NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Seven Oaks Senior Center will be hosting a Shred Day next month. The event will be held 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Each vehicle may bring up to four standard size boxes personal documents and participants should remain in their cars. This is not a recycling event. Seven Oaks Senior Center is located […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Sunday evening crash on Belair Road in the Kingsville area. The crash was reported at around 6 p.m. on March 9, 2025 along Route 1 just north of Mount Vista Road. Belair Road has been shut down in both directions between Mount Vista Road and Longfield Drive. There has been no word […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials on Sunday announced a positive case of measles in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally. The Maryland case is not associated with the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. Out of an abundance of caution, health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Forecasters say dry and windy conditions will contribute to an elevated wildfire risk in the Baltimore area on Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service says the combination of westerly winds gusting 20 to 30 mph, relative humidity falling to 20 to 30 percent, and drying fine fuels on Sunday afternoon will lead to an elevated threat for rapid fire […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Despite a significant increase in wildfire occurrences in Maryland during 2024, the total acreage burned was substantially lower than the previous year, according to the Maryland Forest Service’s Annual Wildland Fire Report released this month. The report analyzes data from 3.2 million acres of land overseen by the agency, including lands managed by the Maryland Forest Service, National Park […]
UPDATE: The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon and was reportedly caused by an electric vehicle that burst into flames inside the shop. Original story below… ——— EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a commercial building fire in Edgewood. The blaze broke out at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at EZ Car Plus, located in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced five watershed projects that will be part of the state’s Whole Watershed Act pilot program. The five-year program will implement restoration projects in the Antietam Creek in Washington County, the Baltimore Harbor, Newport Bay in Worcester County, the Severn River near Annapolis, and the Upper Choptank River on the Eastern Shore. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—It’s almost time to spring forward. Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 a.m. At this time, clocks “spring forward” one hour, giving us more daylight on warm summer evenings (and we also lose an hour of sleep on Saturday night). Daylight Saving Time (DST) in most of the United States starts on the second […]