ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced that the Maryland Department of Health will open two new COVID-19 testing sites on New Year’s Eve to support increased demand. The sites will be located at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health in Bel Air and at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. “This morning, I held another call of our multi-agency […]
CURTIS BAY, MD—Thursday morning’s explosion in Curtis Bay was captured on doorbell cam. At around 11:30 a.m., a five-story coal silo exploded at the CSX Cole Plant Building in the 1900-block of Benhill Avenue (full story here). So far, authorities say no injuries have been reported. The incident was captured by a resident’s doorbell camera. The explosion can be viewed […]
UPDATE 2: The explosion was caught video here. UPDATE: The explosion reportedly occurred at the CSX Cole Plant Building, according to police. Original story below… —— CURTIS BAY, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday morning explosion in the Curtis Bay area. The explosion occurred at around 11:30 a.m. in the 1900-block of Benhill Avenue (21226). Emergency personnel arrived […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Someone in the Nottingham area will be starting the new year with a bang. Maryland Lottery officials say a winning $10,000 scratch-off ticket was sold at a local 7-Eleven. In all, 22 players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Maryland Lottery paid nearly $38.2 million in prizes in the seven days ending […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Christmas Day 2021 was a warm one in the Baltimore area, but it didn’t set a record. The temperature reached 68 degrees at BWI today, just shy of the record of 72 degrees set back in 1964. High December temperatures are not a reliable indicator of how much snow the area will see in any given winter season. On […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the U.S. and Maryland state flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Officer Keona Holley. The Baltimore police officer was taken off of life support on Thursday after being ambushed in her vehicle in Baltimore City on December 16th. “Our hearts are broken over the devastating loss of one of our true […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison on Thursday announced that Officer Keona Holley has been removed from life-support one week after she was shot in an ambush-style attack. At just after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, officers received a report of a vehicle crash in the 4400-block of Pennington Avenue. Upon arrival, police learned that a patrol vehicle had […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday afternoon announced a commitment of $100 million in emergency funding to address urgent staffing needs at Maryland hospitals and nursing homes, as well as a series of actions to further ramp up the availability of COVID-19 testing across the state. The governor was joined virtually for today’s announcements by Dr. Ted Delbridge, executive director […]