ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a house fire in the Rosedale area. The fire was reported at just before 10 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025 in the 4900-block of Ridge Road (21237). There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use caution in the area. Photo via Councilman David Marks
BALTIMORE, MD—Two Baltimore-area caregivers have been sentenced in connection with the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced the sentencing of Tavonia Stackhouse, 47, of Randallstown, and Monica Brown, 49, of Baltimore, relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult while the victim lived at Rescuing Hearts Assisted Living Facility in Baltimore City. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man was sentenced on Friday to 32 years in federal prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, for coercing and sexually exploiting six minors, including girls as young as 9, in a series of crimes that spanned several Maryland counties, federal authorities said. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander imposed the sentence on Delroy James Scott, […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and several Baltimore County residents have filed a lawsuit against the developers of a 53-acre property in Middle River, alleging violations of sediment and erosion control rules. The lawsuit, filed on March 20 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against Eastern Boulevard LLC and TKG III Middle River LLC, seeks to halt construction […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday afternoon crash on I-695 in Parkville. The crash was reported at around 3:15 p.m. on March 21, 2025 along the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway near Harford Road (Exit 31). Several outer loop lanes are blocked at this time. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is warning residents of an increase in daytime burglaries involving traveling groups of thieves. Over 30 cases have been reported in the first three months of 2025. These groups typically operate in small, separate teams, often consisting of two to three women. They primarily target single-family homes in neighborhoods, where residents tend to be […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has concluded that a massive cargo ship’s electrical failure, combined with the state’s failure to safeguard the aging structure, led to the disaster that killed six workers nearly a year ago. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report this week (PDF), pinpointing the probable […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the Maryland Environmental Trust – a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – and administered on the department’s […]