Heat Advisory issued for Wednesday in Baltimore area, heat index to reach 109

UPDATE: A Code Orange Air Quality Alert has also been issued for Wednesday. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. The advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on August 28, 2024. Forecasters say heat index values of 105 to 109 degrees expected.  Hot […]

Freedom Federal Credit Union selects eight educators as 2024 Golden Apple Award recipients

BEL AIR, MD—At a reception held at Mountain Branch in Joppa on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Freedom Federal Credit Union honored Ms. Sue Nickerson and Ms. Jen Olkowski, as the grand award recipients of the Credit Union’s 2024 Golden Apple Annual Educator Awards. The program, now in its thirteenth year, offers eight annual educator awards of $2,000, $1,000, $500 and […]

111,000 Baltimore County students gear up for new school year

TOWSON, MD—More than 111,000 Baltimore County students are preparing for the start of a new school on Monday morning. The students will head to 176 schools, centers, and programs across the county for the 2024-2025 academic year, according to Baltimore County Public Schools. “New school years are always filled with excitement and promise,” said Dr. Myriam Rogers, Superintendent of Baltimore […]

U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License law

BALTIMORE, MD—The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld Maryland’s law requiring most residents to obtain a license before purchasing a handgun. In a 14-2 decision, the court in Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore rejected a Second Amendment challenge to a state law requiring a Handgun Qualification License to purchase a handgun. Applicants for […]

Police seek to identify White Marsh shoplifting suspects

WHITE MARSH, MD—Police in Baltimore County are seeking to identify the female shoplifting suspects pictured above. On August 6, 2024, authorities say they stole Nike and Under Armor apparel valued at over $4,000 from the Dick’s Sporting Goods store located on Campbell Boulevard. The suspects then left the scene in a gray Honda with a “fictitious” Virginia temporary tag 748531R […]

Councilman Marks recommends downzoning 18 acres in Fullerton area

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednseday announced that he will downzone the 18-acre property at Belair Road and Rossville Boulevard in the Fullerton area. The Comprehensive Zoning Map Process issue is 5-074. The current zoning designation is BR, one of the most intense commercial development classifications. Changing the zoning designation to OR-2 would remove numerous uses that are […]

Crews to begin improving pavement on Philadelphia Road in White Marsh this weekend

WHITE MARSH, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin improving the pavement on a one-mile section of MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) between New Forge Road and Raphel Road in White Marsh on Sunday, August 25. The pavement improvement project should be complete by late fall, weather permitting. Beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday, crews will work overnight to patch, mill, […]