OWINGS MILLS, MD—Crews responded to an overnight townhome fire in Baltimore County. At just after midnight on Saturday, March 11, 2023, units responded to the 9400 block of Manor Forge Way in Owings Mills (21117). Crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the rear of a 4-story townhome with exposure to 2 adjacent dwellings. A second alarm was sounded […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an assault, an attempted burglary, and an attempted auto theft that were reported over the past week. At just after 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, someone was assaulted in the area of East Joppa Road at Belair Road in Perry Hall/Nottingham (21236). No additional details have been made available. At just before 5:30 p.m. on […]
TOWSON, MD—Teams from Eastern Technical High School earned first and third places at the CYBERQUEST® competition held in Hanover, MD on Saturday, March 4th. CYBERQUEST® is Lockheed Martin’s annual high school cyber competition held at locations across the nation as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom. The goal of the competition is to encourage high school students to […]
GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland man has been convicted for preparing false tax returns. A federal jury this week convicted Ronald Eugene Watson, also known as Sabir Muhammad, 59, of Brandywine, on 23 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. The guilty verdict was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an auto theft and two burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, property was stolen from the 4900-block of Forge Haven Drive in Perry Hall (21128). An officer identified the suspect and returned the property to the victim. Sometime between 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 […]
FREDERICK, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the man who died following a tanker truck explosion last Saturday in Frederick County. The victim has been identified as Ronald Leroy Heiston Jr., 58, of Smithsburg. At just before noon on Saturday, March 4, troopers responded to Route 15 North, approximately a half mile north of Rosemont Avenue in Frederick, for a report […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s 10 retail and eight mobile sportsbooks combined for $339,421,546 in handle and generated $2,796,880 in contributions to the state during February 2023. Each sportsbook contributes 15% of its taxable win to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. Mobile handle in February was $325,078,708. That amount included $15,810,783 in free promotional play provided to […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company will be holding its first multi-vendor craft show of 2023 in April. The event will take place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The event will feature over 70 vendors, handmade jewelry, acrylic keychains, ornaments, wood crafts, and more. A flyer with additional information can be viewed below. […]