GoFundMe created following tragic Christmas morning house fire in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—A GoFundMe has been created for Courtney Butash and her son after they experienced a house fire that killed Butash’s father on Christmas morning. At just after 6:45 a.m. on December 25, 2024, firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200-block of Doncaster Road. Upon arrival, crews found the single-family home with significant fire and smoke visible. The […]

69-year-old Joppa man dies in Christmas Day house fire

UPDATE: A GoFundMe has been established for the family. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office have released additional details on a Christmas Day house fire in Joppa that left one man dead. At just after 6:45 a.m. on December 25, 2024, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire and surrounding departments responded […]

Fatal Joppa house fire leaves 1 dead

UPDATE 2: A GoFundMe has been established for the family. UPDATE: Authorities have released additional details on this fire. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a house fire in the Joppa area. The fire broke out at just before 7 a.m. on December 25, 2024 in the 200-block of Doncaster Road. Arriving units found smoke and […]

Multiple victims reported in Rosedale shooting

UPDATE 2: The father has been arrested in connection with this case. UPDATE: Police say this was an isolated domestic incident. One juvenile is dead and another juvenile, an adult female, and an adult male (the shooter, who sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound) remain hospitalized. Original story below… ——— ROSEDALE, MD—Police are on the scene of a Tuesday morning shooting […]

Police identify Towson mass shooting victim

UPDATE: Police say a loaded AK-47 has been recovered as part of the investigation into this incident. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—In an afternoon press conference, Baltimore County Police Department officials identified the victim in Tuesday evening’s mass shooting in east Towson. At around 7:15 p.m. on December 17, officers responded to the 8500-block of Loch Raven Boulevard. At the […]

Mass shooting on Loch Raven Boulevard leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

UPDATE 3: Police say a loaded AK-47 has been recovered as part of the investigation into this incident. UPDATE 2: Police have identified the victim in this shooting. UPDATE: Police believe this was a targeted incident and that the shooter and victims knew one another.  Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Detectives ask anyone with information about […]

Baltimore County man among Maryland’s first cold-related deaths of 2024-2025 winter weather season

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Tuesday announced the state’s first three cold-related deaths for the 2024-2025 winter season. All three individuals were men, two in their 60s and one in his 30s. Two deaths occurred in Baltimore City, while the third was in Baltimore County. The first death was reported on November 23, with the other two occurring […]

38-year-old dies in Baltimore County apartment fire

ARBUTUS, MD—A 38-year-old man died in a one-alarm Arbutus apartment fire on Wednesday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Urian Bridges was found dead in a second-floor apartment in the 4400-block of Alan Drive. Firefighters responded to the apartment complex at just after 4:15 a.m. on December 11 for a reported apartment fire, authorities said. The resident called […]