Maryland Department of the Environment announces $1.7 million in community projects, progress on pollution reduction at Back River and Patapsco River Wastewater Treatment Plants

ESSEX, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment, Chesapeake Bay Trust, and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced grants for 21 community-driven environmental projects at two major wastewater treatment plants. The $1.7 million in funding aims to improve water quality, reduce pollution, and enhance green spaces. The announcement was made at Cox’s Point Park in Essex on Back River, where significant progress […]

29 YEARS LATER: Baltimore County Police Department identifies remains as missing 20-year-old mother

TOWSON, MD—Human remains found in a Baltimore County wooded area in 1996 have been identified as those of a 20-year-old mother who disappeared 12 years earlier, the Baltimore County Police Department announced on Thursday. The woman, whose identity had been unknown for more than 29 years and was only known as “Falls Road Jane Doe,” was identified as Leoria Smith, […]