ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Ava Murrell, 14, is 4’11” tall and weighs 95 pounds. She was last seen at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 20 in the Essex area wearing a grey shirt and black shorts. Anyone with information on Ava Murrell’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or call police at […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Six lucky Maryland Lottery players, including one Powerball participant from Elkridge, won $50,000 prizes in the past week as the multi-state Powerball jackpot continued its climb, nearing a third of a billion dollars. The estimated annuity jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing (July 21) stands at $308 million. Beyond the Powerball win, the other $50,000 prizes were claimed on various […]
ARBUTUS, MD—Authorities are seeking help with a 1982 cold case homicide. Baltimore County detectives are seeking information in regard to the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Kimberlee Bock. On the morning of July 21, 1982, Kimberlee was found dead in the 5200-block of Shelbourne Road in Arbutus (21227). Anyone with information that may assist in this investigation is asked to call […]
FALLSTON, MD—A section of Carrs Mill Road in Fallston will be closed starting Monday, July 28, for approximately five weeks for stream and roadbank repair work. Carrs Mills Road will be closed between Wildwood Drive and Vale Road. Emergency vehicles and school buses will not be allowed through the area during the closure. Motorists who use this road should follow […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Board of Public Works, comprised of Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman, Governor Wes Moore, and Treasurer Dereck Davis, has approved 81 initiatives totaling more than $241 million. Among the approvals, Comptroller Lierman voted to authorize $5.2 million in requests from the Maryland Department of the Environment for flood management measures. These funds are intended to alert local governments […]
UPDATE 3: Repairs have been completed and all lanes have been reopened. UPDATE 2: Repairs are set to begin the week of August 11, 2025. UPDATE: August 1 update from the Maryland State Highway Administration: “In Harford Co., a damaged drainage pipe continues the 24-hour closure of the left lane on US 1 Bypass just north of the MD 147 […]
TOWSON, MD—As the summer continues to heat up in and around the area, Baltimore County health officials will hold a free summer safety webinar. The Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services will host a free “Beat the Heat” webinar at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30th. Topics covered will include water safety, heat-related illnesses, who is most at […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will remain in effect until 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 19th. Forecasters have observed ongoing showers and thunderstorms across the northern portions of the DC metro. These thunderstorms are producing instantaneous rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches an hour, with locally higher amounts. […]