FALLSTON, MD—Crews responded to a serious crash on Belair Road in the Fallston area on Thursday afternoon. The head-on crash was reported at around 2 p.m. on May 16 on Belair Road at Reckord Road. Belair Road was shut down for in both directions and one person was taken to a local trauma center, according to the Fallston Volunteer Fire […]
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—A storm planning community information meeting will be held in Bowleys Quarters next week. Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Recue & Marine will host the session at its banquet hall on Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Along with BQVFD personnel, representatives from Baltimore County Emergency Management will also be in attendance. Topics discussed will include recent […]
TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski and the Baltimore County Commission for Women on Thursday recognized four outstanding women during its 42nd Annual Women of the Year Awards ceremony. The Women of the Year Awards honor women residents of Baltimore County who have made significant, unique and lasting contributions within their community to champion the interests and needs of women and […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be represented at the national AVID Summer Institutes in Orlando, Florida, with an educator and a student set to speak at the event. Patapsco High School principal Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs and Cockeysville Middle School Grade 8 student Jayden Yancey will both take to the stage to share their experiences with the AVID program, which […]
ROSEDALE, MD—It has been five years since the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Kitera Bishop, and police are still searching for clues. At around 1 a.m. on May 16, 2019, someone walked behind Kitera Bishop’s residence in the 8800-block of Fontana Lane in Rosedale (21237) and began to fire multiple shots into the family’s TV room. While there were others with […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Giant Food’s newest location is set to open this week. The new supermarket located in the Perring Plaza shopping center will open at 6 a.m. on Friday, May 17, the company has announced. The new Giant replaces the former Shoppers, which closed its doors last summer. Ledo Pizza will be available in the deli section of the new store, […]
TOWSON, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin 24-hour single-lane and sidewalk closures on a section of MD 542 (Loch Raven Boulevard) at Loch Hill Road, north of the Baltimore City/County line. The project will begin on May 20 and the work should be complete by late summer, weather permitting. The temporary lane closures will allow contractor crews to safely […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday announced that the state has met its land conservation goal six years ahead of schedule. The announcement also said that Maryland has added more than 1.85 million acres of land to the state’s protected lands to date, and that it is on track to reach its goal of 40% land conservation […]