http://www.times-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201002402.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201002402.html Certified wildfire fighters Rande Brown, Rob Harvey, Dennis Yoder and Eric Warnick won’t soon forget their recent two-week stay in California, where they battled raging wildfires that are consuming homes and thousands of acres of land day after day. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201002016.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201002016.html Transportation, global warming and a dire shortage of physicians in rural Maryland are issues the state and local chambers of commerce expect to discuss in the next several months. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:16:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001738.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001738.html From the war in Iraq to the economy to immigration, local people reviewed the national issues that would likely affect the upcoming presidential election at a roundtable discussion Thursday evening. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001531.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001531.html The Allegany County commissioners on Thursday approved a contract amendment to allow Allegany County Detention Center officers to keep earned holiday time beyond the June 30 expiration date. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001310.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_201001310.html Desiray Brown of Frostburg, 10, poses with Oprah, a 5-month-old Nigerian Dwarf goat, as she practices showing for judges and prepares for the fair. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235705.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235705.html Frostburg city officials unanimously approved the inclusion of additional lots into a commercial area on West Main Street, thus allowing for expansion at Global Truck Outfitters, an expansion that owner Mike Sines said is necessary for him to keep his firm in the Mountain City. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235507.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235507.html Sheetz has plans to expand its Frostburg store, according to Richard Harris, the city’s director of development, who said Friday that the Altoona, Pa.-based company will send representatives to an Aug. 13 meeting of the Planning Commission to ask for approval. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235301.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235301.html The Frostburg mayor and council approved an ordinance Thursday that, although not a major problem, should free up at least some on-street parking for year-round residents near the Frostburg State University campus. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235045.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200235045.html Cancer survivors begin the traditional first lap Friday evening in the Mineral County Relay for Life. The annual event, held at the South End Sports Complex, raises money for cancer research through the American Cancer Society Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200234705.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200234705.html The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office sponsored the annual competition at the Western Maryland Railway Station where teams gathered their strength against the 250-ton steam engine Mountain Thunder. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200234326.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200234326.html The Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Department’s new 2008 Sutphen Corp. Quint Rescue 70-foot ladder truck with a 1,500-gallons-per-minute pump will be on display during an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the fire station on U.S. Route 220. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200234051.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200234051.html Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown says he and his wife of 15 years, Patricia Arzuaga, are separating. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:23:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200232342.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200232342.html An opening reception for an exhibition by Atlanta artists Debra Lynn Gold and Alan Vaughn will be held today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Allegany Arts Council’s Saville Gallery at 9 N. Centre St. in Cumberland. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200232248.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200232248.html Environmental Health Services of the Garrett County Health department reported the sixth case of laboratory-confirmed rabies in the county for 2008. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:11:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200091103.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_200091103.html Jenifer Dobbins entered the Tree House Toy Shop with $10 to spend.