BALTIMORE, MD—As copious amounts of wildfire smoke from eastern Canada pour into the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—On Monday, June 5, the Baltimore County Council revoked the application for the Lafarge Quarry Planned Unit Development, ending months of controversy over the plan to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses in a relatively rural area of eastern Baltimore County. Baltimore County Councilman David Marks sponsored the resolution, which passed unanimously. “The earlier approval was rushed […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Town Fair returns to Perry Hall later this month. This year’s fair will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4601 Ebenezer Road (21236) in front of Perry Hall High School. There will be vendors, kids’ activities, giveaways, demonstrations, and live entertainment. There will also be a DJ in the entertainment […]
BALTIMORE, MD— The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Tuesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]
TOWSON, MD–Baltimore County Public Schools celebrated its 2023 School Resource Officers (SROs) of the Year during a series of separate surprise ceremonies across the county recently. The honorees are Officer Sloane Fuller, Elementary School Resource Officer of the Year; Officer Bryan Dixon, Middle School Resource Officer of the Year; and Officer Kawahn Young, High School Resource Officer of the Year. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. At around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2023, an individual broke into a shed in the 5200-block of E. Joppa Road in Perry Hall (21128) and damaged and stole items. At around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, a first-degree assault occurred in the 8600-block […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A Nepalese cyclist on a 5,000-mile journey stopped in Perry Hall on Saturday. Ajit Baral stopped at Honeygo Park on June 3, 2023. At 23 years of age, Baral was paralyzed due to a spinal cord condition. After an intense physical rehabilitation program, he recovered to the point that he wanted to share his message of overcoming challenges […]
UPDATE: Engelyn Cruz has been located. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for two teens who have been reported missing. Engelyn Perez Cruz, 14, is 4’10” tall and weighs 100 pounds. She was last seen at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in the Essex area wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. She […]