TOWSON, MD—The Maryland Department of Health and Baltimore County on Tuesday announced that, as of March 4, 2024, Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch is no longer the Health Officer for Baltimore County and has departed County service. Effective Tuesday, Della Leister is the Interim Health Officer for the Baltimore County Health Department and will be named Acting Director of the Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Next month’s solar eclipse will be accompanied by three separate rocket launches by NASA. On April 8, during the total solar eclipse, three sounding rockets will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility as a part of the Apophis mission. The three sounding rockets will launch for the Atmospheric Perturbations around the Eclipse Path (APEP) mission, which will study how […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police have arrested and charged two teens with robbing and assaulting a man at knifepoint on Belair Road. At just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, officers responded to a business in the 5300-block of Belair Road (21206) to find a man who had been robbed at knifepoint and physically assaulted by two suspects. The suspects fled the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two burglaries and two robberies that were reported over the past week. At just after 3:15 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024, a suspect entered a business located in the 7900-block of Harford Road in Parkville (21234) and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. At around 4 a.m. on Friday, March 1, a suspect entered a […]
ROSEDALE, MD—A longtime Maryland Lottery player from Rosedale has won a substantial cash prize after years of loyalty to the lottery. The 50-year veteran of the lottery was recently awarded $30,000 after winning a top prize on an instant ticket. The ticket was purchased at BJ’s Wholesale Club, located at 4201 Wholesale Club Drive (21236). The scratch-off was a $3 […]
WASHINGTON—CJ Foods is recalling approximately 61,839 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumpling products sold at Trader Joe’s that may be contaminated hard plastic from a permanent marker pen, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced. The steamed chicken soup dumplings were produced on Dec. 7, 2023. The following products are subject to recall [view labels (PDF)]: 6-oz. boxes […]
UPDATE: Police say Debora Cummings has been located. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing woman. Debora Cummings, 68, is 6’0” tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen at around 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, in Middle River wearing a burgundy Puma hoodie, black pants, and black boots. Anyone with […]
TOWSON, MD—Blen Asaminew, a Grade 8 student at Catonsville Middle School, and Ajit Thapa Magar, a Grade 11 student at Perry Hall High School, have been named the winners of the 2024 Baltimore County Public Schools Film Expo Poster Contest. This year, BCPS students and staff could cast votes to select the winning posters. More than 570 votes were cast […]