BALTIMORE, MD—Local elected officials will hold a virtual town hall later this month to discuss recent BGE price hikes. The virtual town hall will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 and will feature Senator Carl Jackson, Delegate Nick Allen, and Delegate Kim Ross. There will also be presentations by Baltimore Gas & Electric and the Office […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—Members of the historical community of Kingsville in Baltimore County are leading the opposition to BGE’s proposed Brandon Shores Mitigation Project, which plans to install a second set of high-voltage power lines through historic neighborhoods and environmentally sensitive areas in Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel Counties. “This project threatens Maryland’s character, safety, and financial well-being,” reads a press release […]
The following is an update from the desks of Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. As your delegates for eastern Baltimore County, our top priority is to listen to you, stand up for you, and make sure your voices shape the decisions that affect our communities. Right now, we’re in the thick of a battle over the plan to run […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Florida man has been found guilty of plotting to blow up substations in Maryland, prosecutors said this week. A federal jury on Monday found Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to damage an energy facility on Monday after a six-day trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said. U.S. Attorney Erek L. […]
UPDATE 4: As of 10 p.m. on Monday night, residents are now being allowed back into their homes. UPDATE 3: Police say portions of Honeygo Boulevard and Cowenton Avenue have been shut down near the crash scene. UPDATE 2: Officials say gas has been shut off. UPDATE: Approximately fifty residents have been evacuated. BGE crews are working to secure the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews responded to a crash on Belair Road in the Perry Hall/Nottingham area overnight. The accident was reported at around 2 a.m. along Route 1 at Klausmeier Road. The crash caused heavy damage and took down a utility pole. Several residents in the area are without power. The right lane along southbound Belair Road remains shut down. There has […]
FALLSTON, MD—Some Fallston residents are being evacuated from their homes due to a natural gas leak. At just after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024, units from the Fallston Volunteer Fire & Ambulance Company responded to an active natural gas leak in the 2300-block of Thetford Court. Some homes in and around the area are now being evacuated. BGE […]
UPDATE: The driver has turned himself in. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—Two pets have died in a house fire that began after a vehicle struck a home in Bel Air on Wednesday night, authorities say. At around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, emergency personnel responded to a home in the 1700-block of Woodhome Drive after a neighbor called […]