Baltimore County encourages residents to dispose of rechargeable batteries properly

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County officials are reminding residents that rechargeable batteries should not be placed in household trash or single stream recycling. Disposing of these items in the trash or recycling can lead to fires in collection trucks and Baltimore County facilities, damaging equipment and endangering workers. Batteries that fall into the “rechargeable” category include lithium ion, nickel metal hydride, nickel-cadmium […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for this week

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has firing operations schedule daily from Tuesday, August 16 through Friday, August 20, between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. the following day. Operations will end by 4:00 a.m. on Friday, August 20th. The surrounding communities may hear weapon fire […]

Gas prices decline for 9th straight week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the ninth consecutive week, the nation’s average gas price has fallen, declining 9.9 cents from a week ago to $3.92 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 stations nationwide. The national average is down 63.7 cents from a month ago but 74.8 cents higher than […]

Victim assaulted in I-695 road rage incident in Fullerton, 11 storage sheds burglarized in Rosedale

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a road rage incident and several other crimes that were reported this week. At 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, an individual broke into a residence in the 7000-block of Golden Ring Road in Rosedale (21237) via a side window.  The suspect stole various tools, then fled the scene. At 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, […]

Baltimore ranked among top 5 cities where inflation is growing the most

BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore residents are feeling the effects of higher prices more than most, as the region has been ranked among the top five cities in the nation where inflation is growing the most. With inflation hitting an over 40-year high in June, the personal-finance website WalletHub on Wednesday released its report on the Cities Where Inflation is Growing the Most. […]

Police: Missing woman was last seen in Parkville

UPDATE: Janine Weiss has been found. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing woman. Janine Francis Weiss, 58, is 5’8” tall and weighs pounds. She was last seen in the Parkville area operating a 2010 Silver Dodge Avenger with MD tag “6EC9260.” Anyone with information on Janine Weiss’ whereabouts is asked to dial […]