COLD CASE: Police seek tips on 1985 murder of senior citizen in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police are seeking tips on a nearly 40-year-old cold case homicide in Middle River. On the morning of March 22, 1985, Margaret Hughes’ daughter-in-law called to check on her mother like she did every morning. When she got no answer on the phone, she drove to Margaret’s house located in the 1900-block of Leland Avenue in Middle River. […]

Flood Watch issued as heavy rain expected in Baltimore over weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Baltimore area as heavy rains are expected this weekend. The Flood Watch will be in effect from last Friday night through Saturday afternoon. Forecasters say rainfall of 1.5 to 2.5 inches is most likely late Friday night through Saturday morning, with rain expected to depart Saturday afternoon. The […]

Baltimore County Public Library to feature giveaways, activities over spring break

TOWSON, MD—With spring break just around the corner, Baltimore County Public Library encourages families to Be All In, visiting one of the 18 open branches between March 23 and April 1. Along with BCPL’s large collection of books, CDs, DVDs, video games and Library of Things items, branches are also offering a range of free programs and hands-on activities. Plus, […]

Forecasters warn of elevated fire danger in Baltimore area on Tuesday

BALTIMORE, MD—Forecasters say elevated fire weather conditions are expected on Tuesday across most of Maryland. Relative humidity values are expected to drop back to around 20 to 25 percent by Tuesday afternoon, with some areas possibly seeing relative humidity values below 20 percent for a couple of hours. Westerly winds gust of 15 to 20 mph are expected in the […]

Middle River fisherman earns FishMaryland’s seventh Master Angler Award

BALTIMORE, MD—A Middle River man has become the latest angler to win a prestigious award from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Zeljko Koretic has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland DNR’s FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length. Koretic is the seventh Master Angler […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of March 18

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of March 18, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing scheduled for Monday, March 18 – Friday, March 22, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not […]

Arrests reported following Nottingham burglary, Middle River assault

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported over the past week. At around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 8700-block of Cottington Road in Nottingham (21236), stole property, and was subsequently arrested. At just after midnight on Friday, March 15, two suspects robbed someone in the unit block of […]

Winning Pick 5 tickets sold in Rosedale, Middle River, two $23K tickets sold in Nottingham

BALTIMORE, MD—There were a couple of very lottery lucky tickets sold in and around the Nottingham area over the past week. In all, 34 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 17, and players won prizes totaled more than $42.1 million in that span. Officials say a winning $50,000 Pick 5 […]