BALTIMORE, MD—After inching higher last week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has seen a slight dip, falling 1.4 cents from a week ago to $3.56 per gallon, 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 has now been stuck between $3.50 and $3.60 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Monday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Flanked by local, state, federal and community leaders, Governor Wes Moore on Thursday announced the relaunch of Baltimore’s Red Line, a major investment in transit to enhance east-west connectivity across the Baltimore region. Governor Moore made the announcement at the West Baltimore MARC Station joined by Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller; Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The weekend could start with a few thunderstorms in the Baltimore area. The possibility for severe storms returns to the forecast on Friday. The primary threats will be damaging winds and large hail. Additionally, wildfire smoke should increase, mainly within the upper atmosphere. Residents should stay tuned to local forecasts throughout the day.
CARNEY, MD—A 61-year-old Baltimore veteran is calling himself “Million Dollar Man” after winning a $1 million top prize on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off. The bus driver said he regularly plays Racetrax and scratch-offs on the weekend and started adding the Hot 777 game to his purchases when it went on sale in April. The day he won his fortune started […]
PITTSBURGH, PA—A Martinsburg, West Virginia man is the first person to be placed on the FBI’s new Regional Fugitive Program. The program is intended to publicize information that will help lead to the apprehension of violent offenders and have a significant impact on the community. As part of the program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified violent fugitives in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says severe storms are possible in the Baltimore area on Monday. Forecasters say there is a marginal severe storm threat on Monday afternoon along and east of I-95. The highest impacts are expected to be between 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. with wind and hail as the main threats. Rainfall will be less than 0.50″ for […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison on robbery and murder charges. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III has sentenced George Fields, a/k/a “Chin,” 49, of Baltimore, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit a Hobbs Act robbery and for using, carrying, […]