TOWSON, MD—More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving. This will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume since AAA began tracking in 2000, trailing only the record set in 2005. Overall, an additional 1.6 million people will travel compared with last […]
UPDATE: Three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with this assault case. Original story below… —— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and an assault that were reported in Parkville this week. At 2:30 p.m. on Monday, November 11, a juvenile sold marijuana to four suspects in the area of Old Harford Road at Ellen Avenue (21234). Not […]
PARKVILLE, MD—An annual tradition continues this December in Parkville. The 9th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 6 p.m. (rain or shine). The event will be held in the Parkville Shopping Center located at the corner of Harford Road and Taylor Avenue (21234). There will be holiday music with Norm Hogeland, caroling […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—It’s not just you. Marylanders really do get a lot of unwanted phone calls, and there’s new data to back it up. Unwanted calls have infiltrated the daily lives of Americans, making up 66 percent of Federal Communications Commission complaints in 2018. In a new study, the team at Security.org analyzed the FCC’s Consumer Complaint Open Data going back […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several burglaries and a robbery that were reported over the past week. Sometime between 6:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday, November 8, an individual attempted to break into a residence in the 8600-block of Midi Avenue in Parkville (21234) by using an object to damage the entrance door knob. Sometime between 11 p.m. on Saturday, […]
TOWSON, MD—The Opioid Response Working Group convened by Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday issued its final report, which includes 11 recommendations to prevent addiction, expand access to treatment, and reduce overdose deaths. The recommendations fall into seven categories, including stigma, prevention, treatment, recovery, family support, criminal justice, and harm reduction. “Every overdose death means the loss of a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—November 13 got off to a chilly start in the Baltimore area. The National Weather Service says that a record low temperature of 19°F was set at Dulles Airport, breaking the old record of 21°F set in 1963. Additionally, BWI Airport tied the record low of 22°F set in 1911. The cold snap should moderate a bit by Friday […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. as his new chief legislative officer, succeeding Christopher Shank, who has served in the position since June 2016. Mitchell, a former Democratic delegate from Baltimore City, has held the post of senior adviser to the governor since the start of the administration. “Keiffer Mitchell’s whole life has been about […]