JOPPA, MD—Route 40 has been shut down in the Joppa/Edgewood area. At around 10:15 p.m. on Friday night, a vehicle struck a utility police bringing power lines down along Pulaski Highway. The Maryland State Highway Administration advises that Route 40 has been shut down in both directions just west of MD-152. All lanes are closed due to power lines and […]
UPDATE: The Baltimore County Police Officer who was injured in this incident is expected to be released from the hospital on Tuesday. Original story below… —— TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department said on Friday that the officer who was injured in Wednesday’s shooting in northeast Baltimore remains hospitalized. The officer involved and wounded in the shooting on Radecke Avenue […]
ESSEX, MD—Josh Hunt, of Kenwood High School in Essex, is one of just 200 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets worldwide to earn a Chief of Staff Private Pilot Scholarship from Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC. More than 2,575 cadets worldwide applied for the scholarships. Valued at approximately $22,500, the scholarship will support Hunt in attending an accredited aviation university during […]
UPDATE: The Maryland General Assembly has passed the Built to Learn ActMaryland General Assembly has passed the Built to Learn Act. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—On Friday, the Maryland House of Delegates passed HB1 the “Built to Learn Act.” This bill will invest an additional $2.2 billion into school construction prioritizing schools with the oldest buildings and schools with […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Two first leases have been signed at the Nottingham Ridge Logistics Center, a joint venture partnership between Atapco Properties Inc. and Chesapeake Real Estate Group located at 5301 Nottingham Drive. The 165,000-square-foot space industrial property is located in White Marsh and was originally slated to be the location of the Paragon Outlets – a project that has since been […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The number of opioid prescriptions in Maryland has dropped by more than 22 percent since 2017, with nearly 20% fewer patients receiving opiates during the same period, the Hogan administration announced on Friday. This decrease is attributed, in part, to an electronic prescription tracking system known as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). The PDMP—operated by the Maryland Department […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County government offices, and the District and Circuit Courts, will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020 in recognition of Presidents Day. Health department clinics, libraries and senior centers will be closed, and CountyRide vans will not operate. Parking meters must be fed and Baltimore County Revenue Authority parking garages will be open as usual. Trash and recyclables […]
BETHESDA, MD—First Lady Melania Trump will celebrate Valentine’s Day by visiting with seriously ill children staying at The Children’s Inn at NIH while they are participating in groundbreaking clinical trials and studies at the National Institutes of Health. For the third year in a row, FLOTUS will spend Valentine’s Day with the children at The Children’s Inn. Over the past […]