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Baltimore County to double next Back River midge treatment area due to unprecedented swarms

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MIDDLE RIVER, MD—In response to the unprecedented populations of swarming midges along Baltimore County’s waterfront this season, the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (DEPS) will modify the next helicopter treatment of Back River to double the treatment area to include the previous 1,200 acres of upper Back River plus 2,400 acres of lower Back River. Using this modified treatment […]

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Baltimore man nabs $1 million Powerball prize on impromptu ticket purchase in Parkville

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PARKVILLE, MD—A routine trip for fruit turned into a million-dollar windfall for a Baltimore man after a last-minute decision to buy a Powerball ticket at a Parkville-area grocery store. The man, who has not been publicly identified, initially walked past the Maryland Lottery kiosk at the Safeway on Waltham Woods Road on June 2 after completing his shopping. According to […]

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Local angler breaks Maryland state record for Chesapeake Channa

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BALTIMORE, MD—An Anne Arundel County angler has set a new Maryland state record for the Chesapeake Channa, also known as the northern snakehead, an invasive species. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that Matt Foreman, 43, of Crownsville, caught the 21.8-pound fish on June 7. Foreman’s record-breaking catch was made in the Susquehanna River below the […]

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Governor Wes Moore UPLIFT Program Orchard Ridge Baltimore City 202506

Governor Moore announces first UPLIFT Fund recipient to increase property values, homeownership in historically disinvested communities

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BALTIMORE, MD—Governor Wes Moore has announced the Orchard Ridge community in Baltimore City as the inaugural recipient of the state’s Utilizing Progressive Lending Investments to Finance Transformation (UPLIFT) Fund. The program aims to boost property values and homeownership in historically disinvested neighborhoods by accelerating the development, construction and sale of affordable housing. UPLIFT, funded with $10 million through the Fiscal […]

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Police investigating several local robberies, burglaries, and assaults

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NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local robberies, burglaries, and assaults that were reported this month. At approximately 12 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2025, a suspect burglarized a location in the 4000-block of Millner Road in Nottingham/Perry Hall (21236) and stole various items. At approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, multiple suspects robbed someone of property in the unit […]

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Baltimore man pleads guilty in 2016 mistaken identity murder-for-hire plot

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BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a 2016 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a woman mistaken for her neighbor, a federal witness. Matthew Hightower, 43, faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison. Hightower admitted to using a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime that resulted in […]

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