Former Cumberland City Council member Dellann Dugan Fultz (Campbell) has passed away. Dellann was a 1955 graduate of Fort Hill High School. Dellann retired as manager of the Cumberland Arms Apartments, where she had worked for 28 years. She was also a former member of the Cumberland City Council. Dellann was 86. Services were private

A motor vehicle accident reported at Henderson Avenue and North Mechanic Street. Units are on the scene

Allegany County Emergency Services reports that multiple companies have responded to a brush fire on Mobile Road in Artemas, PA

West Virginia State Police said Monday, two people were killed and a suspected drunken driver arrested following a two-vehicle accident Saturday evening on state Route 28 near Springfield. The crash happened about 6:20 p.m. just south of the Hampshire County town. According to police, Ronald Hore, 63, of Springfield, was traveling north on Route 28 in a 2002 Ford F-250 and attempting to make a left turn into a driveway when he turned into the path of a 2002 Dodge Dakota driven by Nancy Alvarado, 61, of Points. Alvarado and her passenger, Debra Arbaugh, 65, of Springfield, were pronounced dead…

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s abortion law.   The lawsuit, filed recently by the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia against the president and secretary of the West Virginia Board of Medicine, claims the state’s new abortion law violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.   “We have a strong case and we are ready to defend West Virginia’s abortion law to the fullest,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “As your first pro-life state Attorney General, I will stand strong for the life…

WBAL reports now that Gov. Wes Moore has named a new head of the Maryland Stadium Authority, Orioles' CEO and Chairman John Angelos has said he's hoping a deal happens soon. Angelos told reporters on Sunday that he's anxious for an extension of the lease agreement at Camden Yards. "I'd love to have that as an All-Star Break gift for everybody in the community," Angelos said. "There's just no 'there-there' other than that we are going to get that done. That's always one of the things I committed too." A long-term lease would allow access to money for upgrades for the ballpark,…

On February 17th, 2023 the Cumberland Police Department served a criminal summons on Tifenie Broadwater. The summons was issued as a result of a private citizen filing charges on Broadwater at District Court. Broadwater signed for a copy of her charges and was released pending trial at District Court. NAME: Tifenie Earlene Broadwater  AGE: 29  Cumberland, MD CHARGES: Theft scheme $100 to under $1,500, Theft less than $100 (x4), Use of another’s credit card (x2)

This Thursday, downtown residents and business owners are invited to a town hall meeting to learn more about construction expected to begin on the pedestrian mall in April- and to have any questions they may have- addressed. The meeting will be held in the Allegany High School theater at 900 Seton Drive at 6 p.m.  The $15 million Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project has been years in the making, first discussed in 2015. It will include extensive work that could last up to 18 months. The project features replacing underground utility lines, adding high-capacity broadband, reinstalling Baltimore Street through the pedestrian…

President Biden’s poll numbers continue to be lackluster heading into the beginning of the 2024 primary season- however Maryland Senator Ben Cardin says the less than ideal economy unfortunately has taken the focus off of some of the president’s more substantial achievements. Three polls were released in the past month regarding how Americans view the job Biden is doing as president, and they all say basically the same negative thing. Polls from ABC News/Washington Post, AP, and CBS News all have Biden’s approval rating in the low to mid 40s and his disapproval rating in the mid to high 50s. Biden has…

A WCHS News investigation over the past several months has revealed alleged wrongdoing by members of the West Virginia State Police. Some of the allegations being leveled are described as shocking, ranging from the misuse of federal and state dollars, using ghost accounts tapping public money personal purchases, high-level staffers engaging in inappropriate behavior in state offices and vehicles and illegal overtime practices resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent payments. A probe is being led by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeff Sandy. Governor Jim Justice was asked to comment during his regular briefing. He said that…