Highway Safety Office presents 18 members of Baltimore County Police Department with top honors

TOWSON, MD—This week, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office honored 18 members of the Baltimore County Police Department as Traffic Safety Specialists (TSS). This designation requires members to obtain additional training and skills proficiency. To earn the designation of TSS III, a member of law enforcement must also submit a traffic safety project to members […]

Police searching for missing Essex 13-year-old

ESSEX, MD—Police are searching for a 13-year-old girl who has gone missing from the Essex area. Madison Lenay Powell is 5’6” tall and weighs 183 pounds. She was last seen at 7:45 a.m. on Friday wearing a black shirt with Nickelodeon characters on it, black pants, tiger print Crocs,  and carrying a blue book bag. Anyone with information on Madison […]

Police searching for missing 12-year-old from Parkville

UPDATE: Mi’Azia has been located. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are searching for a 12-year-old girl who has gone missing from the Parkville area. Mi’Azia Carmen Fair is 4’6” tall and weighs 90 pounds. She was last seen at 4 p.m. on Friday in Parkville wearing blue jeans, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and white shoes. Anyone with information on […]

House fire reported in Joppa

UPDATE: Fire is now being reported in several townhouses. Original story below… —- JOPPA, MD—Crews are responding to a Friday night house fire in Joppa. The fire was reported at just before 10 p.m. in the 600-block of Shore Drive. Arriving units found smoke showing from a two-story townhouse. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use […]

Perry Hall High School inducts new Hall of Fame members

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Perry Hall High School inducted new alumni into its Hall of Fame on Thursday evening. The following individuals were inducted: Diane Butcher Fanning, Class of 1969, author of 15 true crime books and forensics consultant; Barbara Jane Gordon, Class of 1965, teacher, school administrator, and coordinator of professional development for Baltimore County Public Schools; Debbie Stephis Schillinger, Class of […]

Maryland DNR dedicates Baltimore County trail area to local conservationist

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has dedicated a portion of the Gunpowder North Trail in memory of Jim Gracie, trout fisherman and stream restoration advocate who died in 2020. A ceremony at Gunpowder Falls State Park was attended by his wife, Jane Gracie, numerous current and former state officials, and others in the fishing and conservation communities. A […]

Eastern Tech, Perry Hall Middle students to be sworn in as Maryland Association of Student Councils president, 2nd vice president

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maya Durkovic, a Grade 11 student at Eastern Technical High School, and David Arowolo, a Grade 7 student at Perry Hall Middle School, will be sworn in as president and 2nd vice president respectively of the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC) during its May 21 executive board meeting. “We are so proud of Maya and David for being […]