Sunday Sept 7th at noon
A Spaghetti Dinner, Chinese Auction, and more. 100% of the proceeds go to support Lilly McCormick in her fight with childhood cancer (myeloid leukemia). It’s being held at the Barton American Legion Hall starting at noon, cost of meal is $12.00.
Smoke inside the Keyser Healthcare Center forced the evacuation of more than 100 residents Saturday evening, with at least three residents sent to the WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital for treatment of respiratory issues. Other residents were taken to the Keyser Fire Department Station #2 by ambulances and buses. Firefighters, EMS, and volunteers from across…
According to the Cumberland Times-News, Mineral County Commissioner Charles “Dutch” Staggs compared a transmission line proposed for the area to a new interstate that residents would help pay for, but couldn’t access locally. The Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link proposes to build a substation in Frederick County, Virginia, with a transmission line that would connect to Greene…
Small businesses and nonprofits in Western Maryland affected by the May 2025 flooding are being offered low-interest disaster loans by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Loans can reach up to two-million-dollars with interest rates starting at four-percent for businesses and around three-point-six-percent for nonprofits. Repayment terms can extend up to 30 years. The funds can…
Cumberland resident Drezdin Jose Delgado is being charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace following a Saturday afternoon incident in the area of Baltimore Street and Queen City Drive. A person told police a male suspect had threatened him with a knife. Police located Delgado and issued him the two criminal citations. He was…
Lianna King, of Preston County is facing charges of neglect after a pellet gun shooting that killed a 9-year-old late last year. The shooting happened at her home, where she was responsible for watching a group of children. She took Lane Sines to the hospital, where he died while being treated. Ms. King after pleading…
The Maryland Health Department says there have been 19 heat-related deaths this year. The 13 most recent deaths were reported before this week’s heat wave when the high temperatures and humidity combined for heat indices that exceeded 100-degrees. At this time last year, there had been 14 deaths attributed to the heat.
Baltimore Mayor Scott says the number of homicides are historically down in over 50 years. Homicides declined a little over 24 percent and non-fatal shootings dipped a little over 18 percent the same time over last year. Teen homicides are also at a low with two this year and ten last year. Auto thefts are…
Requests for proposals are being accepted to move the education department into new office space. General service department officials say it’s a move to modernize the workforce and save 37-million dollars over twenty years. They’re looking to relocate into the central business district downtown for its several hundred employees into private commercial leased space.
Despite years of permit studies and grant spending, the Trump Administration has canceled funding for the high-speed magnetic rail project between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The decision potentially saves federal taxpayers up to 26-million dollars. Federal transportation officials say the so-called maglev project never made it past the permit stage and taxpayers should not be…