WHITEFORD, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred in Harford County on Sunday night. At just after 10:30 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the area of the 2600-block of Whiteford Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a Honda motorcycle was traveling north when the vehicle went off the roadway […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police say they have taken down a large, regional drug trafficking organization following an extensive, months-long investigation. At approximately 4 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, Baltimore Police Department detectives with the Group Violence Unit executed a total of eight warrants in partnership with SWAT teams, Anne Arundel County members, Baltimore County members, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Losing your vehicle in a fire is stressful enough without worrying about being stranded on the highway. Some local firefighters have gone above and beyond to welcome guests to their station following these incidents in recent days. Over the past two days, the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company has responded to a pair of vehicle fires on I-95. […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—An Aberdeen man has been charged with second-degree murder for his role in a fatal shooting at D&M’s Deck Tiki Bar and Grill in Edgewood last week. The shooting took place at just after midnight on Friday, February 17, in the 2200-block of Pulaski Highway. When officers arrived, they found 24-year-old Dajuan Simmons of Aberdeen suffering from multiple gunshot […]
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA—Who’s ready for an early spring? On Friday morning, February 2, 2024, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and predicted that there would be an early spring. The popular Groundhog Day tradition, which is celebrated in the United States and in Canada, derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Many mid-Atlantic residents were startled by a large meteor that created a fireball in the sky on Sunday night. Hundreds of eyewitnesses have filed reports of a bright meteor observed at 9:23 p.m. on September 3, according to NASA Meteor Watch. The event was also captured by several publicly accessible cameras in the region and at extreme range by […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the successful prosecution of a criminal organization involved in the distribution of large amounts of fentanyl, which led to multiple overdoses throughout Maryland and surrounding areas. All six defendants charged in connection with the organization have pleaded guilty, following a long-term investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit, […]
PITTSBURGH, PA—A Martinsburg, West Virginia man is the first person to be placed on the FBI’s new Regional Fugitive Program. The program is intended to publicize information that will help lead to the apprehension of violent offenders and have a significant impact on the community. As part of the program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified violent fugitives in […]