BALTIMORE, MD—An out-of-state player has claimed a huge Maryland Lottery jackpot. The progressive jackpot started at $250,000 for the Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY Diamond Mine game and grew more than tenfold before a player in eastern Baltimore bought the winning ticket, which was worth more than $2 million. Sold on the morning of October 21, the winning ticket went unclaimed […]
THOMASVILLE, GA—Flowers Foods, Inc. has amended its October 31 voluntary recall press release on certain Tastykake products to reflect additional products included in the recall. As a precautionary measure, the company is voluntarily recalling certain Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes and certain Krimpets products due to the potential presence of tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. The recall was initiated following notification […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will dedicate American Education Week 2021 (November 15 – 19) to celebrating education heroes – which includes everyone who supports students’ academic and social-emotional growth. “Our Education Heroes include teachers, but also families/caregivers, frontline and behind-the-scenes staff, administrators, volunteers, and supporters,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams. “Our students succeed because of the strength […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A 5K and Family Fun Run will be held this weekend to benefit Angel Park in Perry Hall. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 7, 2021. The 5K run will be an out-and-back course starting and finishing at Angel Park. Runners will exit the park and turn right onto Honeygo Boulevard heading toward Belair […]
ELKTON, MD—For the first time ever, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be coming from Maryland this year. The 79-foot Norway Spruce was donated by a family in Elkton. The giant tree will be cut on November 11th and is set to arrive at Rockefeller Center on November 13th. For more than eight decades, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has upgraded the previous Frost Advisory for the Baltimore area to a Freeze Warning. The warning covers southern Baltimore County and Baltimore City and will be in effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are expected. Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and […]
UPDATE: This Frost Advisory has been upgraded to a Freeze Warning. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for the Nottingham area. The advisory covers southern Baltimore County and Baltimore City and will be in effect from 2 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Thursday morning. Forecasters say temperatures as low as 33 degrees […]
BALTIMORE, MD—On Wednesday, Dayon Cooper was handed a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Cameron Anderson in the 5400-block of Cedonia Avenue (21206). The deadly shooting occurred in 2018. Cooper was also given 28 years, to be served concurrently with the life sentence, for handgun and reckless endangerment charges. Assistant State’s Attorneys Bethany Durand and Alyssa Ragland prosecuted the […]