CHILD DIES IN GRANT COUNTY ATV ACCIDENT
A 4-year-old child died in an ATV accident Wednesday night in Petersburg. Three juveniles were riding the machine when it overturned along a power line right-of-way. Three were taken to Grant Memorial Hospital and the youngster was pronounced dead. The condition and ages of the other two juvenile victims was not released. The investigation is…
SKIER DIES AT TIMBERLINE MOUNTAIN RESORT IN TUCKER COUNTY
Few details have been released, but social media reports state a skier died Wednesday at the Timberline Mountain Resort in Tucker County, West Virginia. The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be released.
INJURED AUGUSTA WOMAN FOUND DURING SEARCH
Dr. Heather Shaffer, owner and operator of the Augusta Animal Hospital, was listed in serious condition after she was found unconscious in a wooded area during a search that began after she failed to report for work Wednesday. According to the Cumberland times-News, she sustained injuries during a fall as she was hiking, and had…
FROSTBURG BRACING FOR UNCERTAIN FEDERAL, STATE BUDGETS
Frostburg officials are bracing for the impacts of Maryland’s nearly $3 billion budget state budget deficit as they begin preparing their FY 2026 budget. City Finance Director Elaine Jones notes that further uncertainty from “actions of the federal government” could impact the budget of local governments across the country, according to an article in the…
WATER LEAK REPAIR TO CONTINUE ON GREENE STREET
The city of Cumberland Water Department will continue to repair a water leak on Greene Street today, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. There may be periodic interruptions of water service. The southbound lane, from Baltimore Street to Bridge Street will be closed with detour signage in place and no left turn available from Bridge…
HABITAT RE-STORE EXPANDS STORE AND HOURS
Allegany County Habitat for Humanity is holding a grand opening of the expanded location of its Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 28 Lane Avenue in LaVale today at 10:30 a.m. The celebration includes an in-store scavenger hunt for coupons today and10 per cent off merchandise both today and tomorrow. The Habitat ReStore is a home…
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED BY BOARD
The Allegany County Board of Education will meet in a special executive session Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Washington Room at the Board’s Central Office at 108 Washington Street. The Board is expected to discuss a personnel matter.
U.S. SENATOR ALSOBROOKS INTRODUCES TARIFF TRANSPARENCY ACT
Maryland’s freshman U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks has introduced her first bill in Congress. The Tariff Transparency Act requires the U.S. International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation on the impact of the tariffs, and the threat of the tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. Alsobrooks says the Trump Administration knows that the tariffs on…
MD. ATTORNEY GENERAL URGES SCOTUS TO DEFEND MEDICARE PATIENTS’ FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROVIDERS
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to defend Medicare recipients’ freedom to choose their providers. Brown has joined a coalition of 17 colleagues in filing an amicus brief asking the Court to affirm a lower court decision recognizing an individual’s right to receive care from the qualified providers of their…
WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE IN MARYLAND
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits is up in Maryland. The U.S. Labor Department reports around 27-hundred initial jobless claims were filed in Maryland last week. That’s nearly 120 more than the previous week. Nationally, first-time unemployment claims dropped by two-thousand, to 220-thousand. Jobless claims are a proxy for layoff activity.
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