BALTIMORE, MD—A Middle River man saw his prayer of prosperity answered in a big way this week. On Monday, he placed a $1 bet on nine separate tickets Pick 5 tickets and won $50,000 on each for a total of $450,000. In addition, he placed a $0.50 bet on four tickets, winning $25,000 on each to score another $100,000. The […]
UPDATE 2: The crematorium plans are set to move forward. UPDATE: The public meeting has been postponed. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—An informational public meeting will be held later this month to discuss community concerns over a previously-announced potential new crematorium in White Marsh. The Maryland Department of the Environment has announced that the meeting, which will be held […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says there is an elevated fire danger throughout Maryland once again on Thursday. The combination of west to southwest winds of around 10 mph with gusts of up to 20 mph, low relative humidity values around 20 percent, and dry fuels will produce an elevated fire danger across Maryland and the eastern West Virginia panhandle […]
BALTIMORE, MD—It’s not a million dollars, but in terms of lottery winnings, one man’s $713,088 FAST PLAY progressive jackpot prize is the next best thing. A player from Baltimore and his wife are ready to cruise after winning the progressive jackpot on April 10 in the FAST PLAY Extreme Green game. “We’ll go on vacation, do what my wife wants […]
WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration this week announced the award of three orders for a combined total value of up to $1.3 billion for Computed Tomography (CT) scanners to include up to 426 base, 359 mid-size, and 429 full-size units, if all options are exercised, for deployment across TSA checkpoints starting Summer 2023. Analogic Corporation will provide base-size units. IDSS Holdings […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With Earth Day around the corner and the U.S. having experienced $165 billion in damage from weather and climate disasters during 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Greenest States. Maryland came in at No. 5 on this year’s list. In order to showcase the states doing right by Mother Earth, WalletHub compared the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an auto theft and several assaults & burglaries that were reported over the past week. Sometime between March 29 and April 10, 2023 , an individual broke into a location in the 700-block of Seneca Garden Road in Middle River (21220). Sometime between April 2 and April 7, an individual broke into a residence in the […]
TOWSON, MD—Tiara Booker-Dwyer, Tiffany Frempong, and Emory Young have been appointed to the Board of Education of Baltimore County by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. The appointees were nominated by the school board nominating commission. Booker-Dwyer is a senior policy associate at Policy Studies Associates and the U.S. Department of Education Funded Region 4 Comprehensive Center. Her past positions include serving […]