Police believe his cellmate was in the cell at the time of his death. State Police Homicide Unit investigators are continuing the investigation. This marks the third Maryland inmate death in two weeks ...

Cumberland Police Arrest 6 in Separate Burglary and Assault Cases Over Busy Weekend Cumberland, Md. — Cumberland Police arrested six people in a series of ...

Knife suspect busted after violent Oldtown Road attack Knife attack suspect locked up after Oldtown Road clash in Cumberland ...

America's first federally funded highway runs through Western Maryland and the mountain towns along it have been feeding ...

Dave Caporale and Seth Bernard disagreed Tuesday on Allegany County’s recent efforts to grow the area’s economy as the former ...

Allegany secured its sixth consecutive trip to the state tournament, defeating Northern 15-1 in five innings on Wednesday in the Class 1A West Region I final at Lions Field. “It’s an awesome game, ...

CUMBERLAND — Mountain Ridge’s Zach Haberlein won three events to lead the individuals, and the Allegany boys and Miners’ girls won the team competition at the Allegany County championship meet ...

The Maryland State police are investigating a death of an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution on Wednesday.

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The Allegany boys and Mountain Ridge girls won team championships at the bi-county tennis tournament on Thursday. In the boys tourney, held at Allegany College of Maryland, the Campers led a ...

Emergency officials evacuated two elementary schools in northwestern Maryland on Tuesday as rain from an eastern U.S. storm system caused flooding in the area. About 140 students and staff from ...