UPDATE: The construction worker has been flown to Shock Trauma in serious condition. Additional details are available here. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a technical rescue in the Joppa area. At around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, emergency personnel responded to the 1400-block of Philadelphia Road after a concrete truck occupant became stuck in a 10-foot […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force working in collaboration with the Maryland State Police Special Operations Division, the Baltimore Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATT) and allied police agencies disrupted eleven unlawful exhibition driving events throughout Baltimore and in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties overnight, including one in the White Marsh area. Police responded to several […]
The following is a legislative update from Councilman David Marks… On Tuesday, August 27th, the Baltimore County Council approved the new Comprehensive Zoning Map for Baltimore County. In the Fifth District that I represent, acting on my recommendation, the Council downzoned 4,944 acres of property. The Council increased the density or intensity of potential development on 145 acres. That means […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced that he will oppose a rezoning request that would have allowed townhomes on Gerst Avenue in Perry Hall (Issue 5-004). The zoning will remain one house per acre (DR 1). On the Philadelphia Road corridor, he will recommend downzoning the site of the Evans Funeral Chapel to CB (Issue 5-063) and […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Police say a motorcycle crash in the Rosedale area left one man dead on Sunday. On August 25, 2024, detectives responded to the 8700-block of Philadelphia Road (21237) following reports of a single-vehicle crash. When police arrived, they found that a man had sustained fatal injuries after the 2024 Can-Am Ryker he was riding lost control and traveled into […]
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, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation has announced major lane closures for the coming weekend and week in Baltimore County. Officials say the closures could impact travel for those driving in the area. The planned closures include the following: Baltimore County MD 140 (Reisterstown Rd.) between Pleasant Hill Rd. and Stocksdale Ave. – County Waterline Replacement and State Highway Improvements […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday afternoon head-on crash in the Edgewood area. The crash was reported at just before 2:30 p.m. on August 1 in the 1400-block of Philadelphia Road. MD-7 (Philadelphia Road) is closed between Clayton Road and Blossom Drive, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. One patient is being evaluated by paramedics at […]