On Monday, May 24, 2021, the Cumberland City Police served an Arrest Warrant on Garrett Pullium, age 21 of Cumberland, Maryland.  The Warrant stemmed from an officer conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Pullium for a traffic violation.  While conducting the traffic stop, officers conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle.  The search revealed a quantity of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) along with other evidence related to the distribution of CDS. Subsequently, an Application for Charges was submitted to District Court.  The Warrant was issued charged Pullium with CDS possession with intent to Distribute and…

  Funeral Services for 12-year-old Karleigh Adams will take place on Thursday. The teen, a student at Calvary Christian Academy, died a few days after she was struck by a vehicle on Route 36 last week. Friends will be received at Central Assembly of God in Cumberland from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 P.M. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens. 

While Maryland Governor Larry Hogan was in Cumberland last week, WCBC News took the opportunity ask him about a local African American who was pardoned by the governor during a “racial reckoning” event.  William Burns had been charged with the 1907 death of Cumberland Policeman August Baker, and then was dragged from the jail and shot before being tried.  Hogan said his action did not address the alleged crimes against the 34 men he pardoned…    

Last fall, it was announced that Virgin International would be investing several million dollars in our region with a Hyperloop facility and test track to be located in Grant and Tucker Counties. Retired General Jim Hoyer has been working with Hyperloop, so WCBC asked him for an update on the project…    

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice says he has no intention of postponing end of the mask mandate for all on June 20, but concedes that individual businesses have the option of continuing to require the face coverings. Governor Justice says vaccination rates are trending toward enough people having their first doses during the next four weeks…  

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says his administration is reviewing the state's unemployment program. Many employers are saying they can't find employees to do the jobs they have available, and many on the jobless roles are content to sit at home and receive enhanced unemployment benefits. Governor Hogan commented on the situation while visiting Allegany County last week…

In order to continue to facilitate vaccination efforts in Allegany County and to better serve the community, UPMC Western Maryland is pleased to partner with the Allegany County Health Department to announce an upcoming Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinic to be held Thursday, May 27, from noon until 6 p.m. in the hospital auditorium. All Individuals age 12 and older are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, and this clinic will administer the first dose. Please note, individuals under the age of 18 must have a parent present to sign a consent form. Those interested can register for an appointment online at…

The state of Maryland kicks off its 40-day campaign of 40 consecutive lottery drawings for vaccinated residents on Thursday. The daily payout is 40,000 dollars. On July Fourth – the day of the final drawing – the jackpot will be $400,000. The funding for the campaign will be provided by the Maryland Lottery’s Marketing Fund which is used for promotions and advertising. This new promotion will not reduce the amount the organization contributes to public schools and other state initiatives. 

A Frostburg woman died Friday in Morgantown during a crash in which the driver of the vehilce she was a passnger in was driving the wrong way. The Monongalia County Sheriff's office says that 66 year old Janis Janis Yeager, of Morgantown, and 68 year old Charlene Earle, of Frostburg, both died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision, which occured not far from Milan Puskar Stadium on Route 705. The mishap occured around 1:45 PM, according to the report.

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $36,358,851 in American Rescue Plan funding to support our state’s pandemic response.   This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a part of the Public Health Crisis Response program, launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to expand lab capacity, enhance disease surveillance programs and step up statewide mitigation efforts.     “Additional help from the American Rescue Plan continues to help Maryland’s COVID-19…