UPDATE 2: Fire officials say the fire was set by a tenant who committed suicide. UPDATE: Firefighters have extinguished the blaze. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—At least one person has died following a late night fire in Essex. The fire was reported at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday in the 1000-block of Franklin Avenue (21221). The blaze broke out […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Monday for the Baltimore metro area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Sunday crash along Interstate 95. The crash was reported at around noon on northbound I-95 just prior to the Mountain Road exit. Two of the three northbound lanes are currently blocked and delays extend back to the White Marsh Boulevard exit. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should […]
UPDATE: Clement Robert Mercaldo’s co-conspirator, Stepfen Gerard Gaither, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of murder-for-hire conspiracy and interstate communications with intent to extort. Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., 62, of Timonium, pleaded guilty on Friday in connection to the extortion and planned murder […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The community is mourning the loss of a beloved local personality. Mhram “Mark” Elsaid, 56, of Nottingham, died on Thursday, August 5th. Elsaid was born March 5, 1965 and managed the Perry Hall Double-T Diner. A visitation for Mhram will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Schimunek Funeral Home, located at 9705 […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct daytime testing on Saturday, August 7th. The tests will take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Loud noises may be heard in some portions of Harford County and Baltimore County. Officials say these operations are not hazardous to residents in surrounding communities and are […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Friday announced a series of mass vaccination clinics that will be held at high schools in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and that have vaccination rates lower than the County average. “As students and educators prepare to return to school later this month, their health and safety is […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported this week. At just 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, a known individual broke into a business in the 5300-block of Campbell Boulevard (21236) via a locked front door. The suspect was able to grab her car keys, which were stored inside the business, and then fled the scene. The […]