14th annual Spirits in the Night 9/11 Candlelight Vigil to be held in Parkville on Wednesday

PARKVILLE, MD—The 14th annual Spirits in the Night 9/11 Candlelight Vigil will be held in Parkville on Wednesday evening. The event will take place in the parking lot outside of McAvoy’s Sports Bar & Grill, beginning at 6:45 p.m. on September 11th. The vigil commemorates the 2,977 lives lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and will feature patriotic […]

13th annual 9/11 Patriot Day Ride to roll through parts of Harford County, Baltimore County on Saturday

PARKVILLE, MD—The 13th annual 9/11 Patriot Day Ride will roll through parts of Harford County and Baltimore County on Saturday morning. Organized by The Hope & Peace Foundation, ride registration begins at 8 a.m. and will begin at around 10:45 a.m.  The trip will be a 28-mile fully police-escorted and fire-supported ride that begins at the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company […]

Parkville 9/11 Path of Honor to mark 13th year

PARKVILLE, MD—A solemn, annual tradition will return to the Parkville area this weekend. For the thirteenth consecutive year, volunteers will place 2,977 American flags along Putty Hill Avenue, from Old Harford Road to Harford Road, in honor of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The 2024 Path of Honor will go up on Friday […]

I-695 ramps to Perring Parkway to temporarily close overnight for guardrail upgrades

PARKVILLE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will temporarily close exit ramps and detour traffic at the I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) / MD 41 (Perring Parkway) interchange in Parkville beginning Sunday night, July 7. The overnight closures will allow contractor crews to upgrade traffic barriers (guardrail) on eight ramps through late July, weather permitting. Crews will work overnight with temporary interchange ramp […]

Water main break snarls traffic in Nottingham area

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are responding to a water main break in the Nottingham area. A water main has ruptured along Belair Road in the Overlea/Fullerton area, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. MDOT reports that two of three southbound lanes are closed along Route 1 between Wholesale Club Drive and Putty Hill Avenue. The Department of Public Works says the […]

Walmart to close Putty Hill Avenue store

TOWSON, MD—A local Walmart will soon be closing its doors. The company announced on Wednesday that it would be closing its store located in Towson Place at 1238 Putty Hill Avenue. “This decision was not made lightly and was reached only after a careful and thoughtful review process,” Director Alicia Anger said in a statement. “We have nearly 5,000 stores […]

22-year-old charged with rape, robbery following sexual assault in Parkville

PARKVILLE, MD—Police have arrested and charged a suspect following a sexual assault that occurred in Parkville over the weekend. Detectives with the Special Victims Unit of the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating a sexual assault that occurred in the 3000-block of Putty Hill Avenue (21234) on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at around 3:30 p.m. Police have arrested and charged […]