Weekend heat indices to exceed 100

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Local residents should prepare for a hot, steamy weekend ahead. Heat and humidity will continue to increase late this week and into at least the first part of the upcoming weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The remnants of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Barry could lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms lingering into Thursday afternoon and evening. High […]

Woman dies in Essex house fire

ESSEX, MD – Fire officials have released additional details regarding a house fire that broke out in the Essex area on Sunday afternoon. Officials now confirm that A 74-year-old woman died in the blaze. Lillian Anita Webb, 74, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. At just before 12:30 p.m., fire crews responded to the 1000-block of Foxridge Lane […]

Councilman Marks: former Rite Aid in Nottingham to become adult day center

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday praised plans to redevelop the former Rite Aid building located at 9708 Belair Road in Nottingham/Perry Hall (21236). The empty facility will be renovated into an adult day center specializing in meeting the needs of senior adult with dementia. “This redevelopment will not only bring new activity to an unused building in Perry […]

Water rescue reported in Chase

UPDATE: Authorities told NottinghamMD that this incident involved a medical emergency on a boat. The individual is expected to survive. Original story below… —— CHASE, MD – Emergency crews are on the scene of a Sunday afternoon water rescue in Chase. The incident was reported at around 4 p.m. in the 7200-block of Graces Quarters Road, in the Hammerman Beach […]

House fire reported in Essex

UPDATE 3: Authorities now confirm that a 74-year-old woman was killed in this fire. UPDATE 2: Authorities say one family has been displaced by the fire. A cat was also transported to a local hospital due to smoke inhalation. UPDATE: It took crews about 15 minutes to get the fire under control. The blaze has been extinguished. Original story below… […]

Smoke alarms recalled due to failure to alert

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Consumers should be aware of an important smoke detector recall. Some Universal Security Instruments smoke alarms have a misaligned internal switch causing the alarms to not activate properly, posing a risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire. This recall involves Universal Security Instruments 10-year, battery-operated ionization smoke and fire alarms with model numbers MI3050S and […]