BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority Board this week named William Pines, PE, PMP, CCM as Acting Executive Director of the 1,800-employee agency that oversees the state’s eight toll facilities and the DriveEzMD Maryland system, effective immediately. Pines has served as Chief Operating Officer of the MDTA since 2020. He also previously served as MDTA’s Chief Engineer from 2019 to 2020. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The New Year is off to a promising start for two lucky Powerball players who bought quick-pick tickets during the recent jackpot roll. A Baltimore woman scored a $50,000 prize in the December 27 drawing and a Potomac resident won $1,000,004 in the January 5 drawing. The $50,000 winner, a 39-year-old, purchased her $2 ticket on December 27 at […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday afternoon announced the largest tax relief package in state history to deliver more than $4.6 billion in relief for Maryland families, small businesses, and retirees. “Next to our health recovery from the worst pandemic in more than a century, nothing is more important than our continued economic recovery,” said Governor Hogan. “With all of […]
TOWSON, MD—A Towson University student is dead following an overnight shooting in downtown Towson. At 2 a.m. on Tuesday, January 11, officers responded to the unit block of W. Susquehanna Avenue (21204) for a report of a shooting. At the scene, police found the body of 23-year-old Ikemefuna J. “Justin” Eguh, who enrolled as a TU senior last semester majoring […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Officer Keona Holley has been laid to rest, almost one month after she was shot ambush-style while sitting in her patrol car in Baltimore City. Her funeral was held at the Baltimore Convention Center on Tuesday. At just after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, officers received a report of a vehicle crash in the 4400-block of Pennington Avenue. […]
UPDATE: David Bennett passed away on March 8th. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart and is still doing well three days later. Officials say it was the only currently available option for the patient. The historic surgery was conducted by University […]
CARNEY, MD—A gas station convenience store in the Carney area has sold a winning Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. Lottery officials say that Carroll Food Mart located at 9200 Harford Road (21234) sold a winning $30,000 Peppermint Payout ticket. Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by […]
CARNEY, MD—Police are investigating after a delivery driver was robbed in Carney on Monday. At 8:45 p.m. on January 10, two armed individuals approached and threatened a delivery driver in the area of Summer Park Drive at Branchcourt Road (21234). Authorities say the suspects stole the driver’s cell phone, money, and food, then fled the scene. No injuries were reported […]