BALTIMORE, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in northeast Baltimore overnight. At just before 2 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023, units responded to a fire in the 6000-block of Radecke Avenue. Units arrived to find heavy fire showing and a second alarm was sounded. The blaze damaged multiple townhouses and six residents were displaced. No injuries were reported. The […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police will bolster enforcement efforts over the Memorial Day weekend to prevent dangerous driving behaviors as more 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, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a burglary, an assault, and two automobile thefts that were reported over the past week. At just before 5 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, an individual damaged a vehicle while attempting to steal it from the 1700-block of Weston Avenue in Parkville (21234). At just after 7:15 a.m. on Monday, May 22, someone entered a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Wednesday afternoon crash involving a tanker truck in northeast Baltimore. The crash was reported at just after noon on May 24, 2023 on the Moravia Road overpass above I-895. Southbound I-895 traffic has been detoured at Moravia Road due to loss of load and fuel spill. Access to the northbound I-95 Express […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury joined the newly selected 2023-2024 Teachers of the Year in a special recognition on Tuesday at the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Each local education agency (LEA) selects a local Teacher of the Year, who exemplifies outstanding work as an educator. “Maryland’s educators work tirelessly […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As Americans gear up for the start of the summer driving season with Memorial Day weekend, the nation’s average price of gasoline is unchanged from a week ago at $3.51 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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Whenever his adult kids or his wife ask what gift he would like for his birthday or the holidays, a Baltimore man always responds with “scratch-offs,” his wife said. A scratch-off he purchased for himself brought the husband and wife to the Winner’s Circle at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore this week. Although he has won small prizes over […]
PARKVILLE, MD—He plays lottery games frequently, a Baltimore man told Maryland Lottery officials – and while he plays an assortment of games, he always includes a Powerball ticket in his purchase. That loyalty paid off big last month when he bought a $20 ticket in Parkville that delivered a $100,000 prize. “I’m friendly with several of the owners of the […]