TOWSON, MD—Top honors in the 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing contest have been earned by students from Hillcrest and Warren elementary schools, Perry Hall Middle School, and Catonsville High School. This year, the contest, coordinated by the BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies, had as its prompt a quotation from Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, in 2022, […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash involving a train in the Rosedale area. At just before 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, units responded to the 7500-block of Lake Drive (21237) after a train struck a tractor-trailer. All rail traffic has been stopped and hazmat crews are on the scene. One patient has been transported to […]
UPDATE: The Maryland on Tuesday blasted Governor Moore’s announcement. Original story below… ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced Maryland’s adoption of the multi-state Advanced Clean Cars II rule. Maryland is moving quickly to adopt the regulation, which requires manufacturers to continuously increase the share of electric vehicles they sell, reaching 100% of passenger car and light truck sales by […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Friday, March 17, 2023, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to drink responsibly and avoid impaired, distracted, and aggressive driving. With an expected increase of impaired drivers throughout the state this week, troopers at all 23 Maryland State Police barracks will conduct saturation patrols, focusing on […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data this week. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 8,200 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.0%. The Leisure and Hospitality sector experienced the most growth with an increase of 4,500 jobs. Other sectors adding jobs include: Trade, Transportation, […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—Kingsville will have its first fireworks display in recent history this year, with a celebration set for Monday, July 3, 2023 between 9 and 9:30 p.m. at Mount Vista Park. The event is sponsored by the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company. The celebration will be free to the public. “We invite the community to wish America a happy birthday,” said […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Baltimore area. The advisory covers all of central and western Maryland and will be in effect from 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 through 2 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Forecasters say northwest winds 20 to 30 mph are expected with gusts of up to 50 mph […]
TOWSON, MD—Twenty Baltimore County Public Schools student teams from five schools earned honors recently during the Maryland State VEX Robotics Championships. Eighteen teams from four schools also qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship to be held in Dallas from Tuesday, April 25, through Thursday, May 4. The VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, brings together […]