Tornado Watch issued for Nottingham area

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch covers Baltimore County and Baltimore City and will remain in effect until 10 p.m. on Thursday night. Forecasters say isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes are possible Thursday afternoon and into Thursday evening. The best chance for severe […]

Officials from Baltimore County, Baltimore City issue joint statement on MTA budget cuts

TOWSON, MD—Top officials from Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Howard County, and Anne Arundel County joined together to issue the following statement on major cuts to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) announced on Wednesday: “In a press release this afternoon, Governor Hogan’s administration announced significant cuts to the Maryland Transit Administration. This is a disappointing blow to the entire Baltimore metropolitan […]

Maryland’s COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund saves nearly 9,000 small business jobs

BALTIMORE, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday announced that more than $10 million has been awarded to 445 small businesses through the Maryland Department of Labor’s COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund, saving more than 8,800 jobs. One of several relief programs introduced by the governor in March, the COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund quickly provided crucial financial assistance to Maryland’s small businesses and […]

Baltimore County to receive $646,519 for workforce development pilot program to combat opioid epidemic

BALTIMORE, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that Maryland is one of only four states in the nation selected to participate in a new initiative to provide training and other services to workers in communities significantly affected by the opioid crisis. The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $4.6 million in funding to the Maryland Department of Labor for the […]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Nottingham area

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Nottingham area. The watch covers all of Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Harford County and will remain in effect until 11 p.m. on Tuesday. Damaging wind gusts from scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and into Tuesday evening. The greatest risk is over northern Virginia, western […]

Two arrested in connection with shooting of 6-year-old boy in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Two arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of a 6-year-old boy in Rosedale on Sunday morning. At around 7 a.m., officers responded to the unit block of Capella Court (21237) after the boy sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower body as he slept in his bed. Detectives determined that the gunshot came from the […]

Enhanced risk for severe storms in Baltimore on Tuesday

NOTTINGHAM, MD—There is an increased risk for severe storms throughout the Baltimore area on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Damaging wind gusts from scattered severe thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday afternoon and into Tuesday evening. The greatest risk is over the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area eastward toward the Chesapeake Bay but isolated instances of strong to severe thunderstorms will […]