Police: 6 people killed in fatal I-695 crash after driver entered construction zone

UPDATE 2: Police have identified the six highway workers who were killed in this crash. UPDATE: Police have identified the two drivers involved in this crash. Original story below… ——— WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have released additional information on Wednesday afternoon’s fatal crash that occurred on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency personnel pronounced six people dead at the scene. Identities […]

I-695 shut down due to Baltimore County crash with multiple fatalities

UPDATE 7: Police have identified the two drivers and six victims from this crash. UPDATE 6: Maryland State Police have released additional information on this fatal crash here. UPDATE 5: Some lanes are beginning to reopen on I-695 as of 3:45 p.m. UPDATE 4: County Executive Johnny Olszewski has issued the following statement: “On behalf of all the residents of […]

20 BCPS student teams earn honors during Maryland State VEX Robotics Championships

TOWSON, MD—Twenty Baltimore County Public Schools student teams from five schools earned honors recently during the Maryland State VEX Robotics Championships. Eighteen teams from four schools also qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship to be held in Dallas from Tuesday, April 25, through Thursday, May 4. The VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, brings together […]

Global Food celebrates grand opening of first Baltimore County grocery store

WOODLAWN, MD—The ribbon has been cut and Global Food has officially opened its first Baltimore-area grocery story. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski; John Kim, owner of Global Food; and David Ross, owner of Atlantic Realty joined other local officials at the chain’s grand opening for its new Woodlawn location on Thursday morning. The new grocery store is located in Meadows […]

31-year-old man killed in fatal, wrong-way Baltimore County crash

WOODLAWN, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Woodlawn on Tuesday night. At around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to an accident on Lord Baltimore Drive at Security Boulevard. Authorities say the driver of a 2010 Subaru Forester, 31-year-old Aaron Nevers, was traveling northbound in the southbound lane of Lord Baltimore Drive. Investigators determined that […]

Baltimore County Executive Olszewski breaks ground on Woodlawn Senior Center expansion

WOODLAWN, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday joined state and local elected officials along with senior center members to break ground for the expansion of the Woodlawn Senior Center. The renovation will add approximately 9,200 square feet of additional space to the existing 3,600 square foot center and include a large multipurpose room capable of housing two pickleball courts, […]

Olszewski launches new Baltimore County Street Tree Replacement Program

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday announced a new Street Tree Replacement program, continuing his administration’s ongoing efforts to restore critical green infrastructure throughout Baltimore County. The County Executive, local community members, and business owners kicked off the initiative — which will see more than 1,300 trees planted in six concentrated areas — by planting a native hackberry tree […]