Barton News

Persistent gusting winds of up to 50 mph downed tree limbs and power lines Wednesday, disrupting electrical service for hundreds of Allegheny Power customers throughout the tri-state area.

Driver charged DUIafter head-on Route 36 crash BARTON - An 18-year-old Frostburg man was charged with driving under the influence following a head-on collison early Wednesday on state Route 36 near Barton.

The usefulness of the new drugs to treat congestive heart failure is much less clear, said Professor Matthias Barton, M.D. of the Department of Medicine at the University of Zurich School of Medicine.

Law enforcement officers said they are unsure why a Barton motorist crossed the double yellow line, but the action resulted in a head-on collision that sent two people to Cumberland Memorial Hospital.

Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases.

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute .

Mike Staup, chairman of the Georges Creek Fireworks Committee, said he will know by Aug.

Ten people were left homeless Monday by two separate fires in the Georges Creek area, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

Senior citizens flocked to the Allegany County Fairgrounds Thursday to visit the Senior Jubilee Golden Expo and to learn about products and services available for their age group.

It has taken longer than anticipated, but Rob Markwood, developer of Cumberland Chase, said the proposed 750-unit housing complex south of Cresaptown on the former Barton farm will happen and it will happen with class.

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.