NWS confirms 5 tornadoes touched down in Maryland on Wednesday

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has confirmed that five tornadoes touched down in Maryland on Wednesday evening. Forecasters confirm that twisters touched down in Poolesville (ending in Gaithersburg), Montgomery County; Columbia, Howard County; Arbutus (ending in Halethorpe), Baltimore County; Middle River, Baltimore County; and Eldersburg (ending in Gamber), Carroll County. All of the tornadoes were classified as EF-1, except for […]

COLD CASE: Baltimore County Police Department seeks tips on unsolved 1991 homicide [VIDEO]

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking tips on a 1991 cold case. On Saturday, November 30, 1991, Angela Wanita Bowens was seen by a friend standing on Edmondson Avenue near Poplar Grove Street (21223) at approximately 4:30 p.m. Later that night, two motorists who were driving past the Diamond Ridge Family Park, located in the 7500-block of Dogwood […]

Winning lottery tickets produce three new Maryland millionaires

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has three new millionaires after a week when two people bought second-tier winning Mega Millions tickets in Upper Marlboro and White Hall, and a third person in Waldorf bought a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot ticket worth $1,540,419. As of January 9, only one of the three life-changing prizes had been claimed. The $1 million Mega Millions win in […]

Monday night Powerball drawing creates two $100,000 winners in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Lottery luck was in the air on Monday, as two Powerball tickets won $100,000 third-tier prizes and one Bonus Match 5 ticket won $50,000 in the evening drawings. Maryland Lottery officials are looking for two lucky players who bought Powerball tickets with the Power Play multiplier and the top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket at these retailers: $100,000 Powerball […]