Gas prices rise for first time since September

BALTIMORE, MD—For the first time since mid-September, the nation’s average price of gasoline has increased, rising 2.9 cents from a week ago to $3.07 per gallon this week 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 is down 13.8 cents from a month ago […]

Edgewood woman receives life sentence for first-degree murder of 71-year-old

EDGEWOOD, MD—A Harford County woman will be going to prison on murder and vehicle theft charges. On Monday, December 18, Ashley Pearl Zentz, 36, of Edgewood, appeared in the Circuit Court of Harford County for sentencing following her conviction for first-degree murder after a six-day jury trial in October of this year. The state requested a sentence of life, suspend […]

Maryland State Police to increase patrols over Christmas weekend

PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police, beginning Friday, will be increasing patrols through Christmas weekend as millions of Marylanders are expected to hit the highways. State troopers from all 23 barracks will focus on impaired, aggressive and distracted driving while conducting saturation patrols on roads with high DUI incidents. Enforcement is bolstered by funds from the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle […]

Gas prices fall for 13th straight week as national average inches closer to $2.99

BALTIMORE, MD—For the 13th week in a row, the nation’s average price of gasoline has dropped, falling 8.6 cents from a week ago to $3.03 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. While gas prices still haven’t hit the lows they reached […]