Attorney General Frosh, AARP-Maryland to host virtual consumer education forum on holiday season scams

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and AARP will host a virtual consumer education forum at noon on Wednesday, December 1st. Attorney General Frosh and guest speaker Attorney Karen Morgan will discuss how to spot and avoid common holiday season scams. Participants will also be able to ask questions through live chat on Facebook and YouTube. “Becoming a victim […]

Baltimore County Police Department to host Holiday Pop-Up Party, recruitment event on Tuesday

TOWSON, MD—On Tuesday, November 30, the Baltimore County Police Department will host its first annual “Holiday Pop-up Party.” The event will kick off at 8:00 a.m. in front of the Public Safety Building. At 8:54 a.m., Traffic Jam Jimmy from Fox45 will be reporting live from the event. Throughout the morning (8 to 10 a.m.), police recruiters and specialized units […]

Harford Road shut down due to brush fire

GLEN ARM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday morning brush fire in the Glen Arm area. At just before 11 a.m., units responded to the 10600-block of Harford Road (21057). At the scene, firefighters found approximately two acres that were on fire. Crews are working to extinguish the blaze. Harford Road is blocked from Notchcliff Road to Knoll […]

Gas prices dip for third straight week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the third straight week, the nation’s average gas price has fallen, declining 3.4 cents from a week ago and stands at $3.379 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 2.8 cents from a month ago […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground to conduct testing on Monday

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct daytime and nighttime testing on Monday. The base will be testing from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. These operations are not hazardous to residents in our surrounding communities and are integral to ensuring continued readiness […]

Police searching for missing 14-year-old last seen on Taylor Avenue

UPDATE: Jacob has been located safe and unharmed. Original story below… —— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old who was last seen on Taylor Avenue. Jacob William King is 5’8” tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen at 9 a.m. on Monday on Taylor Avenue heading toward Loch Raven Boulevard. Jacob is reportedly wearing royal blue […]

Olszewski to host second virtual community input meeting on American Rescue Plan spending on Monday

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski will be joined by Baltimore County officials to host the second virtual public input meeting on feedback, ideas, and priorities regarding spending proposals for Baltimore County’s $160.7 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The meeting will take place online via WebEx at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 29th. Earlier this month, Olszewski announced […]

Pedestrian struck, killed on Route 7

UPDATE: Police have identified the 41-year-old victim. Original story below… —— JOPPA, MD—Police are on the scene of a fatal, Sunday evening crash in Joppa. The crash was reported at around 7:30 p.m. in the area of Philadelphia Road at Fashion Way. The crash involved a pedestrian, who was reportedly struck and dragged by a vehicle. The pedestrian sustained fatal […]