A LaVale native is being honored for his heroism more than 60 years ago in the small village of Grandmenil, Belgium. The act, for which the late Cpl. Richard F. Wiegand received the Silver Star posthumously, took place during the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes Forest early Christmas morning in 1944. Full Story »
State budget cuts, future and looming, are spearheading local officials to request the Allegany County Bureau of Police to police the Georges Creek Valley town of Westernport and its estimated 2,100 residents. Full Story »
Chances have increased in Maryland for the arrest of thieves who steal property and then sell it to unsuspecting pawnbrokers, precious metals dealers or vehicle salvage yards. Full Story »
A group of about a dozen citizens will begin discussing the future of Allegany County’s secondary schools this evening as part of a several-month study of how to best accommodate children and the community. Full Story »
Frostburg State University cheerleading Captain Kelly Gauvin, left, and 9-year-old Emily Thomas rehearse a dance number Sunday afternoon during the annual FSU Cheer and Dance Clinic in the auxiliary gymnasium at the Frostburg campus Full Story »
A Frostburg woman was killed in a Bedford County accident early Saturday afternoon on Interstate 99. Full Story »
A Stoystown woman kept herself alive for nine hours after the vehicle she was operating slid off the roadway and tumbled down a steep embankment. Full Story »
The failing economy threatened to reduce the take from Western Maryland Food Bank's Bags of Plenty program, but thanks to the help of the employees at CBIZ's Cumberland office, the damage was minor. Full Story »
Maryland remains the wealthiest state in the nation, but income and health gaps are still a concern for blue-collar families here, a new report suggests. Full Story »
Former Westernport resident Kenneth Nine, of Temple, Texas, recently shared with his family members a feature story published by the Temple Daily Telegram about his memories during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Full Story »
The music of Judy Garland and Scott Joplin was the subject of the November meeting of the Cumberland Music and Arts Club, held at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Nov. 17. Twenty-three members and guests attended. Full Story »
A new partnership between two local schools and the South Cumberland branch of the Allegany County Library System will likely have a positive impact on one child. Full Story »
H1N1 vaccine clinic scheduled Friday Full Story »
The state won’t cut teachers to help deal with a $1.5 billion budget deficit next year, but school administrators and public relations employees may need to go, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Tuesday. Full Story »
The death of a 9-year-old boy in an all-terrain vehicle accident late Tuesday afternoon in the state Route 46 area of Fountain is under investigation by the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office. Full Story »
Written bomb threats at the Keyser Primary-Middle School disrupted classes again Wednesday, marking the third consecutive day classes were disrupted there. Full Story »
The fully approved Criterion wind project on Backbone Mountain will be sold by Clipper Windpower Inc. to Constellation Energy Group Inc. for $140 million, the buyer reported this week. Full Story »
Things went from bad to worse for a Charleston, W.Va., man who was arrested late Tuesday morning and a second time several hours later when he tried to retrieve his vehicle from the business where it was impounded. Full Story »
West Virginia is getting a break from the so-called swine flu, a respite health officials hope will give them time to get vaccinations to everyone who wants one. Full Story »
Maryland health officials are reporting the state’s first two known cases of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu. Full Story »
Mayor Sheila Dixon’s misdemeanor fraud conviction fails to meet a key standard necessary for her removal from office, her attorney said Wednesday as the mayor resumed her regular duties a day after the verdict. Full Story »
More than 300 acres in Western Maryland will be protected as a result of Program Open Space property acquisitions and a donation from The Nature Conservancy. Full Story »
A resolution recently approved by the Frostburg mayor and council sets the wheels in motion to remove an unused dam in the headwaters of the Savage River and improve conditions for native brook trout there. Full Story »
More than 10 percent of Jefferson County’s registered voters have already had their say on whether to allow table games at the Charles Town Races and Slots. Full Story »
Times-News without phone service; Holiday classic at Mountain Ridge; Northern will present play Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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