BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore Gas and Electric has announced that the company is awarding over $250,000 in grants to 29 local nonprofit organizations to support community safety and resiliency programs. The BGE Community Safety Grants will fund projects ranging from fire safety equipment and youth engagement to mental health support and neighborhood revitalization. The program is an evolution of BGE’s previous emergency […]
BEL AIR, MD—Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus two additional consecutive life sentences and 40 years, for the 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin. The sentencing, delivered by Judge Yolanda L. Curtin, followed a swift conviction in April. A jury found Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant, guilty of first-degree murder, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline has fallen for the first time in three weeks, decreasing by 2.7 cents per gallon to an average of $3.08, according to GasBuddy data. This decline follows a drop in oil prices, which dipped below $64 per barrel. The current national average is 7.0 cents lower than a month ago and 32.3 cents […]
BALTIMORE, MD—While no one hit the Powerball jackpot in the last drawing, two Maryland players won big prizes, and the grand prize has now soared to an estimated $501 million for Monday night’s drawing. A ticket sold in Oxon Hill is worth $100,000, and another in Baltimore is worth $50,000. The next drawing is Monday night, and the cash option […]
BEL AIR, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious crash on Interstate 95 in Harford County. The crash was reported at just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August 11 along northbound I-95 just past MD 543. Northbound I-95 has been shut down and Maryland State Police Aviation Command is responding. Motorists should use an alternate route.
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved the permanent preservation of 19 additional working farms, totaling approximately 1,674 acres of farmland. The new easements (PDF), secured through the Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation, will protect prime farmland and woodland in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Washington, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Charles, and Worcester counties. “By investing in the preservation […]
TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing person. Vladimir Olyshko, 55, is 6’0” tall and weighs 215 pounds. He was last seen at 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 7 leaving his home in a dark gray 2015 Chrysler Town and Country van. Anyone with information on Vladimir Olyshko’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or call police […]
UPDATE: Aubren Barnes has been located. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing 12-year-old. Aubren Barnes is 5’0” tall and weighs 110 pounds. Aubren was last seen at approximately 10 a.m. on August 7 in the Parkville area. Anyone with information on Aubren Barnes’ whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or call police […]