The Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program is underway! Marylanders can start the process of enrolling in affordable health insurance by checking a box on their state tax return. If you know a Marylander in need, please tell them about this important opportunity! Since the program was formally launched in 2019, more than 100,000 Marylanders have checked the box on their tax returns, and more than 10,000 have signed up for affordable health insurance. Several states are following Maryland’s lead and in Congress, Sen. Chris Van Hollen is introducing national legislation to allow for health insurance enrollment when Americans file federal tax…

Students from the Center for Career and Technical Education competed in the SkillsUSA regional competition earlier this month. The following CCTE students placed and will advance to the state competition, set for March 24-25: Carpentry 1st Place David Williams Cosmetology 1st Place- Baylee Mowbray 3rd Place- Shelby Atwood Culinary 1st Place- Zoie Jedlowski Nail Care 3rd Place- Kieleigh Porter Nurse Assisting 2nd Place- Colton Jackson 3rd Place- Grace Tressler Sheet Metal 1st Place- David Witt 2nd Place- Colton Shingler 3rd Place- Cohen Llewellyn Welding 2nd Place- Tyler Hochard 3rd Place- Bryan Wilhelm.

Jeffrey Burnham preliminarily accepted a plea deal on Thursday  in connection with the 2021 killings of three people, including a Cumberland woman. A status conference held at Howard County Circuit Court included Burnham, his public defender, Josh Speert, and Howard County State's Attorney Richard Gibson. In Allegany County Burnham was charged with the September 29, 2021 killing of 83 year-old Rebecca Reynolds at her Fourth Street resident. Reynolds, who was shot to death, was a friend of Burnham’s mother. In Howard County, Burnham was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his brother Brian and Kelly Robinette. WBAL reports…

On 02/23/2023 at approximately 7:00 PM the Cumberland City Police Department were dispatched to a business in the 200 block of Greene Street for a disturbance. Upon arrival officers contacted store security and they requested Samuel Resnick be removed from the property. Officers advised Resnick to leave the business but he started to yell and create a further disturbance. Resnick walked away but returned and began yelling again. Resnick was then placed under arrest and transported to the Police Station. Resnick was issued two Criminal Citations and released pending trial in District Court. Arrested – Samuel Stewart Resnick (41) Cumberland,…

On 02/22/2023 the Cumberland City Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Autumn Stallings. The warrant was issued when Stallings failed to appear in District Court for a theft case. Stallings was transported to the Allegany County Detention Center. Stallings appeared before a District Court Commissioner and was released on her personal recognizance. Arrested – Autumn Nicole Stallings (41) Cumberland, MD Charge – Bench Warrant Failure to Appear

After being inundated with requests, tonight’s town hall meeting focusing on the construction expected to begin on the downtown mall will be open to the general public. Initially the plan had been to only allow downtown residents and business owners to attend as they have a vested interest, but city officials and members of the Downtown Development Commission have decided to open the session to anyone interested or who may have questions about the $15 million project and the expected 18 month construction period. Councilwoman Laurie Marchini said that although this project has been discussed since 2015, there apparently are…

A bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on West Virginia public college and university campuses is heading to the desk of Republican Governor Jim Justice. The bill passed a final hurdle in the GOP-dominated Legislature when the House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of the legsilation. Although there has been some emotional debate on both sides of the issue, the governor told reporters Wednesday that he has every intention of signing the bill as soon as it crosses his desk…

An Allegany County grand jury has returned an indictment against a Cumberland man in connection with the death of his wife, who disappeared from the Amherst Avenue residence they shared with their children more than eight months ago. According to a press release from C3I, 29 year-old Jesse Austin Donahue  was being held at the Allegany County Detention Center without bond after being served with the first-degree murder indictment Monday. Investigators say that Brittany Kaye Donahue, 29, disappeared from the home last June 5. She was reported missing to the Allegany County Sheriff's Office by a family member after not…

Posting on social media, the owners of a newly opened Frostburg restaurant that was significantly damaged by fire Tuesday are asking for community support and have pledged to reopen.  The fire at El Maya Mexican Bar & Restaurant at 295 E. Main St. started just before 2 a.m. and drew approximately  75 volunteer firefighters from Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire began in a kitchen wall. The cause was under investigation. Investigators estimated damage at $25,000 to the building owned by Sergio Carrizal and $25,000 to its contents. Frostburg Mayor Robert…

Cumberland City Councilman Rock Cioni suffered a mild heart attack this past weekend- but a full recovery is expected. Cioni, 76, had open heart surgery 20 years ago. A veteran, and now retired, Rock serves as the voice of high school football for WCBC Radio in the fall. He joined WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” Wednesday and provided a health update. He said he was actually on the treadmill at the YMCA when he began feeling uneasy… He says the doctors report was encouraging…