BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland settlement processor has pleaded guilty to making false statements to financial institutions in connection with real-estate settlements, authorities say. Rebecca Marie Cohn, 38, of Fallston, worked as a settlement and title processor for Residential Title & Escrow Company in Owings Mills from 2013 to 2019. In her role, Cohn created, reviewed, and submitted HUD-1 Settlement Statements to […]
PARKVILLE, MD—The third time’s the charm? Five Below will hold a rescheduled grand opening celebration this weekend in the North Plaza Shopping Center. The grand opening will take place from 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The event had originally been scheduled for February but was delayed to March, then was delayed once again. This will be […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to bribing a state employee to secure contracts for his company, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced on Monday. Mark Anthony Sykes, 51, of Randallstown, admitted to paying approximately $20,000 in bribes to the former Director of General Services for the Maryland Department of Labor. In exchange, the official helped steer […]
WASHINGTON, DC—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that starting May 7, 2025, it will begin enforcing the REAL ID Act, requiring passengers to present REAL ID-compliant identification at TSA security checkpoints nationwide. This includes all airline passengers 18 years and older, including TSA PreCheck members. The REAL ID Act, passed in 2005, aims to enhance security by making fraudulent […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average gas price in the U.S. has fallen for the first time in nearly a month, according to GasBuddy. The decline is attributed to a drop in oil prices, which have been impacted by concerns over the impact of U.S. tariffs and OPEC+ restoring production faster than expected. The national average gas price fell 8.2 cents compared […]
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as a 33-year-old Havre de Grace man. Original story below… CHURCHVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious crash in the Churchville area. At approximately 10 a.m. on April 14, 2025, units responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 3200-block of Churchville Road. One person has been pronounced dead at the scene, […]
ARBUTUS, MD—A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore County, according to the police. The shooting occurred around 2:10 p.m. in the 4000-block of Alan Drive (21229) in Wilkens. Police say when officers arrived at the scene, they found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot at least once. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, […]
UPDATE: Jonathan Gonzalez-Cruz has been located. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Jonathan Gonzalez-Cruz, 16, is 5’08” tall and weighs 170 pounds. He was last seen at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025 in the Essex area wearing a dark colored hoodie, a white t-shirt , and black pants. Anyone […]