NASA to launch sounding rockets to study edge of space, to be visible in mid-Atlantic states

UPDATE 2: Tuesday night’s launch has been scrubbed.  The launch window will reopen at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27th. UPDATE: Monday night’s launch has been scrubbed due to cloud cover.  The launch window will reopen at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26th. Original story below… WALLOPS ISLAND, VA—NASA is set to launch three sounding rockets as part of the […]

Mysterious light in East Coast skies identified as secret rocket launch

BALTIMORE, MD—A mysterious glowing object illuminated the night sky over the East Coast on Tuesday, sparking widespread speculation of UFOs and extraterrestrial activity, but officials confirmed the spectacle was the result of a classified rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Residents from Massachusetts to Maryland reported sightings of a bright, spiraling light around 10:30 p.m. EDT on August 12, with […]

Pennsylvania angler breaks Maryland blueline tilefish record

OCEAN CITY, MD—A Pennsylvania angler has broken the state record for blueline tilefish, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Dominic Vuotto of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, caught a 21.3-pound blueline tilefish on July 26 while fishing offshore near Washington Canyon. It was Vuotto’s first time fishing, according to a press release from the DNR. Vuotto was fishing aboard the charter […]

Transport of massive transformer to impact Baltimore traffic overnight

BALTIMORE, MD—A massive piece of equipment will be transported from the Port of Baltimore to the Pennsylvania line overnight. The Maryland State Highway Administration says the move will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 4 and end at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5th. The operation involves a large transport vehicle carrying a 565,000-pound transformer. The mega move will […]

Baltimore County police arrest man who killed two, drove dead mother to sister’s house in Pennsylvania

TOWSON, MD—A Maryland man who killed two people before driving his deceased mother to Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged. Baltimore County homicide detectives have charged 31-year-old Kevin Ahn with first-degree murder in the deaths of 83-year-old Sun Lim and 69-year-old Im Kim. On March 24, 2025, detectives located the victims after responding to the 100-block of Oliver Heights Road […]

Maryland AG joins coalition suing Trump administration over disaster mitigation fund cuts

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to halt the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges the termination of the program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters, is unlawful. The BRIC […]

Baltimore County man celebrates 110th birthday, becomes fourth-oldest person in U.S.

JACKSONVILLE, MD—A Baltimore County man celebrated a huge milestone this week. Chester Meros turned 110 years old on Monday, becoming the oldest living person in Maryland and the fourth-oldest person in the country. Chester is a regular at the Jacksonville Senior Center. The oldest living person in the United States is currently Naomi Whitehead, who was born on September 26, […]

NASA Wallops rocket launch to be visible in Mid-Atlantic [VIDEO]

WALLOPS ISLAND, VA—A sounding rocket carrying dozens of student and faculty experiments is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, marking the annual “RockOn” student flight mission. The Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket is set for a launch window between 5:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. EDT, from Thursday, June 26, through Sunday, June 29, 2025. For those in […]