James Dinh selected as artist for Baltimore County COVID-19 public memorial

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Arts Guild on Friday announced that artist James Dinh has been selected to create the county’s first public art memorial to remember the lives lost due to COVID-19. The freestanding public art concept will be installed at Lake Roland Park and will represent hope, unity, and healing. The finished piece will not only honor the memory […]

Baltimore County Public Schools officials announce new COVID-19 isolation, quarantine guidelines

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials on Friday announced new COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines. Effective Tuesday, January 18, 2022, BCPS will follow the new procedures below, which they say are in alignment with updated state and county guidance. ISOLATION PROCEDURES Student/Staff has a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19: Students and staff must stay home for at least five […]

Winter Storm Watch issued for parts of Baltimore County

UPDATE: The Winter Storm Watch has been downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory – details here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for portions of Baltimore County. The watch covers northern Baltimore County and will be in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. Forecasters say significant snow and wintry precipitation […]

Roads reopened following Nottingham standoff

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Roads in the Dunfield community are being reopened following a Friday morning standoff. At around 9 a.m., police responded to the area of Arwell Court to perform a welfare check when the situation quickly escalated, according to witnesses at the scene. Police say the situation has now “been resolved.” Councilman David Marks reports that the individual sustained a self-inflicted […]

Baltimore County announces additional dates for rapid at-home COVID test distribution

UPDATE: Additional dates have been announced here. Original story below… —— TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Friday announced plans for additional dates for distribution of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests for residents. To date, local officials have already provided thousands of at-home tests directly to residents amid the omicron variant spike. Information on Baltimore County’s distribution schedule for the […]

Winter storm to bring snow, sleet, freezing rain to Baltimore area this weekend

UPDATE: A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for northern Baltimore County – details here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—A large winter storm will bring widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain to many areas in the eastern third of the country this weekend. Significant impacts due to snow are likely, and damaging sleet and freezing rain are expected as […]