BALTIMORE, MD—The Office of the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad is prepared to deploy its newest bomb disposal robot. Bomb technicians have been training for months on the new Telerob Telemax PRO. On Monday, February 3, 2020, the robot will be placed into service and ready to mitigate possible explosive hazards. The Office of the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad […]
BALTIMORE, MD—November 13 got off to a chilly start in the Baltimore area. The National Weather Service says that a record low temperature of 19°F was set at Dulles Airport, breaking the old record of 21°F set in 1963. Additionally, BWI Airport tied the record low of 22°F set in 1911. The cold snap should moderate a bit by Friday […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—As an October heat wave grips the region, temperature records have begun to fall. By 11 a.m., daily high temperature records were broken at both Dulles Airport & BWI Airport. Dulles reached 91 degrees BWI reached 92 degrees. Those marks both broke previous daily records of 89 degrees set in 1986. But that was just the beginning. By noon, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With the rapidly approaching October 1, 2020, federal REAL ID deadline, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration and transportation officials from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have announced the one-year countdown for Marylanders to get a federally mandated REAL ID. Marylanders have just one year left to get a REAL ID before MDOT MVA branches close on […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – It’s official. Monday’s high temperatures have officially set a new record. At just after 3:30 p.m., the National Weather Service announced: “As of 3pm today, Baltimore Washington Int. Airport (BWI) and Dulles Int. Airport (IAD) broke or tied their record for high temp. BWI’s 99 degree high today broke its previous record of 97 set in 1914 […]
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY – The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Bomb Squad, in conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority, reported to the Baltimore Washington International Airport at around 5:15 a.m. on Thursday morning for a report of a recovered launch tube located at the American Airlines baggage area. The inert rocket launch tube, empty […]
TOWSON, MD – Artwork by four students will represent Baltimore County Public Schools in the juried Maryland Art Education Association BWI Spring 2019 Youth Art Gallery. The BCPS students whose work was selected for the show are: •Yancy Quijada Amaya, of Parkville High, art teacher: Caitlin Tellie •Joel Ferman Hernandez, of Owings Mills High, art teacher: Alex Garove •Ethan Nagy, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced #MDHelps, a state multi-agency effort to support federal workers who have been affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown. The initiative was announced at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where the governor greeted federal workers from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and FBI, as well as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic […]