Threat Closes Washington County Courthouse
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 1980s. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, retired radio station manager Rich Cornwell.
A single phone call shut down the Washington County Circuit Court building on Monday. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s office says a bomb threat was call in to the court building early Monday morning. The building was evacuated and jurors sent home. A search of the courthouse revealed no threatening items. A portion of Summit Avenue in Hagerstown was also closed for a brief time. The Sheriff’s office continues to investigate the phone threat.