Frost Advisory issued for Wednesday morning in northern Baltimore County, Harford County

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for northern Baltimore County and northern Harford County. The advisory will be in effect from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Forecasters say temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed […]

Maryland Attorney General secures $27 million in fraud settlement

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday announced a $27 million settlement with Precision Toxicology, resolving allegations of fraudulent billing and kickbacks. The settlement stems from a multi-state investigation into the San Diego-based laboratory, one of the nation’s largest urine drug testing companies. The allegations, brought by Maryland, other states, and the federal government, claimed that Precision billed […]

Maryland launches first-of-its-kind tech bug bounty program

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has announced the successful completion of its first bug bounty program, which identified over 40 exploitable vulnerabilities in the state’s public-facing web assets. Launched as a pilot program focused on 12 key state websites, the initiative was later expanded to encompass all *.maryland.gov, *.md.gov, and *.state.md.us domains. This wide-ranging approach, modeled after […]

Baltimore County woman lands $2 million top lottery scratch-off prize, $50K White Marsh ticket remains unclaimed

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has landed a $2 million top prize on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off and a winning $50,000 ticket that was sold in White Marsh remains unclaimed. Across the state, the Maryland Lottery paid more than $30.7 million in prizes during the week of Oct. 7-13, including 28 tickets worth $10,000 or more that were sold or […]

Police searching for missing Joppa runaway

JOPPA, MD—Police in Harford County are searching for a missing runaway from the Joppa area. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in obtaining information regarding the location of Melody Fofana. She was last seen on October 11, 2024 in Joppatowne. Authorities say Melody is believed to be in the Windsor Mill area. Additional information is available […]

Fisher-Price recalls more than 2 million Snuga Infant Swings due to suffocation hazard after 5 deaths reported

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price are announcing the recall of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings. The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it. If the product is used for sleep or bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the […]