Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland Advocacy Director elected to lead Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative

BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland Advocacy Director Alan Girard has been elected as the Chair of the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative (DLLC) for 2025. The DLLC is a group of diverse stakeholders working to address pollution from chicken litter in the Chesapeake Bay region. Chicken farming has been integral to Delmarva Peninsula culture for a century. Chicken litter, […]

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 […]