Councilman Marks: Land swap nearly finished to preserve Raphel Road corridor

UPDATE: The land swap has been completed. Original story below… KINGSVILLE, MD—For the past eight years, Councilman David Marks has been working to move a state-owned property—planned for a Maryland Transportation Authority maintenance facility—closer to Interstate 95. To accomplish this, the county would “swap” the land along I-95 with the state-owned property along Raphel Road closer to Bradshaw Road. The […]

Raphel Road overpass at I-95 to be closed for reconstruction

KINGSVILLE, MD—Beginning mid-February, the Raphel Road overpass at Interstate 95 will be closed for reconstruction, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced on Wednesday. The overpass is scheduled to reopen by the end of 2022. Raphel Road will be closed from Monday, February 21st through Tuesday, November 1st. During construction, all traffic will be detoured to the Bradshaw Road overpass. Access to […]

Two injured in Kingsville crash

KINGSVILLE, MD—Two people were injured in a Sunday evening crash in Kingsville. At just after 5:15 p.m., units from the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company responded to the 10000-block of Raphel Road (21087) for a report of a crash. Upon arrival, medics found two patients, one of whom was trapped in their vehicle. The patient was freed and both patients were […]

33-year-old killed in Kingsville motorcycle crash

KINGSVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in Kingsville on Friday night. At just after 11 p.m., on August 20, officers responded to the 12000-block of Philadelphia Road (21087) for a reported of a motorcycle crash. Authorities say the driver of a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Philadelphia Road near Raphel Road and attempting […]

Carjacking reported near Overlea High School, Kingsville construction site burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two local crimes that were reported over the past week. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, and 8 a.m. on Friday, January 31, an individual broke into a construction site in the 10700-block of Raphel Road in Kingsville (21087). The suspect then removed a lock from a utility trailer and stole tools from inside […]

Raphel Road shut down due to crash

UPDATE: Reports now indicate that Raphel Road was shut down due to a fallen tree with wires down. Original story below… —— KINGSVILLE, MD – A Thursday morning crash in Kingsville has shut down a busy road. The crash occurred at just before 8:30 a.m. Raphel Road has been shut down between Bradshaw Road and Mount Vista Road. There has […]

Driver in fatal Kingsville crash dies

KINGSVILLE, MD – The driver of the vehicle that crashed into a BGE pole and a tree on Raphel Road in Kingsville, causing the occupants to be trapped inside when the vehicle caught fire on May 1, has died. Witnesses who had stopped to help after the crash pulled the driver from the vehicle. He was taken to Johns Hopkins […]