NOTTINGHAM, MD—Families are invited to ring in the new year at the Baltimore County Public Library on Tuesday. Several BCPL branches will celebrate “Noon Year’s Eve” for children on December 31, 2024. 11 a.m. Loch Raven Branch Owings Mills Branch Randallstown Branch Towson Branch Woodlawn Branch 11:30 a.m. Catonsville Branch Cockeysville Branch Hereford Branch North Point Branch Parkville-Carney Branch Perry […]
HILLENDALE, MD—Five potential suspects have been detained by police and two weapons have been seized after shots were fired in Hillendale earlier this month. On December 18, following reports of shots fired in the area of Wycombe Way and Glenbarr Court (21234), officers detained five potential suspects. An investigation resulted in the recovery of two firearms. One of the firearms […]
TOWSON, MD—While conducting a high-visibility enforcement operation following the mass shooting that occurred in east Towson last Tuesday, members of the Baltimore County Police Department’s Eastern Patrol Division Community Action Team initiated a traffic stop near Meteor Court and Cloister Road on Thursday, December 19th. This stop resulted in the recovery of several illegal items, including a stolen vehicle, a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Big Lots, the discount retail chain, announced this week that it plans to close all of its remaining stores and go out of business. Fast Company reports that the decision comes after a deal with Nexus Capital Management fell through, leaving the company unable to secure a sale and avoid liquidation. The company had been struggling financially throughout 2024, […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Baltimore County resident is $50,000 richer after scooping a third-tier Powerball prize in the December 16 drawing. The lucky winner, a retired laborer from Parkville, plays the same numbers for every Powerball and Mega Millions drawing. He randomly chose five rows of numbers and played them daily. His persistence paid off this week when he matched four of […]
UPDATE: Police say a loaded AK-47 has been recovered as part of the investigation into this incident. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—In an afternoon press conference, Baltimore County Police Department officials identified the victim in Tuesday evening’s mass shooting in east Towson. At around 7:15 p.m. on December 17, officers responded to the 8500-block of Loch Raven Boulevard. At the […]
UPDATE: Police say five potential suspects have been detained and two weapons have been seized. Original story below… PARKVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the Hillendale area. At just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, the Baltimore County Police Department said officers were investigating the circumstances surrounding a report of shots fired in the area of […]
UPDATE: A grand opening date has been announced. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Specialty value retailer Five Below has selected North Plaza Shopping Center in Parkville as the site for its seventh location in the greater Baltimore County region. The Philadelphia-based company, which operates more than 1,600 stores across 43 states, has signed a lease with Continental Realty Corporation (CRC) for […]