Baltimore County mask mandate, state of emergency to expire

TOWSON, MD—Amid consistently improving COVID-19 metrics, County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday announced that Baltimore County’s indoor public mask requirement will be lifted effective Tuesday, February 1, 2022 and the state of emergency will be lifted, effective Monday, February 7, 2022. “We are strongly encouraged by the progress we’ve seen in recent days and remain cautiously optimistic that we are […]

Gas prices climb for fifth consecutive week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the fifth straight week, the nation’s average gas price has risen, climbing 2.9 cents from a week ago and stands at $3.34 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 6.8 cents from a month ago […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground to conduct testing January 31 – February 4

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 firing tests scheduled Monday, January 31 – Friday, February 4 from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The testing and training events include military weapons and watercraft visible during the daytime and nighttime hours. The surrounding […]

Baltimore County announces Community Policing Partnership program

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has announced the Community Policing Partnership (CPP), a new joint-initiative that will build pathways for public safety-focused careers in Baltimore County and ensure the next generation of law enforcement reflects the diversity of communities and are trained in 21st-century policing skills and values. The CPP initiative is a partnership between the Baltimore County Police […]

Serious, wrong-way crash reported on I-95

UPDATE: Police say this crash has left one dead and two injured. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Sunday morning crash on Interstate 95. The crash was reported at around 6:45 a.m. along southbound I-95 between Hazelwood Avenue and Chesaco Avenue. The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reports that a vehicle was traveling […]

BCPS cancels all evening, weekend activities due to impending winter storm

TOWSON, MD—Due to the impending winter storm, Baltimore County Public Schools has cancelled all afterschool, evening, and weekend activities scheduled for Friday, January 28 through Sunday, January 30th. All community activities in BCPS buildings have been cancelled as well. Virtual afterschool tutoring will proceed as scheduled. The Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service has been expanded to […]

Winter Weather Advisory issued for Baltimore area

UPDATE3: The Winter Weather Advisory has been updated and will now expire at 9 a.m. on Saturday. UPDATE 2: Baltimore County Public Schools officials have cancelled all afterschool, evening, and weekend activities. UPDATE: The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded to include all of Baltimore County and extended through 1 p.m. on Saturday. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National […]

Storm track uncertain, Winter Storm Warning issued for Eastern Shore

UPDATE: A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Baltimore area and portions of the Eastern Shore are now under a Blizzard Warning. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—With just under 24 hours to go until snow begins falling in Maryland, there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding the exact track of the approaching winter storm. In […]