westfall inside. Westfall had been previously charged being inside of this residence and he was placed under arrest. During a subsequent search, items of paraphernalia were located on his person. Westfall was taken before a District Court Commissioner where he was held without bond.   Arrest: Tyler Matthew Westfall, age 27, Cumberland Maryland. Charge:…

On Saturday April 6th, 2024 officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the ten block of Queen City Drive for a reported assault in progress. Upon officer’s arrival they observed Daquan Donaldson to be holding the victim down on the ground. Officers interviewed the victim and learned that Donaldson had thrown him to the ground and assaulted them. Officers additionally interviewed witnesses in the area and they confirmed that Donaldson was the aggressor in the incident, and that he had created a disturbance. Donaldson was placed under arrest, and taken before a District Court Commissioner where…

On April 6th, 2024 officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business the 400 block of Maryland Avenue for a reported disturbance. Upon officer’s arrival they learned that Lamont Gross was refusing to leave the store. Gross was vacated from the property, and a short time later officers were dispatched to the area again for Gross. Gross was advised by officers to discontinue creating disturbances, and he began to leave the area. A short time later officers were again dispatched for Gross, who was subsequently placed under arrest. The officers then learned that Gross had taken items from…

WCBC FM, Classic Hits 107, will begins its fifth year of broadcasting the Short Gap Orioles on WCBC.  Last year's squad won the Mineral County title with an undefeated season.  Join Rock Cioni and Jim Zamagias Monday at 6 p.m. on Classic Hits 107.

On Friday, April 5th, The Cumberland Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a BMW in the area of Henderson Ave. During the course of the stop, a police K9 was utilized to conduct a free-air sniff of the exterior of the vehicle which alerted to the presence of CDS inside the vehicle. During a subsequent search of the vehicle and it’s occupants, 2 of the occupants were found to be in possession of CDS paraphernalia. As a result, Daniel Gregory Sweitzer, 42, of Bedford PA, and Anthony Eugene Smith, 59, of Cumberland MD, were issued Criminal Citations for the…

On Friday, April 5th, The Cumberland Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Virginia Ave for the report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival on scene, officers discovered that a Toyota SUV being driven by Richard David Potcner, 44, of Cumberland Md, had struck the rear end of a parked Subaru. Potcner then exited his vehicle and made contact with a nearby resident who had exited their home after hearing the crash. Potcner then attempted to enter the home without permission and had to be physically removed from the property by the residents. When officers attempted to speak…

During Maryland Archaeology Month, a partnership of the Jane Gates Heritage House, the Western Maryland Archaeology Society, the Allegany County Historical Society and Oxbow Cultural Research will offer April archaeological lab days. On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm at 400 North Mechanic Street. aprilparticipants will help catalog objects recovered from excavations at the 1867 Jane Gates House back in 2019. Everyone is welcome to learn about artifacts found during the excavations, how the soil was screened, and how the artifacts were collected. This experience offers the chance to catalog, photograph, and learn about interpreting historic artifacts.. The Jane Gates…

The Mayor and City Council of Cumberland will meet in public session beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Room 230 of the County Complex (701 Kelly Road) on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for the purpose of immediately closing the meeting to discuss the development of parcels on the former Memorial Hospital site.  Authority to close the session is provided by Section 3-305(b)(4) of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.  Meeting agenda is attached and may be further referenced through the City's website at http://www.cumberlandmd.gov/129/Agendas-Minutes  

On Friday, April 5th, The Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 100 block of Polk St for a trespassing complaint. Upon arrival on scene, officers contacted the residents of the home. The residents advised that a female subject they had just met was in their home and was refusing to leave. When officers contacted the female suspect, she refused to provide officers with a name or leave the residence. After repeated requests to comply with the officers were denied by the suspect, officers advised her that she was under arrest. At that time, she began to actively…