Heat Advisory issued for Thursday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Thursday in the Baltimore area. The advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August 4, 2022. Forecasters say heat index values up to 106 expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. This will be accompanied by increasing shower/thunderstorm chances […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Wednesday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore metro 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 […]

Gas prices fall for seventh straight week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the seventh straight week, the nation’s average gas price has declined, falling 15.9 cents from a week ago to $4.17 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 65.5 cents from a month ago and $1.02 […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of August 1

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has daytime and nighttime testing and training scheduled daily Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 5, between approximately 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Testing will include military weapons and watercraft visible during the daytime and nighttime hours. The surrounding communities […]

Crash reported in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Sunday evening crash in Joppa. The crash was reported at around 8:00 p.m. in the area of Mountain Road at Stockton Road, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Two vehicles were involved in the collision, one of which went off of the roadway. Crews are evaluating those involved for any injuries. […]

Philadelphia Road shut down due to Joppa crash

JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday afternoon crash in Joppa. The crash was reported at just before 4:45 p.m. on Philadelphia Road. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Compant reports that crews are evaluating two injured patients. Route 7 is blocked between Mountain Road and Clayton Road. Motorists should use an alternate route. Photo via JMVFC

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground adds Saturday testing this week

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base has added Saturday testing this week. APG has testing scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30th. Testing will include military weapons and watercraft visible during the daytime and nighttime hours. The surrounding communities may hear weapon fire and see flashes of light visible […]