I-695/Broening Highway interchange set to reopen

BALTIMORE, MD—The I-695/Broening Highway interchange is set to reopen on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. Access to Broening Highway is via existing turnaround from Inner Loop I-695, onto Outer Loop, to Broening Highway (Exit 44). Inner loop traffic destined for Broening Highway must use MD 151/North Point Boulevard (Exit 42) and follow detour to return […]

Governor Moore signs new law creating paper trail for catalytic converters

ANNAPOLIS, MD—There will now be a paper trail for detectives to follow when investigating catalytic converter thefts in Maryland. On Thursday, Governor Wes Moore signed into law HB871 – a measure introduced by Delegate Carl Jackson. The law requires a form of recordkeeping by licensed businesses such as automotive dismantlers, scrap metal processors, or junk dealers. During the session, Baltimore […]

Church’s Texas Chicken to open new location in Parkville

PARKVILLE, MD—A new chicken restaurant will soon be opening in Parkville. Church’s Texas Chicken will be opening a location at 7722 Harford Road in the site of the recently-closed Pita Pan. This will be Church’s Texas Chicken’s first Maryland location. Church’s opened its first location in San Antonio, TX in 1952 and now has 784 restaurants nationwide. “At Church’s®, we […]

Maryland man, two others charged in federal court for alleged bomb threat swatting scheme

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has indicted three people, accusing them of placing a series of bomb threats against schools, hospitals, airports, and other institutions. Owen Jarboe, 18, of Hagerstown, Maryland; Evan Strauss, 26, of Moneta, Virginia; and Brayden Grace, 18, of Columbus, Ohio; were charged in a six-count indictment with conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate threatening communications and threats to damage […]

SWPC issues first Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005, Northern Lights may be visible in Mid-Atlantic this weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued its first Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005, and the Northern Lights may be visible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic this weekend. At least five earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed and expected to arrive as early as midday on Friday, May 10, 2024, and persist through Sunday, May […]