Bel Air house explosion leaves 2 dead, 12 families displaced

UPDATE 2: The NTSB has released its preliminary report here. UPDATE: The victims have been identified 73-year-old Ray Corkran Jr., the homeowner, and 35-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Alvarado, the contracted BGE utility employee. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) are continuing their investigation into a house […]

Explosion levels house in Bel Air

UPDATE: The two victims have been identified and 12 families have been displaced by the explosion. Original story below… ——— BEL AIR, MD—Crews are on the scene of an apparent house explosion in Bel Air. The incident was reported at around 7 a.m. on Sunday, August 11, in the 2300-block of Arthurs Woods Drive. Firefighters are currently searching for victims. […]

Dump truck crash reported on I-95 in Harford County

EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash along Interstate 95 in Harford County. The crash was reported at just after 2 p.m. along northbound I-95 under the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway (MD-24), just past exit 77, in Edgewood. The collision involved a dump truck and a passenger vehicle, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. One patient is […]

Harford County Executive Cassilly signs legislation limiting new apartments

BEL AIR, MD—Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly has signed amended legislation banning high and mid-rise apartments on properties zoned B-3 for general business. County Executive Cassilly originally proposed the legislation to prohibit any apartments in B-3, in response to projects built or approved before his term in office without the proper infrastructure to support residential living. However, amendments to his […]

Winning $50,000 Powerball tickets sold in Baltimore, Harford County; jackpot hit in California

BALTIMORE, MD—The $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was finally caught by a player in California while four Maryland players scored $50,000 third-tier prizes. Lucky tickets were sold in the counties of Baltimore, Harford, Howard, and Washington. The winning Maryland Powerball tickets were sold at these locations: Abingdon: 7-Eleven at 3901 Pulaski Highway in Harford County, Clarksburg: Harris Teeter at 22700 Sweet […]