COCKEYSVILLE, MD—York Road has been reopened in Cockeysville/Hunt Valley following a massive water main break. The busy thoroughfare was shut down on July 18 between Ashland Road and Shawan Road after a 30-inch water main ruptured near 11223 York Road, creating a sinkhole. Crews worked around-the-clock to repair the main and rebuild the road. As of Tuesday afternoon, July 22, […]
TOWSON, MD—A Maryland man who killed two people before driving his deceased mother to Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged. Baltimore County homicide detectives have charged 31-year-old Kevin Ahn with first-degree murder in the deaths of 83-year-old Sun Lim and 69-year-old Im Kim. On March 24, 2025, detectives located the victims after responding to the 100-block of Oliver Heights Road […]
ESSEX, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested a Baltimore man accused in two separate armed road-rage incidents in Baltimore County, including one from last year. Authorities said the man also assaulted investigators during his arrest. Kelly Talbert, 31, of Baltimore, was taken into custody Monday and charged with first- and second-degree assault and various firearm-related offenses, state police announced Tuesday. He […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—A man died in a trench collapse in the Owings Mills area on Tuesday morning. At just before 8:30 a.m. on July 22, the Baltimore County Fire Department responded to a call for a trench rescue in the 9800-block of Lyons Mills Road (21117). Firefighters arrived to find the man critically injured. Despite rescue efforts, the man succumbed […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department will be participating in the 42nd annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. This national campaign aims to promote police partnerships between the Department and its community members through positive activities. The events include block parties, cookouts, games, a parade, nature displays, face painting, and so much more. The goal is to foster […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order over the weekend aimed at unifying the state’s approach to promoting environmental justice and addressing pollution burdens in historically underserved communities. The “Valuing Opportunity, Inclusion, and Community Equity” (VOICE) order is designed to foster a “whole-of-government” strategy, emphasizing meaningful engagement with communities disproportionately affected by environmental pollution. “Every Marylander deserves access […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With reading scores falling nationwide and math gains uneven last year amid significant inflation and economic uncertainty, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2025’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems. Maryland cracked the top ten, coming in at No. 9. Massachusetts topped the list with Connecticut coming in second place. In order to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline has resumed a downward trend, falling 1.7 cents over the past week to $3.09 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data released Monday. This marks an 11.5-cent decrease from a month ago and is 37.7 cents lower than a year ago. Conversely, the national average price of diesel saw a slight increase, rising 1.7 […]