Severe storms possible in Baltimore area on Thursday afternoon, evening

UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Flash Flood Watch are now in effect. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—Thursday brings the chance for severe storms in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters say severe thunderstorms are possible with the main threat being the potential for damaging wind gusts.  Large hail is also possible. Multiple rounds of […]

Overlea Farmers Market returns this Saturday

OVERLEA, MD—The 2022 Overlea Farmers Market kicks off this weekend. Returning for its seventh year, the Overlea Farmers Market is held at 6908 Belair Road in the Natural History Society of Maryland parking lot. This year’s dates are as follows: June 4, 18 July 2, 16, 30 August 13, 27 September 10, 24 October 8, 22 Hours remain 8:30 a.m. […]

Baltimore County reminds residents of shifted trash, recycling, yard materials collection due to Memorial Day holiday

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County officials are reminding residents of this week’s shifted trash, recycling, and yard materials collection schedule due to the Memorial Day holiday. All trash, recycling, and yard material curbside collections scheduled on or after the Memorial Day holiday will shift and be made one day later this week. For addresses on a twice-per-week trash schedule, the first trash […]

Gas prices tick higher for sixth straight week, storm on horizon as EU bans Russian oil

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the sixth consecutive week, the nation’s average gas price has rallied, rising 0.9 cents from a week ago to $4.60 per gallon on Tuesday 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 42.8 cents from a month ago and $1.56 […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Tuesday in Baltimore area

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

Home invasion, carjacking reported in Nottingham; homeowner interrupts Perry Hall burglars

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two local crimes that were reported this week. At 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, three armed individual entered a home in the 4300-block of Slater Avenue in Nottingham (21236) and demanded money. The suspects then drove the three victims to another location in one of the victim’s vehicles and let them out in the 6000-block […]

Maryland State Police to target impaired, aggressive, distracted drivers over Memorial Day weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and to avoid impaired, distracted, and aggressive driving. In preparation for the expected high volume of traffic and the potential for many more impaired drivers than on a typical weekend, troopers will be out in force […]