UPDATE: All roads have been reopened. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are on the scene of a Thursday morning barricade situation in the Parkville area. At just before 11 a.m., officers responded to a call on Taylor Avenue (21234). Additional details have not yet been provided, but Taylor Avenue has been shut down between Perring Parkway and Old Harford […]
WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its 2020 annual traffic crash data, showing that 38,824 lives were lost in traffic crashes nationwide. That number marks the highest number of fatalities since 2007. The estimated number of police-reported crashes in 2020 decreased by 22% as compared to 2019, and the estimated number of people injured […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Pothole season, which often seems to be year-round in the Baltimore area, can be expensive…and a new report confirms it. A new survey from AAA found that last year 1 in 10 drivers sustained vehicle damage significant enough to warrant a repair after hitting a pothole. With an average price tag of almost $600 per repair, damage caused by […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A broken water main in the Seven Courts community will be repaired on Monday. On February 28, the Department of Public Works will be repairing a ruptured line in the area of 9312 Seven Courts Drive (21236). Officials say the repair will require shutting down water service to twenty residences and three hydrants beginning mid-morning and extending into the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—At its monthly livestreamed public meeting, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board approved a Customer Assistance Plan that includes a civil penalty waiver grace period that waives all civil penalties for customers who pay their unpaid tolls by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2022. This month, over 12,000 E-ZPass users signed a petition calling on Governor Larry Hogan to […]
CARNEY, MD—A water main break in the Parkville/Carney area has created traffic woes along Harford Road. The Maryland State Highway Administration reports that all southbound lanes of Harford Road are currently closed at the I-695 exits. In addition, the I-695 inner loop ramp to Harford Road (Exit 31) has also been closed due to the rupture. There has been no […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews are responding to the second crash of the day at an intersection in White Marsh. The crash was reported at just before 10:30 p.m. in the area of Ebenezer Road at Vincent Road (21162). At the scene, a vehicle skidded on ice and damaged a utility pole. A water main break at this intersection has created icy […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews responded to a single-vehicle crash in White Marsh on Saturday morning. At around 8 a.m., units from White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company responded to the area of Ebenezer Road at Vincent Road (21162). At the scene, crews found that a car had slid on ice, went off-road and into the woods. Water has been leaking through a […]