Gas prices fall to lowest level since April ahead of Independence Day holiday

BALTIMORE, MD—As motorists hit the road for the July 4 holiday weekend, the nation’s average price of gasoline has fallen 4.1 cents from a week ago, declining to $3.54 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price of diesel has fallen […]

Severe storms possible in Baltimore area on Monday

UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the Baltimore area. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—Mother Nature may provide some fireworks of her own on Monday. The National Weather Service says severe storms are possible in the Baltimore area on July 3, 2023. Forecasters say scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are possible, with some being strong to […]

Governor Moore announces Maryland’s entry into National Building Performance Standards Coalition

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Together with Ali Zaidi, National Climate Advisor to Joe Biden, Governor Wes Moore recently announced that Maryland will join the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Building Performance Standards Coalition. The announcement occurred during a visit to Requity Foundation’s Carver House project in West Baltimore, a community-based model for workforce development where high school trade students are gaining hands-on net-zero construction training […]

Severe storms possible in Baltimore area on Sunday afternoon, evening

UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect. Original story below… ———- BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms are possible in the Baltimore area on Sunday afternoon and evening. Forecasters say any storms that develop will likely do so between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Damaging wind gusts and large hail will be the primary threats associated with […]

Maryland State Police to increase patrols, enforcement over Independence Day weekend

PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police will bolster enforcement efforts over the Fourth of July weekend to prevent dangerous driving behaviors as a record number of motorists are expected to travel this holiday. State troopers from 23 barracks, including members of the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort Team, known as the SPIDRE team, will be focusing enforcement efforts on impaired driving, […]