Barton News

One person was taken to Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon following a motorcycle collision with a deer on state Route 135 near McCoole, according to the Allegany County 911 Joint Communications Division.

A Barton woman was arrested early Monday on seven warrants after a tip led police to her whereabouts.

A federal grant will pave the way toward improved emergency communications in outlying areas of Allegany County and, in the future, could lead to a new revenue source.

How much is a mile of clean water worth? An economic impact study jointly funded by Garrett County, state agencies and the Appalachian RegionCommission aims to find out.

Following are some of the Fourth of July fireworks displays scheduled in our area: Cumberland: It'll be Red, White and Blue Day at Constitution Park in celebration of the Fourth of July.

I am writing to tell people about the lack of road work of Allegany County Roads Department.

An early morning fire destroyed this two-story barn Sunday at Leaning Pine Farm on Mile Lane in Mount Savage.

The Allegany County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved three road and bridge projects totaling more than $1.3 million that will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Federal regulators have agreed to reduce to $100,000 from $180,000 the fine levied against a western Maryland coal company for a 2007 accident that killed two miners, the firm's lawyer said Monday.

Summer science camp for students CUMBERLAND - Students interested in attending the Summer 2009 Gateway Academy from June 22 to 26 at the Center for Career and Technical Education must complete their applications today.

With a flood warning posted by the National Weather Service, emergency centers in Allegany and Mineral counties fielded numerous weather-related calls Monday, ranging from flooded basements to water-covered roadways.

The Georges Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade is about 45 percent complete and on schedule.

Inmates from Western Correctional Institution could help clear parts of the 17.2-mile Big Savage Hiking Trail within Savage River State Forest in Garrett County.

Numerous police units were responding at about 2:15 p.m. Monday to a report of a police impersonator in the Barton area, according to Lt.

From the Departement fr Innere Medizin, Klinik und Poliklinik fr Innere Medizin, Universittsspital Zrich, Switzerland.

Georges Creek travelers know well the danger of coal truck traffic along Route 36.

A Clise Coal Company truck traveled off Route 36 and into Georges Creek, dumping its load and diesel fuel into the narrow waterway.

The Mary Fazenbaker family was left homeless Wednesday when fire of an unknown origin destroyed a Bluebaugh Road residence.

Fire investigators continue to investigate the cause of a Wednesday morning fire that consumed a two-story residence on Blubaugh Road not far from state Route 36 in the Water Station Run Road area.

The Maryland Bureau of Mines says a mine worker was hurt after a blast caused a pond to overflow in western Maryland.