Starting next week, drivers heading to the Eastern Shore over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge will encounter a new automatic lane closure system during two-way traffic on the westbound span of the bridge. WTOP reports the system will roll out March 6 near U.S. 50/U.S. 301, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced. This system is aimed at improving safety for motorists and road crews by using overhead signals and automatic gates to close lanes, instead of barrels. The authority said it started developing the implementation of the new lane closure on the Eastern Shore of the bridge in November.

The City of Cumberland Engineering Department would like to notify the public on the behalf of Columbia Gas of Maryland that on March 6th  to March 10th there will be construction performed on Broadway Street, between Maryland Ave and Woodside Avenue. In addition, there will be work performed at the intersection of Broadway Street and Maryland Avenue.   Between the hours of 7AM and 5PM, this section of Broadway Street will be closed to all traffic. Detour signage will be put in place to direct traffic around the work site. For the work performed at the intersection of Maryland Avenue…

The McMullen Building, 1328 N. Baltimore St., will hold an open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The building has been restored and information will be available on leasing opportunities

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown expressed grave concern over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ request for information about Florida public university students receiving gender-affirming care. In a letter to Governor DeSantis, a coalition of 16 Attorneys General caution that his request for this information will intimidate university administrators, health care providers, staff, and students and could prevent them from providing or accessing necessary, and often lifesaving, medical care. The Attorneys General also have a strong interest in protecting the rights of the many students and staff members in the Florida state university system who are residents of their respective states….

Maryland State Police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after uncovering suspected heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine following a traffic stop in Washington County.   The accused is identified as Orlando Rogers Jr., 38, of Baltimore, Maryland. Rogers is charged with felony drug distribution, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/heroin, mix, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, resisting arrest and other related criminal charges.     Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, a trooper from the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan Versa, traveling westbound on Route 40 (Dual Highway) at Day Road for speeding….

Students from private schools around Maryland protested at the State House Thursday to call on Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers not to cut funding to a tuition program. The BOOST program, Broadening Options & Opportunities for Students Today, started under then-Gov. Larry Hogan's administration, gives students from low-income families scholarships to attend private an religious schools. WBAL reports that Moore has proposed to cut 20% of the program with plans to eliminate it once the 3,200 students currently enrolled in the program graduate. Republicans say the money helps low-income students and parents, and represents a small part of what is spent on public…

A tractor trailer roll over at the 77 mile marker of Interstate 68 East has the road closed as crews attempt to clear the scene. 

Allegany County Emergency Services reports that Route 220 is closed in the Rawlings area near Ketterman Lane due to a vehicle accident. 

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $7,000,000 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for three Maryland-based University Transportation Centers to advance cutting-edge transportation research and education. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation will support state-of-the-art transportation research and technology at three Maryland universities to empower and educate the next generation of transportation professionals. The lawmakers worked to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in Congress to make historic investments in modernizing our infrastructure, spurring job creation, enhancing U.S. competitiveness, and creating more sustainable…

Frostburg State University will now close at 1 p.m. today, Friday, March 3. All in-person classes are cancelled at that time. FSU will reopen at the beginning of the day shift on Saturday, March 4. Essential personnel should report to work as scheduled. Allegany College of Maryland has also announced it will close today at 1.