Police/Fire

Forecasters warn of elevated fire danger in Baltimore area on Tuesday

BALTIMORE, MD—Forecasters say elevated fire weather conditions are expected on Tuesday across most of Maryland. Relative humidity values are expected to drop back to around 20 to 25 percent by Tuesday afternoon, with some areas possibly seeing relative humidity values below 20 percent for a couple of hours. Westerly winds gust of 15 to 20 mph are expected in the …


Entertainment, Sports

Middle River fisherman earns FishMaryland’s seventh Master Angler Award

BALTIMORE, MD—A Middle River man has become the latest angler to win a prestigious award from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Zeljko Koretic has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland DNR’s FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length. Koretic is the seventh Master Angler …


BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of March 18

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of March 18, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing scheduled for Monday, March 18 – Friday, March 22, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not …

Arrests reported following Nottingham burglary, Middle River assault

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported over the past week. At around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 8700-block of Cottington Road in Nottingham (21236), stole property, and was subsequently arrested. At just after midnight on Friday, March 15, two suspects robbed someone in the unit block of …

Winning Pick 5 tickets sold in Rosedale, Middle River, two $23K tickets sold in Nottingham

BALTIMORE, MD—There were a couple of very lottery lucky tickets sold in and around the Nottingham area over the past week. In all, 34 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 17, and players won prizes totaled more than $42.1 million in that span. Officials say a winning $50,000 Pick 5 …

Overnight shooting in Middle River leaves man in critical condition

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight in Middle River. At just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 100-block of Kingston Road (21220) following reports of a shooting. When officers arrived on the scene, they located an adult male outside the location suffering from an apparent …

Oliver Beach Community Hall sustains heavy damage in overnight fire

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Oliver Beach Community Hall was heavily damaged in an overnight fire. The Oliver Beach Improvement Association says there were no injuries and that no one was inside at the time of the fire, but the hall will be unavailable until further notice. The association will be contacting those that had an event booked there to arrange refunding …

pOpshelf to open new location in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A new shop will soon be opening its doors in Middle River. pOpshelf, a retail store concept from Dollar General with the vast majority of items priced at $5 or less, is bringing its second Baltimore-area location to the Martin Plaza Shopping Center. Dollar General first announced the pOpshelf concept in October 2020 and has since opened around …