BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of November 27

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of November 27, 2023. APG has daytime and nighttime testing and training scheduled through Friday, December 1, 2023, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, watercraft and/or aircraft will be […]

Gas prices fall for 10th straight week

BALTIMORE, MD—For the 10th straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 5.8 cents from a week ago to $3.21 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 in 2020, […]

10-vehicle crash shuts down northbound I-95 in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a major crash along Interstate 95 in Joppa. The accident was reported at just after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon along northbound I-95 just past the Mountain Road exit. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that approximately ten vehicles were involved in the crash, including a tractor-trailer. Two injured patients required medical attention […]

House fire reported in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in Joppa on Thursday morning. At just before 8 p.m., units responded to the 700-block of Jonathan Drive. At the scene, firefighters found a fire had broken out on top of a stove. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that crews quickly managed to get the blaze under control. No injuries were reported. […]

Maryland State Police to increase patrols ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

PIKESVILLE, MD—Beginning on Wednesday, Maryland State Police will be increasing patrols through Thanksgiving 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 […]