ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of January 29, 2024. APG has firing operations scheduled this week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. On Monday, January 29, there will be several large caliber firing programs that will be […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will be in effect from 1:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2024. Forecasters say the combination of moderate to locally heavy rainfall coupled with increased upstream snow melt into area watersheds will likely lead to flooding. Six-hour rain totals could easily […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews battled a house fire in Joppa on Friday evening. At just before 7:15 p.m. on January 26, units responded to the 100-block of Orsburn Drive for a report of a fire. At the scene, firefighters found smoke showing from a one-story mobile home. It took 20 firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company about 30 minutes to control the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has extended the Dense Fog Advisory that was issued for the Baltimore area on Friday. The advisory will now remain in effect until noon on January 26, 2024. Visibility may be as low as 1/4-mile or less due to dense fog throughout the area. Hazardous driving conditions are likely. If driving, motorists are urged to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Education has completed the development of the Leadership Profile that it will use to identify and screen potential candidates to serve as the next State Superintendent of Schools as the search process moves to the application phase. The Leadership Profile shows the key desired characteristics that students, parents, educators, community members, and stakeholders collectively […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for the Baltimore area. The advisory will remain in effect through 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Forecasters say visibilities of less than a 1/4-mile can be expected. Motorists should use caution and allow extra time for travel.
JOPPA, MD—Hazmat crews are responding to a fuel spill in the Joppa area. The incident was reported at around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24th. Reports indicate that a tractor-trailer went off the roadway in the 2400-block of Winters Run Road and its saddle tanks are leaking fuel on both sides. Hazmat crews are attempting to pump off the fuel, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning motorists of dense fog throughout the Baltimore area on Wednesday. Forecasters say locally dense fog remains over areas along the I-95 corridor between Washington DC, Baltimore, and northeast Maryland. Visibilities may be as low as half a mile in some spots. Dense fog is hazardous if driving at […]