NOTTINGHAM, MD—Wednesday could be an active day weather-wise in the Baltimore area. The National Weather Service says there is the potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across parts of Maryland on Wednesday. Damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes are possible, along with heavy downpours. Forecasters say very wet soil due to recent heavy rains from Henri and Ida’s […]
UPDATE: Lloyd Simon has been sentenced to more than 70 months in prison. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—A 71-year-old Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to robbing the same bank branch twice in one week. Lloyd Phillip Simon pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges on Friday, in connection with two 2019 bank robberies. The guilty plea was announced by Acting […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A Harford Road convenience store has sold a winning $20,000 Maryland Lottery scratch-off, officials announced on Tuesday. In all, 25 Maryland Lottery players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Lottery paid more than $31.6 million in prizes in the seven days ending September 5th. Harford Mart, located at 7330 Harford Road (21234), […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit have arrested a Harford County man on child pornography charges. The accused, identified as Lewis Blandon, 38, of Edgewood, is employed as a teacher. Blandon has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography. He was arrested on Tuesday night without incident. Blandon was transported to the Harford […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Thursday morning crash in northeast Baltimore. At just after 8 a.m., a van crashed into a residence in the 5200-block of Hazelwood Avenue (21206). Police are on the scene and structural engineers are evaluating the home. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use caution in the area.
BALTIMORE, MD—As the remnants of Ida moved through Maryland on Wednesday, police responded to hundreds of service calls. From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Maryland State Police personnel say they responded to 92 crashes, 22 disabled/abandoned vehicles, and 568 calls for service. Damage reports are still coming in after a tornado swept through Annapolis/Edgewater and multiple tornado warnings were issued […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Subaru of America has issued a do-not-drive notice and recall on select Model Year 2021 Impreza vehicles. This notice and recall involves 802 Model Year 2021 Impreza vehicles. A lower control arm weld on the front driver’s side may fail on affected vehicles. If this happens, the tire could contact the wheel well, resulting in a loss of control […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that he is directing the State Superintendent of Schools and the Interagency Commission on School Construction to conduct an immediate statewide assessment of ventilation and air filtration in Maryland public school buildings. On Tuesday, 31 schools in Baltimore Schools dismissed students early due to a lack of proper air conditioning. The governor made […]