GAITHERSBURG, MD—The pilot and passenger of a single engine plane that crashed into a power line tower in Montgomery County on Sunday evening have been rescued and transported to an area hospital for medical treatment. The pilot has been identified as Patrick Merkle, 66, of Washington, D.C. He was operating a Mooney Mike 20P single engine plane. One passenger on […]
UPDATE: The pilot and passenger have been rescued. Original story below… —— GAITHERSBURG, MD—Maryland State Police are on the scene of a single-engine plane crash in Montgomery County where rescue efforts are underway. The plane involved is a Mooney Mike 20P single engine plane. Both the pilot and the passenger are reportedly unharmed inside the aircraft and awaiting rescue. At […]
ESSEX, MD—An Essex high school will be closing early on Thursday, Baltimore County Public Schools officials have announced. Due to a downed electrical pole and power outage in the area, Chesapeake High School STEM Academy will close at 12:45 p.m. All afternoon and evening activities have also been cancelled for October 27th. Chesapeake high School is located at 1801 Turkey […]
UPDATE 2: BCPS has sent the following communication was sent to Eastern Tech parents and families… Dear Parents and Guardians of Eastern Technical High School, This morning, a student was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which a transformer was struck resulting in a power outage. Once we were notified, the students were seen by the nurse. There were […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Severe storms knocked out power to several local residents on Monday afternoon. Storms rolled through northeastern Baltimore County at just after 4:30 p.m., resulting in storm warnings being issued and creating some ominous cloud formations. At 5:30 p.m., over 850 power outages were reported in the Seven Courts community. There has been no ETA on when power will be […]
TOWSON, MD—As of Sunday, BGE reports that it has restored 99 percent of customers who were impacted by the Tuesday’s severe storms, and the additional customers who experienced outages caused by the weather system on Saturday, July 16th. BGE has listed a few reasons why this is happening and additional info on Estimated Time of Restoration (ETRs): A significant amount […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Officials said on Friday that crews are working around the clock to restore power for those residents who are still in the dark following Tuesday’s severe storms. BGE officials say the company expects to have service restored to most customers by Friday night. Due to extensive damage to equipment that serves a small number of customers, these particular restoration […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Cleanup efforts continue in the Baltimore area following Tuesday’s severe storms. As of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, over 55,000 BGE customers in the Baltimore area are still without power and crews are working around the clock to make repairs. The line of thunderstorms brought down power lines and uprooted trees on Tuesday evening, wreaking havoc on area roadways. Outages […]