WASHINGTON, DC—Hyundai Motor America and Kia America have issued recalls for more than 570,000 vehicles, urging owners to park their vehicles outside and away from homes and other structures until the recall is remedied. The affected vehicles are model years 2022-2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, 2019-2023 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe Hybrid, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid, and 2022-2023 Kia […]
WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the six highway workers that were killed in Wednesday afternoon’s fatal pedestrian crash on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency medical personnel from the Baltimore County Fire Department pronounced six contractual highway workers dead on the scene. The victims are identified as: Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, of Frederick Jose […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an assault, a robbery, and two burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023, officers responded to the 7900-block of Rossville Boulevard in Nottingham (21236) for a past theft of a unit in which forced entry had been made and property was stolen. At around 10:30 […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public of a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. Xylazine, also known as “Tranq,” is a powerful sedative that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved for veterinary use. “Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier,” said Administrator […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Office of the Attorney General is once again warning that businesses in Maryland have been receiving a letter entitled “2023 Certificate of Good Standing Request Form.” The letter requests a fee in exchange for a letter of good standing with an “official seal of the Secretary of State.” This letter is a scam and is the same fraudulent […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced the recipients of the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 program, an initiative that provides grants to small and mid-sized Maryland manufacturers to invest in Industry 4.0 technologies. The grants, made possible through the Maryland Department of Commerce, provide 23 businesses with a total of nearly $1 million to modernize their operations. “Investing in Maryland’s manufacturing […]
WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the drivers of two vehicles involved in the fatal Wednesday afternoon crash on I-695 that left six highway workers dead. The driver of the Acura passenger vehicle involved in the crash has been identified as Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, of Randallstown. Lea was transported by ground to Shock Trauma where she is currently receiving […]
UPDATE 2: Police have identified the six highway workers who were killed in this crash. UPDATE: Police have identified the two drivers involved in this crash. Original story below… ——— WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have released additional information on Wednesday afternoon’s fatal crash that occurred on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency personnel pronounced six people dead at the scene. Identities […]