The Mayor and City Council have voted to annex a piece of property near Love’s Truck Stop.  Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss said the city is being proactive with the annexation.

On 07/22/2023 at approximately 6:00 PM the Cumberland City Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Washington Street for an assault. Upon arrival officers made contact with the victim. The victim advised they were assaulted by Keira Long. Officers observed visible injuries consistent with the victim’s statement. Long was placed under arrest and transported to the Allegany County Detention Center for central booking. Long received a hearing before a District Court Commissioner and was released on her personal recognizance.?   Arrested – Keira Brianne Lea Long (30) Cumberland, MD Charge – Assault 2nd Degree

On 07/22/2023 the Cumberland City Police Department served a Grand Jury Indictment on Rufus George Thompson III. Thompson was transported to the Allegany County Detention Center where he is being held without bond pending his next appearance in Circuit Court. Arrested – Rufus George Thompson III (30) Cumberland, MD Charge – CDS Possession not Cannabis

On 7/22/23 the Cumberland City Police Department served a criminal summons on Brandon Ridgeley. The summons was issued as a result of an investigation from 7/13/23. Ridgeley is incarcerated at the Allegany County Detention Center and sent a letter to a subject that has a peace order against him. The officer verified the peace order was active and applied for charges through the District Court Commissioner’s Office. A criminal summons was then issued. Ridgeley signed for his copy of the summons and is still incarcerated on unrelated charges. Served – Brandon Marshall Ridgeley (45) Cumberland, MD Charge – Peace Order…

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Saturday morning. On July 22, 2023, at approximately 10:35 a.m., officers with the Montgomery County Police Department responded to a business in the 12200 block of Veirs Mill Road for the report of a stabbing. Once on scene, they located one adult woman stabbing victim. Approximately one minute after the first 911 call a second 911 call was received for two women stabbed in the 4100 block of Colie Drive. Upon officers’ arrival, they…

A caller to the Dave Norman Show Friday complained that she has yet to receive her new tax bill.  WCBC News reached out to William Lashbaugh, Tax and Utility Supervisor for the county, who said that the problem is a setting with the tax credits.  Lashbaugh added that tax bills should come out next week.

Two people were injured in a helicopter crash Friday morning in Preston County, WV.  The crash occurred in a wooded area by the intersection of Tavern Road and W.Va. Route 7 by Terra Alta, atop a mountain near Camp Dawson. The helicopter belonged to an out-of-state company, GeoDigital, that was doing contractor work for FirstEnergy.

Warrant Served   On 07/21/2023 the Cumberland City Police Department served an Arrest Warrant on Robert Paul Bennett Jr.  The warrant was issued when Bennett failed to appear in District Court for a previous failure to send child to school charge. Bennett was transported to the Allegany County Detention Center for central booking. Bennett received a hearing before a District Court Commissioner and was released on his personal recognizance.   Arrested – Robert Paul Bennett Jr (36) Cumberland, MD Charge – Failure to Appear      Summons Served   On 07/21/2023 the Cumberland City Police served a Criminal Summons on…

The 10th annual West Virginia Peach Festival will be held in Romney August 4, 5, and 6.  Features include carriage rides, puppet shows, a bounce house, peach beer, museum tours, and local artists and artisans.  For more information go to WVPeachFestival.com.

If you remember long shopping trips to Pittsburgh’s Century 3 Mall, you may be surprised to hear this – the property has been condemned.  The West Mifflin Borough Council voted to condemn the former mall at a meeting this week.  The 1.3 million square foot mall was opened in 1979 but closed in 2019 and has sat empty since then, with vandals painting graffiti, setting fires, and even one person falling through the roof.  The property is now owned by Moonbeam Capital who was fined $240,000 earlier this month for the condition of the mall.