BALTIMORE, MD—A team of five law firms has been selected by the Maryland Transportation Authority to assist the state in its lawsuit against the parties responsible for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The announcement was made by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week. The firms were selected from a pool of candidates that submitted proposals for legal services […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released a preliminary report on the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the M/V Dali cargo ship. The 24-page report (PDF) says that, at just before 1:30 a.m. EDT on March 26, 2024, the 947-foot-long Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Dali was transiting out of Baltimore’s Inner […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has made arrests in two separate incidents involving juvenile motor vehicle thefts. At just before 1:45 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024, deputies responded to a report of a stolen white Kia Optima on Harford Square Drive in Edgewood. When police intervened, the vehicle fled, resulting in a pursuit that traversed from Harford Square […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says that two tornadoes were confirmed in Maryland over the weekend. Both twisters touched down in Garrett County on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The first tornado was an EF-1 that touched down in Asher Glade at 7:55 p.m. and was on the ground until 7:59 p.m., leaving a 3.08-mile trail. The second tornado, also an […]
UPDATE: The pedestrian was part of the road crew doing road work on Harford Road. EMS evaluated and released the patient at the scene. Original story below… FALLSTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash involving a pedestrian in the Fallston area. At around 2:30 p.m., units responded after a pedestrian was struck on Fallston Road at Harford Road. […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash along Interstate 95 in Harford County. The crash was reported at just after 2 p.m. along northbound I-95 under the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway (MD-24), just past exit 77, in Edgewood. The collision involved a dump truck and a passenger vehicle, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. One patient is […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to destroy the local power grid. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to damage or destroy electrical facilities in Maryland and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron and Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is preparing for thousands of travelers to head to the Eastern Shore over the summer. SHA has finished improving the roads to make travel better. They say they have enhanced patrols on the Eastern Shore starting in May and will continue through early October. The extra patrols are to help disabled […]