Baltimore County Summer Basketball League to hold kickoff event in Overlea

OVERLEA, MD—Baltimore County’s new Summer Basketball League will soon hold a kickoff event in Overlea. The upcoming 2024 Summer Basketball League, which came about through the advocacy and support of Delegate Carl Jackson and other community leaders, kicks off 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Overlea High School gymnasium. The kickoff event will include […]

NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough break-and-bake bars recalled due to potential presence of wood pieces

ARLINGTON, VA—Nestlé USA is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and bake” Bar (16.5 oz) products due to the potential presence of wood fragments. The voluntary recall is isolated to two batches of NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and bake” Bar products that were produced on […]

Severe storms possible again on Tuesday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says severe storms are once again possible in the Baltimore area on Tuesday. Most of the I-95 corridor has been upgraded to a “slight risk” for severe weather from the Storm Prediction Center for thunderstorms that are expected to move through the region on Tuesday afternoon into the evening hours. Damaging wind and large hail […]

2023’s Best States to Live in: WalletHub report

BALTIMORE, MD—With around 8.6% of Americans having moved last year, slightly more than the previous year, but still below pre-pandemic levels, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best States to Live in. Maryland came in at No. 27.  Massachusetts topped the list, with New Jersey coming in at No. 2. New Mexico placed at the […]

Lottery, casinos, sports wagering contribute $1.589 billion to State of Maryland in FY2023

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency helped to generate $1.589 billion in contributions to the state during Fiscal Year 2023 from Lottery ticket sales, the state’s six casinos, sports wagering and daily fantasy sports. In FY2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023), the combined contribution to the state included $848.1 million from casinos; $714.3 million from the […]

Gas prices up for 5th straight week as oil logs 7th straight weekly rise

BALTIMORE, MD—For the fifth straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has climbed, rising 2.5 cents from a week ago to $3.82 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 up 29.1 cents from a month ago but […]

Flood Watch issued for Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will be in effect from 5 p.m. on Monday until 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Forecasters rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible on Monday evening and into the overnight hours. Rain rates of over two inches per hour are possible. Urban areas and flood […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of August 14

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for this week. APG has firing operations scheduled this week between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. the following day, ending by 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 19th. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, watercraft, and/or aircraft will be […]