Body found on I-95 identified as mother of 3-year-old girl who died in fatal Baltimore fire

NORTH EAST, MD—Maryland State Police investigators have positively identified a body found on Interstate 95 as the mother of a child who died in a fatal fire in Baltimore City. The woman has been identified as Danielle Shanae Parnell, 30, of Baltimore. Parnell was found dead on I-95 on April 12 in Cecil County. Investigators are awaiting results of an […]

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza confirmed in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Federal laboratory testing has confirmed a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) on a Maryland poultry farm. Following an investigation by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed a Cecil County sample tested positive for HPAI. The Maryland case comes one week after a HPAI positive […]

Governor Hogan presents citation to police officer who saved student while working as crossing guard

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday presented a governor’s citation to a local hero. Last week, Cpl. Annette Goodyear, a police officer with the North East Police Department who also serves as a crossing guard, was struck and treated at a local hospital after a vehicle failed to stop as a student was crossing the street. Goodyear pushed the student […]

Maryland crossing guard to receive governor’s citation after saving student from oncoming car [VIDEO]

UPDATE: Governor Hogan has presented Cpl. Goodyear with a governor’s citation. Original story below… —— NORTH EAST, MD—A Maryland crossing guard will receive a governor’s citation after saving  a student from being struck by an oncoming vehicle last week. On Friday, crossing guard Annette Goodyear, who is also a police officer, was struck and treated at a local hospital after […]

State Highway Administration announces more than $1 million in grants for projects In Baltimore, Cecil, Montgomery Counties

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration this week announced more than $1 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grants to support three Maryland counties’ safety projects focused on eliminating pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on state roadways. Funding was awarded to initiatives in Montgomery, Baltimore and Cecil counties. “The Maryland Department of Transportation is committed […]

Baltimore County Board of Elections names new election director

HUNT VALLEY, MD—Baltimore County Board of Elections President Bruce Robinson on Thursday announced that Ruie Lavoie has been named the County’s new Election Director. Lavoie will begin in her new role on December 29, 2021. Lavoie has worked in Maryland elections for more than 12 years, the first 10 in Baltimore County, and the last two as Election Director in […]

2021 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to come from Maryland for first time ever

ELKTON, MD—For the first time ever, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be coming from Maryland this year. The 79-foot Norway Spruce was donated by a family in Elkton. The giant tree will be cut on November 11th and is set to arrive at Rockefeller Center on November 13th. For more than eight decades, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has […]

Governor Hogan requests presidential disaster declaration due to Tropical Depression Ida damage

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday announced that he has requested a presidential disaster declaration for the State of Maryland as a result of tornadoes and severe flash flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Depression Ida. The governor designated the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) as the state coordinating agency for the request. “As our communities continue to recover […]