Brood X cicadas begin to emerge in Nottingham, Parkville, Carney

NOTTINGHAM, MD—It’s almost showtime.  The first Brood X cicadas are beginning to emerge in the Nottingham area. According to the Cicada Safari mobile app, the 17-year visitors are beginning to surface in White Marsh, Nottingham, Parkville, and Carney. The Brood X cicadas are expected to begin emerging in droves by mid-May and stick around until the end of June. Last week, […]

Parkville High School students to participate in Cybersecurity Project Symposium

PARKVILLE, MD—Five Baltimore County high schools will partner with Cisco Systems Networking Company to host a Virtual Cisco Cybersecurity Project Symposium on Wednesday, May 5. The participating high schools — Eastern Technical, New Town, Parkville, Sollers Point, and Western School of Technology – all offer Cisco-IT Networking completer programs. “This is our inaugural systemwide cybersecurity symposium,” said Howard L. Jackson, […]

Suspect arrested after robbing Carney man

CARNEY, MD—Police have a arrested an individual after he robbed a man in Carney on Thursday night. At just after 11:45 p.m., a man was robbed while walking into his residence in the 9700-block of Red Clover Court (21234). Police say the suspect then fled into a wooded area, but was soon located and apprehended without incident. No injuries were […]

Assault reported during Rosedale road rage incident, Carney convenience store burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two local crimes that were reported this week. At 1 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28, two individuals smashed a small hole in a window at the Quick Stop Food Mart, located in the 3300-block of E. Joppa Road in Carney (21234), then reached inside and attempted to steal cigarettes. It is unknown whether any items were […]

WEEKLY ZIP CODE REPORT: COVID-19 positivity rate plummets, hospitalizations fall again

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate tumbled and hospitalizations fell once again over the past week. Officials say that over 4.6 million Marylanders have now been vaccinated. Previous zip code reports can be viewed here. Overall Metrics As of Friday, April 30, 2021, there have been 447,401 cases of novel coronavirus […]

BGE to hold virtual public hearing on replacement of Carney transmission line

CARNEY, MD—BGE on Wednesday announced that a virtual information public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on May 20, 2021, to discuss replacing a Carney transmission line. At the meeting, officials will provide information and receive comments concerning BGE’s application for authority to replace a portion of an existing 115kV transmission line that runs from the Five Forks Substation, […]