CCBC offers tuition-free summer experience for high schoolers, forgives $2.2 million in debt

BALTIMORE, MD—Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is offering students a tuition-free summer experience, as part of the Early College Access Program (ECAP). This new initiative aims to ensure accessibility and affordability for higher education students. CCBC will cover the cost of tuition for high school students by providing them with a tuition-free summer program at the college. This initiative […]

Second big lottery win stuns Rosedale man

ROSEDALE, MD—He never thought he would ever be back at Maryland Lottery headquarters, a Baltimore County man told officials. Having won $100,000 with a scratch-off more than a decade ago, his return visit last week to collect more than $26,000 in Racetrax winnings came as quite a surprise. “I just assumed that I’d enjoyed my share of Lottery luck – […]

Glory Days Grill closes Towson location

TOWSON, MD—A popular restaurant in east Towson has closed its doors. Glory Days Grill shut down its East Joppa Road location on Sunday, June 23, 2024. “After 22 years of serving the community of Towson with passion and dedication, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors,” Glory Days said in an email. “We extend our warmest appreciation […]

Multiple overnight closures to occur along I-695 through August

UPDATE: The three lane closures for striping work that was scheduled for July 8th is now rescheduled to start on Sunday night, July 14th. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will shift traffic associated with the I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) project beginning the week of July 8, 2024 (now July 14th). Crews […]

Baltimore County Animal Services Adoption Express to make pit stops in Essex, Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Attention, all animal lovers! The Baltimore County Animal Services Adoption Express will be making “pit stops” in Essex and Middle River on Monday, June 24, 2024. From 3:00 to 4:15 p.m., the Adoption Express will visit the Essex branch of the Baltimore County Public Library.  Then, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. the Adoption Express will stop at Icy […]

BCPS teacher arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a minor

RANDALLSTOWN, MD—A teacher with Baltimore County Public Schools has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a minor. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have arrested 38-year-old Carlos Arroyo. The Randallstown High School teacher has been charged with two felonies, which include sexual abuse of a minor and sexual offense in the third degree. In addition, Arroyo faces two […]

Gas prices inch higher for second straight week

BALTIMORE, MD—For the second straight week, the national average has inched ever so slightly higher, rising 0.3 cents from a week ago to $3.41 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price is currently 14.4 cents per gallon lower […]

Moore appoints Phillips as permanent director of SDAT

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Daniel Phillips has been named the permanent director of the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Governor Wes Moore announced, filling a position in which Phillips had been serving as an interim director for the past two months. Phillips is a 35-year veteran of the department and holds a degree in business administration from Salisbury University, Moore said […]