NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday afternoon crash in the Overlea/Fullerton area. The crash was reported at just before 2 p.m. along Belair Road at Henry Avenue. All southbound lanes of Route 1 are blocked and only one northbound lane is getting by. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use an alternate route.
BALTIMORE, MD—It seems March will go out like a lion this year in Maryland. Winter will make a return to the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend with some snow in the upper Susquehanna basin and much below normal temperatures for Sunday and Monday in the Baltimore area. By Monday, high temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees below normal. Lows on […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two local crimes that were reported this week. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Monday, March 21, an individual entered a business in the 4100-block of East Joppa Road (21236), pried a lock to gain entry to the office, and stole money. The suspect then fled the scene. At just after 2:15 a.m. on Friday, March 25, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 16,700 jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 5.0 percent in February. Compared with this time last year, Maryland jobs are up by 92,100, for an over-the-year increase of 3.5 percent. The Education and […]
TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski is calling on Baltimore County residents and organizations to help reduce the litter that degrades communities and threatens waterways. BaltCo Litter Blitz 2022 is a grassroots outreach effort that invites groups of any size in Baltimore County to “team up to tackle litter” by hosting community litter cleanups during the month of April and reporting […]
TOWSON, MD—At Thursday evening’s meeting of the Baltimore County Council, the council unanimously voted to adopt its new redistricting map. Earlier in the day, a U.S. district judge approved the County Council’s revised redistricting map of Baltimore County’s seven council districts, ruling that the new map accurately represents black voters. In February, the judge had granted an injunction against an […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A 71-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after robbing the same bank branch twice in one week. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake has sentenced Lloyd Phillip Simon, 71, of Baltimore, to 70 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for two 2019 bank robberies. Judge Blake also ordered Simon to pay restitution in […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced $45 million for violent crime measures, additional resources to expand warrant initiatives in Baltimore, and additional funding to protect victim services providers from federal cuts. The governor also announced expanded initiatives and coordination to address violent crime in Baltimore City, and again called on the Maryland General Assembly to pass his emergency crime […]