UPDATE: The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Thursday in the Baltimore area. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Smoke from wildfires in New Jersey are affecting skies in Maryland on Thursday. As of 8:30 a.m. on April 24, 2025, diffuse smoke is being seen across the Maryland air monitoring network, at the moment […]
UPDATE: As of 8:30 a.m., two inner loop lanes have been reopened. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday morning crash on I-695 in the Overlea/Fullerton area. The crash was reported at around 7:45 a.m. on April 24, 2025 on the inner loop at the Belair Road exit. All inner loop lanes have been […]
UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Arvel Jones, Sr. of Arbutus. The Baltimore County Police Department officer is identified as Detective Todd Wiedel, a 28-year veteran of the department. Detective Wiedel is assigned to the Operations Bureau. Original story below… HALETHORPE, MD—Police fatally shot an armed man in Baltimore County on Wednesday morning. At just before 10:30 a.m. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an armed robbery and several burglaries that were reported over the past several days. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, a suspect burglarized a business in the 8000-block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale (21237) and stole various items. At approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, April 18, several suspects burglarized a business in the […]
TOWSON, MD—With road construction season underway, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) is reminding motorists to exercise caution and slow down in work zones. The department echoes the National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 21-25) theme, “Respect the zone so we all get home.” This annual campaign, which has been held since 2000, emphasizes the importance […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has a new tool to help build relationships with the community it serves: a Mobile Community Center. The Baltimore County Police Department launched the Mobile Community Center on Tuesday. It’s a mobile platform that will bring “essential services, outreach, and educational programs directly to the communities that the Baltimore County Police Department serves,” according […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Starting May 1, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) will temporarily freeze new enrollments in the Child Care Scholarship (CCS) Program due to overwhelming demand and limited funding. The program, which provides financial assistance for child care services to eligible families, has seen an 87% surge in demand since January 2023, with over 21,000 new children enrolled. The […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Detectives with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office are looking for information to help them solve a cold case from 1988. The victim, Patricia Burns was living in the North Point Village in Dundalk, Maryland at the time of her death. At approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday July 6, 1988, Patricia Burns, who was 25 years old at the time, […]