Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announces key personnel appointments

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has announced the following major personnel appointments: Horacio Tablada, former secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), has been named Director of the Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS), effective July 31. Tablada will succeed current Director David Lykens, who will be retiring from Baltimore County government. Marcus L. […]

Robbery reported in Middle River, rash of auto thefts continues in Parkville/Hillendale area

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and several auto thefts that were reported over the past week. Sometime between Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12, 2023, someone stole a 2014 silver Hyundai Elantra with MD registration “5CE4464” from the area of White Oak Avenue at Chestnut Oak Road  (21234). At around 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, an armed […]

Two bodies recovered following apparent drowning incident at Hammerman Beach

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Two people are dead following a Monday evening drowning and rescue attempt in Middle River. On Tuesday morning, the Baltimore County Fire Department reported that the bodies of two adult males had been recovered from the Gunpowder River, Hammerman Beach area, per the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. At around 6:30 p.m. on Monday evening, crews were attempting […]

Winning $500,000 Powerball ticket sold in Baltimore County, prize not yet claimed

BALTIMORE, MD—Powerball continues to roll along and is now at the billion-dollar mark as there were no top-prize winners from Monday’s drawing, but there was a big winner in Maryland. A $500,000 winning Double Play ticket was sold at Westway Liquors located at 5312 Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville. The Maryland Lottery is looking for the big winner who bought the […]

36-year-old killed in fatal Essex crash

ESSEX, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred on Monday evening in Baltimore County. The victim is identified as Alexander Lewis, 36, of Baltimore. Lewis was pronounced deceased at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. He was the driver and sole occupant of a Ford Focus involved in the crash. There were no other injuries […]

Powerball jackpot soars to $1 billion

UPDATE: A winning $500,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Baltimore County. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—For just the third time ever, the Powerball® jackpot has reached the one billion dollar mark. The jackpot is currently estimated at $1 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $516.8 million. The jackpot […]