BALTIMORE, MD—Five University of Maryland Medical System frontline healthcare workers – two physicians, a nurse, a respiratory therapist and an environmental service worker – received COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines on Monday as the System begins the process of vaccinating staff members throughout the organization. UMMS received one tray of 975 vaccine doses and is in the process of allocating doses across […]
CARNEY, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday afternoon crash in the Carney area. The crash was reported at just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of Cromwell Bridge Road and Satyr Hill Road (21234). Units from the Baltimore County Fire Department and the Providence Volunteer Fire Company are on the scene and evaluating the injured. Cromwell Bridge Road […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Investigators have determined that a fatal shooting that occurred on the parking lot of the Golden Ring Shopping Center on Sunday evening occurred as the result of an attempted robbery during an online selling transaction. Kumar Burney arranged to purchase an expensive pair of shoes from the seller on a popular selling app. The two met on the parking […]
TOWSON, MD—Susan Hahn, a program specialist in the Baltimore County Public Schools’ Office of Family and Community Engagement, has been appointed to serve on the Maryland Family Engagement Coalition. Established in 2012, the coalition is comprised of child development experts, policymakers, early care and education providers, and community advocates seeking to increase use of family engagement practices that improve outcomes […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With both children and adults spending more time online due to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland State Police officials are reminding those of all ages to be vigilant with regard to internet safety. According to the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit, cyber tips concerning the potential sexual exploitation of children have increased considerably over the […]
UPDATE 2: As of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Nottingham area has been downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory – details here. UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued its first call for snowfall totals in the Baltimore area. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Google suffered a worldwide outage on Monday, and the disruption affected some Baltimore County Public Schools services. The tech giant’s services began going down at around 7:00 a.m. on Monday morning, with YouTube, Gmail, Stadia, Google Play, and more all offline. Google search appeared to remain unaffected At just before 7:30 a.m., BCPS announced that the outage was impacting […]
UPDATE: Investigators have determined that this shooting was the result of an attempted robbery that occurred during an online selling transaction. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Police are investigating a shooting shooting in the parking lot of the Golden Ring Shopping Center that killed a man on Sunday evening. At just before 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for […]