BCPS student organizing music festival to benefit Chesapeake Bay Foundation

TOWSON, MD—Reed Spaulding, a rising junior at Towson High School, is organizing The Tributary Festival, a music festival to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Originally scheduled for last spring, the festival was postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will now be held on Sunday, September 26, 2020 from 2:00 – 6:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. The […]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for southern Baltimore County

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Baltimore County. The warning will be in effect until 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. At just after 2:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Odenton, or near Crofton, moving northeast at 25 mph. The storm is packing 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds […]

Maryland State Police warn of fraud scheme using police barrack phone number

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland State Police this week issued a warning about a fraud scheme being run in which the caller uses the JFK Highway Barrack’s phone number and tells people they are wanted on a warrant, but they may avoid arrest if they provide money or gift cards. On Wednesday afternoon and evening, troopers at the JFK Highway Barrack received more […]

Tropical Storm Warning issued for portions of Maryland

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Maryland’s Eastern Shore and a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for Baltimore County. Tropical Storm Elsa will move across southern MD late Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, bringing heavy rainfall to areas east of the I-95 corridor. Southern Maryland will likely see 2 to 3 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts […]

Flash Flood Watch issued for southern Baltimore County

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for southern Baltimore County. The watch will be in effect from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Tropical Storm Elsa will move across southern Maryland on Thursday night, bringing heavy rainfall to areas east of the I-95 corridor. Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches are expected in southern Maryland, […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Nottingham area as heat index to exceed 100 degrees, storms possible

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued another Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Baltimore area on Wednesday. The National Weather Service says the heat index should top out at around 102 degrees. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, […]