Parkville man snags winning $100,000 Maryland Lottery scratch-off

PARKVILLE, MD—A Baltimore County resident was a first-time player of the Gold X50 scratch-off from the Maryland Lottery and he indeed struck gold, becoming its first $100,000 top-prize winner. The Parkville man said he plays scratch-offs a few times a month and decided to try his luck with the new Gold X50 game. He purchased the scratch-off at Frankford Gardens […]

Attorney General’s office to investigate police-involved shooting in White Marsh

UPDATE 2: The suspect’s identity has been released. UPDATE: The suspect who was shot by police has died. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a police-involved shooting involving an officer from the Baltimore County Police Department that occurred on Tuesday morning. At just before 6:15 a.m. on […]

Governor Wes Moore, Baltimore Orioles issue joint statement on future of team

BALTIMORE, MD—On Wednesday, Governor Wes Moore and the Baltimore Orioles announced their joint commitment to creating a long-term, multi-decade, public-private partnership that both develops and revitalizes the Camden Yards complex as a magnet for sports tourism and leverages Maryland taxpayers’ investment in the property: Governor Moore and the Orioles look forward to continuing the conversation about the next evolution of […]

Police searching for missing Essex teen

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County area searching for a missing teen. Zoey Marie Jeppi, 15, is 5’0″ tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1 in the Essex area wearing a black furry jacket and black New Balance shoes. Anyone with information on Zoey Marie Jeppi’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 […]

Groundhog Day 2023: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA—Who’s ready for six more weeks of winter? On Thursday morning, February 2, 2023, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and predicted that there would be six more weeks of winter. The popular Groundhog Day tradition, which is celebrated in the United States and in Canada, derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its […]

Carver Center students named candidates in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

UPDATE: Six additional BCPS students have been named candidates. Original story below… —— TOWSON, MD—Singer/songwriter Sophia Bryter (Paffenback) and photographer Britney Simbana-J, seniors at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, have been named two of 60 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts candidates as part of the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were nominated from thousands […]

Conagra Brands recalls canned meat, poultry products due to possible packaging defect

WASHINGTON—Conagra Brands is recalling approximately 2,581,816 pounds of canned meat and poultry products due to a packaging defect that may cause the products to become contaminated without showing any outward signs of contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced. The meat and poultry products were produced between December 12, 2022, and January 13, […]