Gas prices push higher for third straight week as OPEC opts to cut production

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the third straight week, the nation’s average gas price has climbed, rising 13.8 cents from a week ago to $3.92 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 up 22.5 cents from a month ago and 67.0 […]

Baltimore County Police Department announces schedule of activities for 2022 Faith and Blue Weekend

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department will participate in several events and activities planned for the third annual National Faith and Blue Weekend scheduled for October 7 -10. Faith and Blue Weekend is endorsed by every major law enforcement group and police department, and has been embraced by religious communities nationwide. “The National Faith and Blue Weekend initiative is based […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for this week, detonation planned for Wednesday afternoon

UPDATE: Wednesday’s single detonation will now occur 2:30–4:00 p.m. Original story below… ——— ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground has daytime and nighttime testing operations scheduled for this week.  Testing and soldier training is scheduled for October 5 – 7, approximately 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. APG has firing operations scheduled for Saturday, October 8 between approximately 9:00 a.m. […]

BCPS students, families invited to visit schools for magnet showcase events

TOWSON, MD—Students and families interested in Baltimore County Public Schools magnet programs are invited to visit the programs during magnet showcase events in October. The magnet website identifies programs and the schools where they are located. BCPS magnet programs are theme-oriented courses of study that provide students with in-depth experiences in specialized areas of interest. BCPS has nearly 120 elementary, […]

Gas prices jump as West Coast skyrockets

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the second straight week, gas prices have headed higher, with the nation’s average gas price posting a rise of 11.1 cents from a week ago to $3.78 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 stations nationwide. The national average is up 0.4 cents from a […]

BCPS, Baltimore County officials announce plan to provide enhanced compensation for school staff

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams, Board of Education Chair Julie Henn, and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced the details of an enhanced compensation package for more than 20,000 BCPS employees. Under the proposed plan, BCPS employees in all bargaining units will see substantial salary increases, ranging from 7 to 11 percent for Fiscal Year […]

Gas price disconnect surges as some states see spike, others continue falling

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Ending the 14 week stretch of gas prices declining, the nation’s average gas price has posted a rise of 3.2 cents from a week ago to $3.67 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 stations nationwide. The national average is down 17.5 cents from a month […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of September 26

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground has daytime and nighttime testing operations scheduled for this week.  Testing and soldier training is scheduled for September 26 – 30, approximately 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons and watercraft will be visible during daytime and nighttime hours. Residents may hear weapons […]