BALTIMORE, MD—Due to contaminants in Back River that can cause illness, the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Health on Friday issued an alert advising residents to avoid contact with the water. The advisory contains the following recommendations: Avoid contact with Back River water Do not drink stream water Do not swim or wade in the […]
TOWSON, MD— Half of the six grand prize winners (“Visionaries”) in Lyric Education’s Annual Dream Big Contest are Baltimore County Public Schools’ students. The Lyric Baltimore contest challenged Baltimore-area students in Grades 5 -12 to create poems, essays, or videos about their dreams for their lives, communities, or schools. The BCPS students named Visionaries are: Xin Yue Lu, Grade 10, […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Council Chair Julian Jones on Thursday celebrated Earth Week by announcing an expansion of Operation ReTree Baltimore County, a new equity-based tree planting initiative that is expanding severely diminished tree canopies in highly populated, lower-income neighborhoods. Surrounded by community members and officials, Olszewski and Jones planted one of 45 native trees that are […]
UPDATE: Tavon Howard has been convicted on first-degree murder charges. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—A man wanted in connection with a homicide in Essex was arrested in Baltimore City over the weekend following a brief pursuit. At just before 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Baltimore County detectives attempted to stop 29-year-old homicide suspect, Tavon Howard, as he was driving along South […]
UPDATE: Police say Amelia has been located. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a teen who has been reported missing from the Essex area. Amelia Overby, 15, is 5’5” tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a tie dye-colored shirt and red pajamas. Anyone with information on Amelia Overby’s whereabouts is […]
UPDATE: A Health Alert has been issued advising residents to avoid contact with the water in the Back River. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a statement indicating that it has has begun to take steps toward improving operations at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant after solid materials were spotted floating in […]
UPDATE 2: Tavon Howard has been convicted on first-degree murder charges. UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with this case. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating an apparent Essex homicide that left one woman dead. At around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, officers responded to the unit block of Windjammer […]
ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a teen who has gone missing from the Essex area. Lamar Alexander Jones, 14, is 5’7″ tall and weighs 150 pounds. He was last seen at just before 8:45 p.m. on Friday, April 9 in the Essex area wearing a silver colored athletic jacket, a black turban, and all black clothing. Anyone […]