Joppa shop sells winning $750K Multi-Match ticket

May 23 was truly a lucky night for one Maryland Lottery player. Lottery officials are looking for the Multi-Match player who won the game’s $750,000 jackpot in Thursday, May 23, drawing. The Multi-Match winner, who is the third player to hit a Multi-Match jackpot in 2019, can choose between the annuity and an estimated $425,000 cash option (before taxes). The […]

Baltimore County government offices and facilities closed for Memorial Day holiday, no trash or yard waste collection on Monday

TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County government offices and the District and Circuit Courts will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019, in recognition of the Memorial Day holiday. Health Department clinics and senior centers will be closed and CountyRide vans will not operate. All branches of the Baltimore County Public Library will be closed and parking meters are free on the […]

Parkville High, Eastern Tech students receive scholarships from Comcast

TOWSON, MD – Six Baltimore County Public Schools seniors were awarded $2,500 Leaders and Achievers® Scholarships from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. One of them, Shane Shakoor, a student at Loch Raven High School, was selected to receive an additional $7,500 Comcast Founders Scholarship. The other five BCPS students earning Leaders and Achievers® Scholarships are: Fopefoluwa Atanda, Milford Mill Academy Heather […]

Councilman Marks passes legislation requiring developer funding for schools

TOWSON, MD – The Baltimore County Council has passed legislation requiring developers to pay impact fees for new residential construction. It is the first time Baltimore County has authorized an impact fee. The Maryland General Assembly recently gave the county the power to pass such an ordinance, and Baltimore County Councilman David Marks immediately sponsored the legislation. Under the bill, […]

Overlea bike shop burglarized

OVERLEA, MD – Police are investigating a burglary and two attempted burglaries that were reported over the past week. At 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, five suspects – four of whom were juveniles – broke into Pete’s Cycle Co., located in the 7500-block of Belair Road in Overlea/Fullerton (21236). All of the suspects were apprehended at a nearby location. […]

Maryland’s 9/11 Rolling Memorial to commemorate fallen service members at Memorial Day Ceremony

TIMONIUM, MD – Maryland’s 9/11 Rolling Memorial, which is based out of Parkville, will help commemorate the fallen at the 2019 Memorial Day Ceremony in Timonium this weekend. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27, at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. The annual ceremony, held within the Circle of Immortals section of the Field of Honor, […]

Police seeking information on Frankford shooting

BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public to come forward with any information regarding a shooting near Belair Road on Wednesday. At about 10:45p.m., officers responded to a local hospital to investigate a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The 28 year-old male victim told police he was shot […]

Gov. Hogan outlines clean energy strategy

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday outlined his strategy to set Maryland on a path to 100% clean electricity by 2040. The Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) promises a commitment to leading the charge on clean energy, climate change, and greenhouse gas emission reductions. The governor made the announcement in a letter to Senate President Thomas V. […]