UPDATE: Daniel Velcru has been sentenced to prison. Original story below… GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland man has been convicted on fraud charges after fraudulent opening bank accounts. A federal jury has convicted Diape Seck, 29, of Rockville, for his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators obtained or attempted to obtain almost $2 million by fraud, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With March being Women’s History Month and women holding only around a quarter of the seats in Congress despite making up 51 percent of the population, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Women. Maryland almost cracked the top ten, coming in at No. 11 on this year’s list. To […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash involving a pedestrian in Harford County. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that, at around 9 p.m. on Monday night, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in front of their Edgewood Station at 1601 Hanson Road. A Maryland State Police medevac has been called to transport the patient. Authorities currently […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an arson, an armed robbery, and two burglaries that were reported this month. On Saturday, February 11, a known suspect entered a business located in the 9200-block of Harford Road in Carney (21234) and stole several items. The suspect was charged and a summons was issued. At just after 5 p.m. on Monday, February 20, a […]
BELCAMP, MD—The joy of visiting out-of-town family makes any travel headaches one encounters well worth it. What might make such a trip even better? How about a $150,000 Maryland Lottery win? A New Jersey mom travelled south earlier this week to see her son here in Charm City. Heading home after a wonderful visit, she stopped for gas in Harford […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police are investigating after a Sunday evening triple shooting in Baltimore left one person dead. At just before 6 p.m. on February 26, 2023, officers responded to the 5500-block of Bowley’s Lane (21206) after hearing shots fired. At the scene, police found three males, ages 21, 18, and 19, who were suffering from gunshot wounds. The 21-year-old male was […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski will testify before the Economic Matters Committee on Monday and share support for the Fair Wage Act of 2023 (HB-549). This legislation would accelerate the state’s $15-per-hour minimum wage, fully implementing that wage for all covered employers as of October 1 instead of 2026 as currently required. In addition, the Fair Wage Act would […]
BALTIMORE, MD—After holding steady last week, the nation’s average gas price has returned to decline, falling 4.3 cents from a week ago to $3.33 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 17.6 cents from a month ago […]