The Appalachian Festival will celebrate our 21st year on September 17-19 at Frostburg State University! On Thursday the 17th at 7pm kick off the weekend with our Film Festival at the Palace Theatre on Main Street. On Friday the 18th don't miss the Symposium on FSU's Upper Quad which features a variety of speakers. On S...

SEPT 19th at Moran's Lounge inn Westernport. Proceeds each year go to families of children with serious illnesses. the Convoy will start at 10 am: Motorcycles-$20, Diesel trucks-$20, Semi-$40 (includes a Convoy for Kids shirt) Follow Convoy for Kids on Facebook (event: 11th Annual Convoy for Kids) This on-site event ...

The Mineral County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting in Mineral County on Saturday. The incident occurred near the Route 28 Bar and Grill, in the 8500 block of Frankfort Highway, north of Fort Ashby. The investigation is ongoing. Fire and ambulance crews from Fort Ashby and Short Gap were called to the s...

Former Allegany County EMS Chief Christopher Biggs died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Friday morning in the parking lot of the Hagerstown barracks of the Maryland State Police. A Maryland State Police helicopter was requested, but EMS crews chose to take him to Meritus Medical Center, where he died....