ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has daytime testing operations scheduled for Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27, 2025. Firing tests will occur from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Weapons firing may be heard in some areas off the installation. These operations are not hazardous to residents in the surrounding communities and are […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Parkville man has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award from Maryland’s FishMaryland program. The FishMaryland program recognizes anglers who catch and release ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland waters. Jeffrey Spicer achieved the milestone on March 16, 2024, when he caught a 32.25-inch Chesapeake Channa (northern snakehead) near Aberdeen. Spicer, who learned about the program from […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Police say a Harford County man has been arrested after accidentally shooting his brother on Tuesday. At just before 2 p.m. on April 29, 2025, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 600 block of Yorkshire Drive in Edgewood for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies discovered an 18-year-old male, suffering a gunshot […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Harford County man is celebrating a $500,000 Powerball Double Play prize after matching all five white balls in the March 24 drawing. The lucky winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, purchased the $1 Double Play option, which gives players a second chance to win with the same ticket numbers. The winner, who calls himself “Double the Fun,” […]
HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Investigators with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Aberdeen Police Department continue their investigation into the cause of a house fire in Aberdeen that claimed the lives of two people on Friday morning. At around 8:15 a.m. on February 21, 2025, the Aberdeen Fire Department, Inc. & Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire & Emergency Services were initially […]
ABERDEEN, MD—A single shot to support testing operations is scheduled at Aberdeen Proving Ground on Saturday morning, February 22, 2025. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. There will be waterway restrictions on the Chesapeake Bay in the area around Spesutie Island from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Military watercraft may be visible. These operations are not […]
UPDATE: The victims in this blaze are believed to be a mother and son. Original story below… ABERDEEN, MD—Officials are investigating a double fatal house fire that was reported in Harford County on Friday morning. At approximately 8:15 a.m. on February 21, 2025, the Aberdeen Fire Department and Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire & Emergency Services responded to a house fire […]
ABERDEEN, MD—A Harford County man who bought a Maryland Lottery instant ticket and gave it to his wife to scratch thought she was pranking him when she said it was a $1 million winner. She was telling the truth. Now they’re looking at retiring in about seven years, said the winner and his wife, who visited the Lottery Winner’s Circle […]