Police seek to identify person of interest in deadly northeast Baltimore shooting [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—Homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department are looking to identify a person of interest in relation to a deadly shooting. The incident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023 in the 6800-block of Elsrode Avenue (21234). One on the scene, officers located a 29-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He later died from his injuries. […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Friday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Friday 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 […]

NOW YOU KNOW: End-of-session review part I

The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. UPDATE: Part II can now be viewed here. Original story below… The 2023 Legislative Session proved to be full of wins and losses, as with any season in life! As a member of the Health and Government Operations (HGO) Committee, Delegate Szeliga sponsors and cosponsors many bills. […]

Police arrest teens who broke into vehicles, dragged officer during pursuit

BALTIMORE, MD—Police have arrested two juveniles who broke into several vehicles and dragged a police officer during the subsequent pursuit. At just before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, officers responded to the 6600-block of Loch Hill Road (21239) in reference to a destruction of property call. When officers arrived on the scene, they identified several nearby vehicles that […]

Two winning $50,000 Pick 5 tickets sold in Fallston, $50,000 scratch-off sold in Parkville

NOTTINGHAM, MD—It was quite a big week for Maryland Lottery players in and around the Nottingham area, as winning tickets were sold in Fallston, Parkville, Nottingham, and other nearby locations. In all, a total of 85 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more were sold or redeemed in Maryland in the seven days ending May 7, and the Maryland Lottery paid […]

Gas prices decline for third straight week

BALTIMORE, MD—For the third consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has fallen, declining 7.5 cents from a week ago to $3.50 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 down 7.5 cents from a month ago and […]

Maryland casinos generate $174.7 million in gaming revenue in April

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $174,742,218 in revenue from slot machines and table games during April 2023. It was the sixth-best single-month gaming revenue total in the history of Maryland’s casino program and represented an increase of $3,997,260 (2.3%) compared to April 2022. Casino gaming contributions to the state in April 2023 totaled $72,376,182, an increase of $522,884 […]