On October 3rd, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Bo Allen Becker. The summons was issued as a result of a private citizen filing for charges at the Allegany County District Court. Becker signed for his copy of the summons and was released pending trial at District Court. NAME: Bo Allen Becker  AGE: 32  Cumberland, MD CHARGE: Assault 2nd degree Criminal Summons Served On October 3rd, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Shandi Renee Porter- Wahl. The summons was issued as a result of a private citizen filing for charges at Allegany…

Saturday Morning Quarterback is a weekly summary of high school football from the night before. WCBC's entire football team is in studio to analyze, debate, predict, and take phone calls from listeners.  It is the most complete and insightful hour for high school football in the area. The crew includes Rock Cioni, Jim Zamagias, Mike Connelley, Garrett Eagan, Tony Orndoff, Brad Reed, and Adam Sterne.  Listen to Saturday Morning Quarterback every Saturday at 9 a.m. Video of today's broadcast: www.youtube.com/@wcbcradiosports Audio Link    

Beginning at 8 AM to 11 AM, the Great Allegany Run and 5K, sponsored by the Queen City Striders and Allegany County Habitat for Humanity, will take place in Cumberland today. The 5K race will begin on Harrison Street, turning right onto Centre Street, then right onto Frederick Street, continuing through the downtown shopping center parking lot, and proceeding onto Queen City Drive. Runners will then turn right onto Mechanic Street and continue to a turnaround point near Southern States. After reaching the turnaround, participants will retrace their steps along the same route to return. Great Allegany Run Route Runners participating…

Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling and those orange pumpkins are beginning to show up throughout the community which means the Pumpkin Patch express is on the rails. Wes Heinz, Executive Director of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad spoke with WCBC News about the Pumpkin Patch train and how tickets for the train have been lowered this year to encourage local families to climb aboard…     "You know they may struggle for different reasons throughout the year. We've changed our prices to reflect that. We actually dropped the prices this year so, we can encourage more families to come…

WCBC radio has opened its microphones to a bit of local history as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. A call on Thursday to WCBC's Dave Norman program highlighted the Fort Hill Rifle and Pistol club which was established in 1944. The organization has 500 members and was originally created to guard certain local areas during World War II… “It was a group of men that were actually like part of a militia during the Second World War that guarded the railroad hub in our area and different federal buildings, and then after the war was over, they enjoyed shooting at…

The fall conference of the Appalachian Regional Commission takes place Monday and Tuesday at Frostburg State University.  Governor Wes Moore, along with ARC Chair Gayle Manchin, and Rebecca Flora of the Maryland Department of Planning will be the main speakers at the conference opening on Monday. This year’s theme for the conference is Appalachian Places: Growing Local Economies. The conference will highlight connections between Appalachia’s culture and geography and how they drive economic opportunity.

Governor Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Medical Services (BMS), announced new rate increases for home and community based services providers. This increase continues ongoing efforts to strengthen critical services for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents. "This rate increase reflects our commitment to protect and uplift West Virginia's most vulnerable residents," said Governor Morrisey. "My administration will continue making investments in our state's healthcare system to increase access and improve outcomes for West Virginians." Effective October 1, 2025, DoHS is implementing the following rate based increases for providers: • Aged and…

For the train enthusiast the hooter whistles going to return to Western Maryland steam engine 1309 just in time for the Polar Express beginning in November according to Wes Heinz, Executive Director of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad…     "There's a little bit history there, that whistle came off of a locomotive from the Norfolk and Western Railroad that used to pull coal out of the West Virginia mountains the Virginia mountains and it belongs to our CMO. We haven't had it on the engine very much here lately but I think we're going to have it on, if…

The U.S. Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution on Friday afternoon, setting up a longer period of a government shutdown. The Associated Press reports that there have been few signs of meaningful progress to ending the impasse.  Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dig in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readies plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, a Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government fell well short of the 60 needed to end…