$500K Powerball win in Baltimore County tops big ticket list as jackpot rolls to $1.3 billion

BALTIMORE, MD—The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.3 billion for the Wednesday drawing, fueling a number of significant wins in Maryland over the past week, the Maryland Lottery announced. According to a lottery news release, eight of the 24 big-money tickets sold or redeemed in the state were from the multi-state Powerball game. These wins, which occurred in […]

Police searching for missing person last seen in Perry Hall area

UPDATE: Fernando has been located. Original story below… PERRY HALL, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing person. Fernando Lewis, 49, is 5’9″ tall and weighs 210 pounds. He was last seen in the Perry Hall area, possibly driving a black Nissan Atlima with Maryland tag “4FD5922.” Anyone with information on Fernando Lewis’ whereabouts is asked to dial […]

SEPTEMBER 2 CRIME BLOTTER: Police investigate multiple robberies, assaults, and burglaries in northeast Baltimore County

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a series of robberies, assaults, and burglaries that occurred in the northeast part of the county in late August. According to the department’s crime blotter, authorities are investigating two separate robberies and two burglaries, and are also investigating two separate assaults and an arrest has been made in one of the cases. […]

I-95 ramps near Bel Air to close for Express Toll Lane weekend construction

BEL AIR, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is advising motorists of ramp closures and traffic shifts near the Interstate 95 and Maryland Route 24 interchange this weekend as part of the I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL) Northbound Extension project. The closures, beginning Friday, Sept. 5, and lasting through Monday, Sept. 8, are necessary for crews to realign northbound MD 24 […]

Powerball jackpot soars to $1.3 billion, drawing near historic high

BALTIMORE, MD—The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.3 billion for Wednesday’s drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in the latest round, lottery officials announced Tuesday. The new jackpot, with an estimated cash value of $589 million, ranks as the fifth-largest in Powerball history and the ninth-largest among U.S. lottery jackpot games. The prize pool has been […]

Parkville homicide leaves one dead

UPDATE 2: Police are now investigating this incident as a domestic–related murder suicide. UPDATE: Once on scene, officers located an adult female suffering from apparent trauma; she was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult male, who sustained an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, was also located at the scene. He was transported to an area hospital in […]