The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Pennsylvania State police are charging a Hancock woman drug possession after a traffic stop along Great Cove Road earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a trooper from the Pennsylvania State Police McConnellsburg barrack conducted a traffic stop in the 20900 block of Great Cove Road in McConnellsburg on[Read More…]
A fire last Wednesday morning did $150,000 in damage to a house in Big Pool. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall, fire crews received the call at 11:07 a.m. last Wednesday morning, July 22, and responded to the house at 10049 National Pike in Big Pool for a structure[Read More…]
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 20, through Sunday, July 26: July 20 Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Disorderly conduct, 100 block Fulton Street. Subject advised. Suspicious person, West High Street area. Check of subjects and moved them on. Theft[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Town officials last month gave the Hancock Police Department the green light to purchase new body cameras, vehicle cameras, and tasers from Axon. Those pieces of equipment are in the hands of the police department, but they aren’t functional yet. Sgt. Shawn Faith told town officials they[Read More…]
Gary L. Scriever 1949-2026 Gary L. Scriever, 76, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026, at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born June 27, 1949, in Hagerstown, Md., a son of the late Reed Scriever and Laura Shaw. In 1973, he married the former Kay Seville in Whips[Read More…]
Roger Lee Bivens Roger Lee Bivens, 79 of Hancock, Md., opened the doors of heaven on July 24, 2026. He was surrounded by his four daughters and eldest granddaughter. Roger was preceded in death by parents Roger C. and Opal Bivens of Hancock, Md. Upon entering heaven he was immediately[Read More…]
Carroll Philip Peck 1946-2026 Carroll Philip “John Gobble” Peck, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at War Memorial Hospital. Born December 9, 1946 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., he was the son of the late Curtis Brook and Eva Zorich Peck. He attended Berkeley[Read More…]
Belvin Leroy Mann 1943-2026 Belvin Leroy Mann, 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born Sunday, August 1, 1943, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Espey and Margaret Roman Flowers Mann. Belvin was[Read More…]
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 13, through Sunday, July 19: July 13 Harassment, 400 block Whispering Wind Road. Subject advised. Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Service to advise, 100 block East Main Street. Subject advised. Suspicious other, first block[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Maryland State Police Aviation Command performed an aerial hoist rescue for a mountain biker who had a medical issue while in Rocky Gap State Park in Cumberland on Sunday, July 19. State Police said just after 11 a.m. this past Sunday, rescue personnel from Allegany County were[Read More…]
