PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old. Gabriel Jacome-Hernandez is 5’7” tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen at around 5 p.m. on Friday in the 8000-block of Bon Air Road in Parkville wearing all black. Authorities say Gabriel is suffering from emotional distress and may need medication. Anyone […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday in the White Marsh area has died. On Friday afternoon, the Baltimore County Police Department said officials were investigating a now-fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at just after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20, in the 8200-block of Town Center Drive (21236). The pedestrian, 30-year-old Jeffrey Chmielewski, of […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Friday announced that another round of rat extermination would soon begin in the Seven Courts Drive area. This latest effort will target the densely-populated townhouses near Oakpark Drive. The extermination is expected to start around November 29th and should last approximately four weeks. “I would like thank the Office of Code Enforcement for […]
FALLSTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Friday afternoon crash with rescue on Belair Road. The crash was reported at around 3 p.m. in the area of Route 1 at Wilgis Road (21047). A Medevac chopper will be landing at Reckord Road Park. Units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and Kingsville Volunteer Company have been dispatched to the […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation on Friday announced several changes to the Bureau of Solid Waste Management’s regulations. The announced changes include: Beginning April 1, 2022, Baltimore County will require all separate yard material collection to be placed in paper bags and will no longer accept plastic bags for yard waste. This new rule will […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave final approval for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and ‘mix and match’ COVID-19 booster shots: “From day one of this crisis, our focus has been on preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Our initial COVID strategy was one of containment, which became mitigation, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 1,200 jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 5.9 percent in September. This is the lowest unemployment rate since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of 2021, Maryland has gained a […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be hosting a recruitment event for school nurses and health assistants in November. The event will be held 5 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology. Interested professionals are encouraged to apply online before the event. BCPS officials say school nurse applicants must […]