Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Tuesday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Tuesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects […]

Additional arrests made during crackdown on illegal street racing in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Car Rally Task Force has expanded its crackdown on illegal exhibition driving, resulting in several additional last weekend. Maryland State Police say 26-year-old Jose Manuel Zapata of Pennsylvania was charged with loaded handgun on person, handgun on person, handgun in vehicle, and loaded handgun in vehicle after he was stopped by police on August 25 in Baltimore. […]

West Nile Virus detected in Baltimore resident

BALTIMORE, MD—The West Nile virus has been detected in an adult living in the Baltimore area. This is the first confirmed human case of the virus in Maryland this year. The Maryland Department of Health says the patient has already recovered from the infection. West Nile Virus is transmitted to people by mosquitoes that have been infected by feeding on […]

Scattered storms possible in Baltimore area on Monday

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in the Baltimore area on Monday. Forecasters says scattered storms moving southeast from western Pennsylvania may move into the Baltimore area anytime between now and 8 p.m. Not everyone will see rain or storms today, however. Wherever storms do develop, the main threats include damaging winds, brief heavy […]

Man dies after 3-wheeled motorcycle crashes into tree in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Police say a motorcycle crash in the Rosedale area left one man dead on Sunday. On August 25, 2024, detectives responded to the 8700-block of Philadelphia Road (21237) following reports of a single-vehicle crash. When police arrived, they found that a man had sustained fatal injuries after the 2024 Can-Am Ryker he was riding lost control and traveled into […]

Fatal motorcycle crash in Towson leaves 1 dead

TOWSON, MD—Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in the Towson area on Sunday. On August 25, 2024 a multi-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Dulaney Valley Road and St. Francis Road, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Investigators determined that the crash occurred when the rider of a 2025 Triumph Daytona 660, traveling northbound on […]

Baltimore County launches safety camera program to catch drivers who illegally pass school buses

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has announced a new school bus camera safety program that will send fines to drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses. The $250 fines will be for those who pass stopped school buses with red lights activated. The new program aims to deter dangerous driving habits around school buses. The Baltimore County Police Department […]