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State settles lawsuit with inmate over seizure of a walking boot
The Maryland Department of Corrections will pay an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit after corrections officers confiscated his walking boot, a prescribed medical device they said could be weaponized.
>Western MD City Offering $20K Incentive For People To Move There
Western MD City Offering $20K Incentive For People To Move There. (Cumberland, MD) -- A western Maryland city is trying to lure more residents by offering an incentive program to anyone willing to relocate. The city of Cumberland will pay ten-thousand dollars to anyone who moves there from outside of Allegany County. The program also will pay up to ten-thousand dollars in matching funds for a down payment on a home or approved home renovations. There are several eligibility requirements, including employment verification and a home purchase agreement. Cumberland is located about 130 miles northwest of DC near the borders of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Flash flood warning affecting Bedford County Thursday evening
A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:59 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. for Bedford County. "At 3:59 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," states the weather service. "Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas."
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