Edgewood man sentenced to 19 years in prison for sexual exploitation of minors

EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood man has been sentenced to prison on charges of sexually exploiting minors. A judge has sentenced Lewis Ismael Blandon, 37, to 19 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce a visual depiction of the sexual conduct. The judge also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Blandon […]

Edgewood man sentenced to 40 years in prison for illegal possession of firearms

EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood man was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison after being convicted on charges of illegal possession of firearms while he was a convicted felon. William Quinton Yourman, 34, was found guilty in January of possessing a shotgun, rifle, ammunitions, and a firearm as a person convicted of a disqualifying crime. Assistant State’s Attorney, Megan Lintott, […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of March 25

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of March 25, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing scheduled for Monday, March 25 – Friday, March 29, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of March 18

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of March 18, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing scheduled for Monday, March 18 – Friday, March 22, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not […]

$350K patching project targets MD 7 stretch

EDGEWOOD, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will start a $350,000 pavement patching project on Monday, March 11, on a stretch of Philadelphia Road north of Edgewood. The project will involve the patching of a section of Route 7 between the Seven Trails Drive roundabout and the US 40 (Pulaski Highway) roundabout, and will stretch through Harford County. The work is […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of March 11

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of March 11, 2024. APG has testing operations scheduled from Monday, March 11, through Friday, March 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, watercraft and/or aircraft will be visible during […]

Edgewood crash leaves several injured, road closed

EDGWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious crash in the Edgewood area. The accident was reported at just before 1:30 p.m. on Friday in the area of Woodbridge Station Way and Woodbridge Center Way. Three medic units on the scene to assist with several injured patients, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Woodbridge Center Way is currently […]