On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at approximately 6:36 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 600 block of Lincoln Street for a disturbance.  Officers contacted the involved parties, Michael Sharon and Morgan Grubb.  Police learned that a mutual assault had occurred.  Officers observed that both subjects had sustained injuries from the altercation.  Sharon and Grubb were arrested and transported to Central Booking.  Grubb was also served with a summons that was issued as the result of an incident that occurred on July 13, 2023.  On this date at approximately 4:13 AM, officers responded to…

On Saturday, September 2, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served two bench warrants on Martin Stanback.  The warrants were issued as the result of Stanback failing to comply with an order of the court.  In one case, he was originally charged with Burglary-4th Degree, Trespass: Posted Property, Litter/Dump: Under 100 LBS, and Malicious Destruction of Property less than $1,000.  In the other case, he was originally charged with Trespass: Private Property, Disorderly Conduct, and Disturb the Peace/Disorderly.  Stanback was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention…

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for August 2023, the second month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $410.8 million, which is $22.8 million above estimate. The surplus was led by strong consumer sales tax. Year-to-date revenue collections of $745.8 million stand at $30.5 million above estimate. “Once again, our surplus this month proves that we’re wisely minding our store and keeping our state on the right track, just as West Virginians elected me to do,” Gov. Justice said.  “However, we’re having to fend off constant attacks by the Biden Administration and his radical climate…

The Frostburg State Women's Volleyball Team split the last day of their home tournament, defeating Bowie State before falling to Pitt-Johnstown. FSU woke up with a win under their belt and ready to conquer the day. In the first set of game one, Bowie State earned the first two points off of Bobcat errors. FSU quickly turned things around, as senior Beverly Braun was set up for a strong kill that put the hosts on the board. Following that kill, redshirt senior Hayley Delor and freshman Maddie Lewis had kills of their own to allow FSU to take the lead….

UPDATE 03-SEP-23 @ 04:06 - Maryland State Police report Cpl Mowers has been treated and released from Shock Trauma. He was discharged at about 3 pm.    POST 02-SEP-23 @ 10:21 – Maryland State Police arrested a man on impaired driving charges after a crash in which a state trooper was injured this morning in Washington County. The suspect, Chauncey Dale Baylor II, 30, of Hagerstown, Maryland is charged with impaired driving. He was transported to the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack for processing before being released. Additional charges are pending in the case. At about 2:45 a.m., Corporal Kevin Mowers, who is…

Allegany County, the Mountain Side of Maryland, has been nominated for ‘Best Place to Visit for Fall.’ The county is among a list of destinations recognized by USA TODAY 10Best! You can vote for Allegany County, Maryland, by visiting  https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-place-to-visit-for-fall-2023/, once per day until polls close on Monday, September 4 at noon ET. The winners will be announced on Friday, September 15. 

On Friday, September 1, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Patsy Ketterman.  The summons was issued as the result of an incident that occurred on August 28, 2023.  On this date at approximately 7:14 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 900 block of Michigan Avenue for an assault.  Police contacted the alleged victim who reported that he was assaulted by Patsy Ketterman. Officers observed that the victim had sustained injuries.  After further investigation, police filed for charges against Ketterman at the District Court of Allegany County.  Ketterman signed for…

On Friday, September 1, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Megan Pettit.  The warrant was issued as the result of Pettit failing to appear in court on August 31, 2023.  She was originally charged with Theft less than $100.  Pettit was arrested and transported to Central Booking where she is currently awaiting her initial appearance before the court. ARRESTED:  Megan Lynn Pettit         AGE: 37            Cumberland, MD

 A Construction update from Melinda Kelleher, Executive Director Downtown Development Commission this week, Triton Construction completed installation of mainline utilities (water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer) from the Centre Street intersection to the George Street intersection. Their sub-contractor, Rommel Construction, continued installing electric lines and fiber optic conduit throughout the project site. After the holiday weekend, there will be two planned street closures. Liberty Street will be closed on Tuesday, September 5 and Centre Street will be closed on Thursday, September 7. For each closure, the streets should be reopened by 4PM. These closures are necessary for Rommel Construction to bring their fiber and electric lines…

The Frostburg State Volleyball team earned their first win of the season in a solid 3-1 match against East Stroudsburg on Friday evening.   Frostburg came out hot in set one, falling behind 1-0 on the first play, but fighting back to score four straight points on two errors from ESU, and two kills from freshmen Paige Mock and Emma Larkins.  The Bobcats connected in every which way on both offense and defense, keeping the lead until the game was tied at 15 points apiece.  During that rally, freshman Maddie Lewis and junior AJ Thompson got in on the scoring action, with redshirt…