MARCH TRIALS SET FOR ZIZIAN CULT MEMBERS
Trials will be held next month in Allegany County for three people connected to the alleged Zizian Cult, who were arrested near Frostburg on Sunday. Taken into custody off Piney Mountain Road were Jack LaSota, Daniel Blank, and Michelle Zajko. They face a variety of counts, including trespassing, obstructing and hindering, and resisting arrest. In…
POLICE INVESTIGATE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Cumberland City Police are investigating an attempted suicide after a man either jumped or fell from the Blue Bridge into the Potomac River early Wednesday evening. The victim was found lying along the river bank, about 200 feet downstream from the bridge. He was taken to UPMC-Western Maryland to treat injuries sustained in the fall.
MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON IN YMCA FIRE
Sioxty-three-year-old Donald Lee Martin was arrested Sunday, after he allegedly tried to set the YMCA on Baltimore Avenue on fire. The incident happened earlier this month, and Martin was a resident of the facility. He remained jailed, without bail yesterday. Damages were estimated at $1,000, and the fire was quickly extinguished by residents. Martin was…
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER POLICE STANDOFF IN KINGWOOD
A Preston County woman is facing gross child neglect charges following a standoff with law enforcement. Deputies responded to Rita Osorio’s home in Newburg after reports she was hallucinating and using illegal drugs. Officers found two children in the home and a firearm by the front door. The 45-year-old woman initially refused to communicate with…
WOMAN RELEASED ON $5,000 BOND
Cumberland resident Kaitlin Elyse Bruckner was released on $5,000 bond, after being charged with violation of a pre-trial release. Her original charges were a variety of drug counts; when she was served with a warrant, she barricaded herself in her home. She was found hiding in the attic and later allegedly assaulted Sheriff’s deputies. She…
PHILADELPHIA HOMICIDE SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SOMERSET COUNTY
A homicide suspect, wanted in Philadelphia, was arrested in Somerset County yesterday. Christopher Hodge is now being housed at the Somerset County Jail. Hodge faces charges of homicide, burglary and robbery, in connection to a deadly home invasion earlier this month. He is now awaiting transport to Philadelphia to answer the charges he is facing.
FENTANYL, GUNS SEIZED DURING DRUG RAID IN CONNELLSVILLE
Fayette County officials say dangerous drugs and guns are off the street thanks to a law enforcement operation earlier this week. The local district attorney says Connellsville police assisted the county’s drug task force in a large-scale bust on Tuesday. More than one-thousand stamp bags of suspected fentanyl and nine firearms were seized by officers…
PRESIDENT APPOINTS GOVERNOR MOORE TO COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
President Trump has appointed Maryland’s Wes Moore to the Council of Governors. The council was established by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 and formally created by Executive Order in 2010 to serve as a forum for governors and federal officials to collaborate on key national security, disaster response and military coordination issues. Moore…
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN MARYLAND RISE
Unemployment claims are going down in Maryland. Around 24-hundred new claims for jobless benefits were filed in the state for the week that ended February 15th. That’s down 25-percent from the previous week. Nationally, unemployment claims jumped by five-thousand last week, to 219-thousand.
XFINITY AND COMCAST BUSINESS EXPANDING IN HAGERSTOWN AREA
Comcast is continuing an expansion in the Hagerstown area that could connect more than 50-thousand homes and businesses to the company’s services. The new service areas include Hagerstown, Halfway, Williamsport, Funkstown, Fairplay, Tilghmanton, Cavetown, Smithsburg and Maugansville and it’s expected to be completed by early 2027. Residents and businesses can log on to xfinity.com to…
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