UPDATE: Lisa Adrienne Lea has been taken into police custody. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Two people have been charged for their involvement in a crash on I-695 that killed six construction workers in March. On June 5, 2023, a grand jury in Baltimore County returned criminal indictments charging Lisa Adrienne Lea and Melachi Duane Darnell Brown with six counts of […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—One person was seriously injured in an overnight crash on Route 7. At around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, units responded to a crash with rescue on Philadelphia Road just north of Mountain Road. One person was extricated from their vehicle and flown to Shock Trauma. There has been no update on their condition. Photo via Joppa-Magnolia […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—On Monday, June 5, the Baltimore County Council revoked the application for the Lafarge Quarry Planned Unit Development, ending months of controversy over the plan to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses in a relatively rural area of eastern Baltimore County. Baltimore County Councilman David Marks sponsored the resolution, which passed unanimously. “The earlier approval was rushed […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Drivers in Maryland should be prepared to pay a little bit more for gas next month. The state’s gas tax will increase to $0.47 per gallon on July 1, 2023, according to the state comptroller’s website. This will mark an increase of more the 10% and the gas tax rate has increased by 30% over the past two years. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Town Fair returns to Perry Hall later this month. This year’s fair will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4601 Ebenezer Road (21236) in front of Perry Hall High School. There will be vendors, kids’ activities, giveaways, demonstrations, and live entertainment. There will also be a DJ in the entertainment […]
BALTIMORE, MD— The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Tuesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]
ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for this week. APG has daytime and nighttime testing operations scheduled through Friday, June 9, 2023, approximately 8:30 a.m. to midnight. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons will be visible during daytime and nighttime hours. Residents may hear weapons […]
TOWSON, MD–Baltimore County Public Schools celebrated its 2023 School Resource Officers (SROs) of the Year during a series of separate surprise ceremonies across the county recently. The honorees are Officer Sloane Fuller, Elementary School Resource Officer of the Year; Officer Bryan Dixon, Middle School Resource Officer of the Year; and Officer Kawahn Young, High School Resource Officer of the Year. […]