TOWSON, MD—U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett on Thursday sentenced Kevin B. Merrill, 54, of Towson, to 22 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and wire fraud arising from a $396 million investment fraud scheme that operated from 2013 through September 2018, with an additional $260 million in attempted investments at the time […]
BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore died of a long-standing illness early Thursday morning according to his office. He was 68 years old. A spokesman for the key Democrat said that he passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital at around 2:45 a.m. Cummings had recently been embroiled in a Twitter battle with President Donald Trump over the conditions within […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The new traffic light at Klausmier Road and Belair Road should be installed in either November or December, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Thursday. “When the Klaumeier Farm development was proposed, I created a task force to examine ways to improve mobility in that part of Perry Hall,” Councilman Marks said. “Every single recommendation is being implemented. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Baltimore County. The advisory will be in effect from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday. Residents can expect winds of 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages […]
UPDATE: Journey has been found safe & unharmed. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a girl who has gone missing from the Essex area. Journey Howard, 13, is described as a black female, approximately 5’1″ tall and weighing 120 pounds. She left her home in Essex around 3 a.m. […]
FALLSTON, MD—Officials say a Fallston road has been shut down on Wednesday afternoon. At just after 4:00 p.m., authorities said that Laurel Brook Road had been shut down due to wires down in the roadway. Units from Fallston Volunteer Fire Company are on the scene and awaiting the arrival of BGE crews. Motorists should use an alternate route.
ESSEX, MD—The CCBC Essex men’s and women’s soccer teams are each taking home titles. Both teams managed to win Maryland Juco Athletic Conference championships and are now the No. 1 seeds in the NJCAA Region XX Division I tournament. The CCBC Essex men’s soccer team is ranked No. 19 and the CCBC Essex women’s soccer team is ranked No. 13 […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The United States Postal Service has announced that it’s considering adding drones to its fleet of mail delivery vehicles. USPS is “investigating the feasibility of utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, as delivery vehicles for mail as an integrated part of its vehicle delivery fleet, as well as to provide image and other data collection services,” the company […]