Maryland adds 9,800 jobs, unemployment rate remains at 3.6 percent

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 added 9,800 jobs in November. During the last four months, Maryland has gained 32,000 jobs, which is the strongest stretch in employment growth since 2010. The unemployment rate remained the same at 3.6 percent, the […]

Joppa View Elementary student selected as Baltimore Chick-fil-A Kid Correspondent

JOPPA, MD—Bryce Garrett, a Grade 8 student at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, and Alexis Orzolek, a Grade 4 student at Joppa View Elementary School, have been selected as two of the 12 Chick-fil-A Kid Correspondents for FOX45. This is the third year that FOX45 has teamed with the 42 Baltimore-area Chick-fil-A restaurants to select Kid Correspondents. The educational competition was […]

Wawa data breach: potentially all locations affected

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Wawa announced a massive data breach on Thursday, indicating that customers who paid with credit or debit cards within the last nine months may have had their card information compromised. The company says it discovered malware on some of its payments systems last week. This malware affected customer payment card information used at potentially all Wawa locations beginning after […]

Shots fired into Rosedale home, Parkville residence burglarized, Rosedale homeowner thwarts home invasion attempt

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported this week. Sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, December 16, an individual entered a residence on Fitzgerald Court in Parkville (21234) via an unlocked door. The house was ransacked, but nothing appeared to have been stolen. At just before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, someone fired […]

BCPS Superintendent issues statement regarding records retention

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams on Thursday issued a statement in response to questions about records retention. On Wednesday, the Baltimore County Board of Education requested an internal investigation into the shredding and destruction of material during a 2018 BCPS financial audit. The board also announced that it would be drafting a district-wide policy on […]