TOWSON, MD—With spring in full swing, the Baltimore County Police Department is reminding residents to take preventative measures against crime. The department recommends residents lock their doors and windows, secure valuables, and be aware of home improvement scams. The police department is stressing the importance of locking all doors, even when at home. This includes locking the front and garage […]
TOWSON, MD—With road construction season underway, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) is reminding motorists to exercise caution and slow down in work zones. The department echoes the National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 21-25) theme, “Respect the zone so we all get home.” This annual campaign, which has been held since 2000, emphasizes the importance […]
SPARROWS POINT, MD—Maryland officials are warning drivers to slow down and be alert in work zones after revealing that more than 48,000 citations were issued in the first two months of the state’s new tiered fine structure for work zone speed violations. The new tiered fine structure for work zone speed violations, which took effect January 1, 2025, issues fines […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert on Monday for pork carnitas products that may be contaminated with pieces of metal. The FSIS did not issue a recall because the product is no longer available for sale. The fully cooked pork carnitas products were produced on April 1-2, 2025, by an […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A new analysis of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has found that neither span currently meets modern risk thresholds for ship strikes, and Maryland Transportation Authority officials are responding. “According to publicly available bridge data, available on the Federal Highway Administration’s website, the Bay Bridge has been inspected annually, for more than 30 years, and found to be in safe […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—Residents and historical communities in Kingsville are rallying against BGE’s proposed Brandon Shores Mitigation Project, a plan to install a second set of high-voltage power lines through historically significant and environmentally sensitive areas in Harford County and Baltimore County. The project has drawn sharp criticism from local officials, who argue it poses a threat to the region’s character and […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for contaminated soup and bowl products containing wood in cilantro, an FDA-regulated ingredient. The contamination is due to an FDA-regulated ingredient, cilantro, which may contain foreign material. The affected products include several varieties of soup and bowl products from Campbell’s, Health Request, Life […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As Maryland’s black bears emerge from their winter dens, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding residents and visitors to secure potential food sources. After months of fasting, bears seek out easy food. Homeowners who leave human food sources out in the open may unintentionally attract bears to residential areas. “Once a black bear finds an easy […]