FOUR DISPLACED IN GARRETT COUNTY FIRE
Four adults were displaced and one firefighter was injured in a fire on Beall School Road, near its intersection with Old Frostburg Road late Wednesday night. About 75 firefighters responded to the blaze, and the firefighter was injured. He was burned on the wrist by intense heat coming through his protective gear. The home was…
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF BEDFORD COUNTY D.A.
Just after the Bedford County District Attorney filed suit against the county commissioners, a judge ruled in favor of the D.A. Ashlan Clark filed the lawsuit on Monday, challenging the commissioner’s alleged reversal of an assistant district attorney hire; the argument was there was a hiring freeze implemented in November, because of budget limitations. However,…
TRONE LAUNCHES BID TO WIN FORMER SEAT
Former Congressman David Trone is running to reclaim his old seat in Maryland’s 6th District after losing a Senate race last year to Senator Angela Alsobrooks. Trone filed paperwork Thursday and criticized current Representative April McClain Delaney, saying she’s “not doing the job.” McClain Delaney fired back, calling Trone a “distraction” and vowing to stay…
SPECIAL SESSION SET TO PICK NEW MARYLAND HOUSE SPEAKER
Maryland lawmakers will convene a special session next week to elect a new House speaker after Adrienne Jones resigned last week. House Democrats are expected to nominate Joseline Peña-Melnyk, who chairs the Health and Government Operations Committee. House and Senate leaders say redistricting will not be on the agenda, but lawmakers are constitutionally required to…
JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA
Maryland Democrats are praising a federal judge’s order to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE custody, while Republicans are blasting the decision. In Greenbelt, Judge Paula Xinis ruled Thursday that ICE had “re-detained” Abrego Garcia without lawful authority after the Prince George’s County resident was mistakenly deported earlier this year. Senator Chris Van Hollen called…
GUARD MEMBER LAID TO REST
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard was laid to rest this week at the West Virginia National Cemetery. Beckstrom was shot in the line of duty two weeks ago in Washington D-C. State and national leaders attended the private ceremony, including Governor Patrick Morrisey and both U.S. Senators from West Virginia. Her…
HUNTING WEAPON PROMPTS LOCKDOWN OF UNIONTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Authorities say a “hunting weapon” is what prompted an alert at a school in Fayette County yesterday. Uniontown Area High School was placed on lockdown after someone spotted the object in a vehicle in the school parking lot during class hours. Law enforcement secured the weapon, saying there was no threat to students or staff.…
POLICE LOOKING INTO REPORTS OF MISTREATED CHILD IN PA.
The South Fayette Police Department is looking into reports that a child was mistreated at a local daycare. The family of a four-year-old girl says they were contacted by a former employee at Kingdom Care Learning Center who told them about a verbally abusive incident. That person told them the girl was yelled at and…
UNEMPLOYMENT UP ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA
First time filings for unemployment are increasing across Pennsylvania. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending December 6th, there were more than 19-thousand first time filings in the state. That number is up by more than four-thousand filings compared to the week prior. Nationally, the number of initial…
BLIZZARD WARNING UP FOR GARRETT, PENDLETON, AND GRANT COUNTIES
Parts of far Western Maryland along with Grant and Pendleton counties in West Virginia, are under a Blizzard Warning until 10 a.m. today. Forecasters say up to a foot of snow is possible on the higher slopes of western Garrett County, with winds up to 50 miles an hour creating whiteout conditions. Eastern Garrett County…
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