NOTTINGHAM, MD—Mid-Atlantic users of the Waze navigation smartphone app got quite a surprise on Thursday. It seems many users in the Maryland area received an ‘evacuation zone’ warning upon opening the app. The alert read, “WARNING: Your destination is in an evacuation zone. Use extreme caution while driving.” Authorities have confirmed that there are no active evacuation zones in the […]
UPDATE 2: Police have identified the murder victim. UPDATE: Initial reports from the scene indicate that the victim has died. Original story below… —— CARNEY, MD—Police are on the scene of a Tuesday night shooting in Carney. The shooting was reported at about 9:45 p.m. in the 3500-block of Fieldcreek Way (21234). At the scene, one male victim was shot […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday joined state officials and more than 100 family members and friends of victims of impaired driving crashes for the 16th annual Maryland Remembers ceremony. Maryland Remembers honors the lives and legacies of Marylanders who have been killed in impaired driving crashes. During the ceremony, Governor Hogan presented the Kevin Quinlan Award to retired Maryland […]
Baltimore, MD—In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) on Tuesday announced the lowest number of new HIV cases reported in Maryland in more than 30 years. For the first time since 1986, Maryland reported less than 1,000 new HIV diagnoses, putting the state on track to support the U.S. Department of Health […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported over the past week. At 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, four individuals kicked the front door to a residence in the 1500-block of Becklow Avenue in Middle River (21220). A BB was then shot through the front window of the house. After leaving the location, the suspects then fired […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are asking for help identifying the suspects responsible for at least three commercial burglaries in a single night. Detectives have connected overnight burglaries at Dunkin’ Donuts on Honeygo Center Drive (Perry Hall), Lucky Express on Philadelphia Road (White Marsh), and Thai Rainbow on Concourse Circle (Middle River). All three burglaries occurred during the overnight hours from Sunday, September […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general fighting to support transgender rights in an antidiscrimination lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia. Gavin Grimm, a former student at Gloucester High School, sued the local school board in 2015, when he was still a student, for discrimination that banned him […]
CARNEY, MD—After breaking his foot on the job, “Millionaire Mechanic” had good reason to believe things were going downhill – but that’s when he bought the lucky Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket that changed everything. “I love the work I do, so breaking my foot on the job hurt me in more ways than one,” he said while still sporting a […]