BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued an Air Quality Alert for Saturday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert will be in effect for June 22, 2024. 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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Following a 12-month pilot program, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) has taken delivery of 275 Axon body-worn cameras, and has officially implemented an agency-wide program in which every sworn officer will wear cameras while on-duty. The cameras will now be worn by every officer while on duty. The cameras, which are equipped with high-definition recording capabilities, improved low-light performance, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With the Fourth of July approaching, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2024’s Most Patriotic States in America, to determine where Americans have the most red, white and blue pride. Maryland cracked the top ten, coming in at No. 9 on the list. Virginia came in at No. 1 followed by Alaska at No. 2. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—This summer, NASA will be flying aircraft over major cities across the U.S. to collect data on air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions as part of a NASA Student Airborne Research Program. From June 17 to July 2, the planes will fly over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California. They will be collecting data on carbon dioxide and […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Planning’s new Community Planning Institute (CPI) has received a 2024 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The award was announced on Tuesday, June 18, for the innovative and effective county government program that was created to strengthen services for residents. The inaugural cohort of the CPI began in May 2022, and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A NASA rocket launch will be visible in Maryland on Thursday morning. A RockOn sounding rocket and RockSat-C launch will launch from Wallops on June 18, 2024. The launch window opens at 5:30 a.m. EDT. The project will carry student experiments to suborbital space. These missions provide students with real-world, hands-on opportunities building and launching an experiment. Portions of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—After weeks of steady decline, gas prices have begun to rise again. This trend is particularly evident in Great Lakes states, where prices have spiked in recent weeks. According to data from GasBuddy, the national average price of gasoline rose by 1.0 cents in the last week to $3.41 per gallon. The price of diesel, meanwhile, has fallen by […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability plans to conduct the next round of helicopter application of midge treatment along the Back River next week, Councilman David Marks announced on Thursday. The application is scheduled to occur on Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18. As is often the case, timing will be dependent on changing […]