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Maryland State Police to ramp up enforcement statewide over Super Bowl weekend

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout the Super Bowl weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving related crashes often occur. Enforcement efforts […]

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Police: 16,540 citations issued under new Baltimore County school bus safety program [VIDEO]

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department says that thousands of citations have been issued to local drivers illegally passing school buses in recent months. A new school bus camera program went into effect last last year and citations began being issued on November 4, 2024. On Wednesday, police said that 16,540 citations had been issued under the new initiative. The […]

Gas prices dip for second straight week

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The national average gasoline price fell 3.5 cents per gallon to $3.04 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average, down 1.4 cents in the past month, is 10.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average diesel […]

Maryland Senators eye new speed cameras on I-695, I-83 in Baltimore County

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore County could soon be home to a new set of speed cameras along I-695 and I-83, if a bill introduced by five state senators is passed into law. The bill, SB0338, proposes installing up to 14 speed cameras along the two highways in an effort to curb excessive speeding and improve road safety. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by […]

Honda recalls 295,000 vehicles for fuel injection software issue

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Honda is recalling 295,000 vehicles in the U.S. to update the fuel injection electronic control unit software. The recall affects certain 2023-2025 Honda Pilot and 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type S and TLX Type S models. According to the automaker, the issue is due to improper programming of the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU). This could lead to sudden […]

Pay-to-park QR code scam circulating in White Marsh

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

WHITE MARSH, MD—A new scam has begun circulating in the White Marsh area. Shoppers report that pay-to-park flyers are appearing on their parked vehicles at THE AVENUE at White Marsh and other nearby shopping centers. The flyer says that the shopper’s vehicle “has yet to register in our parking system” and encourages the driver to scan a QR code in […]

Oil prices drop, gas prices follow suit

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The national average gas price in the US has fallen by 0.9 cents per gallon to reach $3.08, according to GasBuddy data. This decline, observed over the past week, is attributed to a drop in oil prices following President Trump’s urging of Saudi Arabia to lower oil prices at the World Economic Forum. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum […]

Silver Spring Road shut down due to water main break

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

PERRY HALL, MD—Crews are responding to the scene of a large water main break in Perry Hall. The rupture was reported on Sunday, January 26, 2025 in the 4900-block of Silver Spring Road (21128). Silver Spring Road has now been shut down as the roadway is impassible. Several nearby residences and businesses are without water. There has been no ETA […]

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