Former Baltimore Department Of Finance employee sentenced To 4 years in connection with bribery, COVID-19 CARES Act scheme

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore City employee has been sentenced to prison after being sentenced for a bribery and wire fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Joseph Gillespie, 35, of Baltimore City, to four years in federal prison and three years of supervised release in connection with a bribery scheme and conspiracy to commit wire fraud scheme involving […]

Two-alarm house fire reported in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Crews responded to a two-alarm house fire in the Rosedale area on Saturday afternoon. At just after 3:30 p.m. on February 22, 2025, units responded to a residential fire in the 2000-block of Wintergreen Place (21237). Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire showing from the home and a second alarm was sounded. The fire was placed under control by […]

Police searching for missing woman & child last seen in Essex area

UPDATE: Police say both individuals have been located. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing woman and child. Isis Natasha, 24, and Roman Johnson were last seen in the Essex area. Isis is believed to be wearing a white tank top and cream colored pants. Roman’s clothing is unknown at this time. Anyone […]

Baltimore Man sentenced for assaulting correctional officers

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for assaulting four correctional officers at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in 2021. Igor Yasinov, 35, was found guilty of four counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, inflicting bodily injury. Acting U.S. Attorney Phil Selden, U.S. Marshal Clinton J. Fuchs, and Maryland Department of […]

Aberdeen Proving Ground firing test scheduled for Saturday morning

ABERDEEN, MD—A single shot to support testing operations is scheduled at Aberdeen Proving Ground on Saturday morning, February 22, 2025. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. There will be waterway restrictions on the Chesapeake Bay in the area around Spesutie Island from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Military watercraft may be visible. These operations are not […]

Tesla recalls over 376,000 vehicles due to failing power-assisted steering systems

WASHINGTON, DC—Tesla is recalling 376,241 vehicles in the U.S. to address a potential issue with the power-assisted steering systems in certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The recall, announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), affects vehicles manufactured between February 28, 2023, and October 11, 2023, equipped with a specific older software release. The issue stems from […]

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead coming to Baltimore County Public Library

TOWSON, MD—Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead is coming to Baltimore County. “An Afternoon with Colson Whitehead” will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium. Colson Whitehead has established himself as one of the most versatile and innovative writers in contemporary literature. The first person to win back-to-back Pulitzer Prizes in fiction […]