Baltimore County, Harford County Public Schools closed on Monday as snowstorm approaches

UPDATE 3: BCPS and HCPS will also be closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. UPDATE 2: Baltimore County government will also be closed on Monday. There will be no trash or recycling collection on January 6 and all drop-off centers will be closed. UPDATE: Baltimore City Public Schools will also be closed on Monday. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore […]

53 BCPS teachers achieved, 10 renewed National Board Certification in 2024

TOWSON, MD—Fifty-three Baltimore County Public Schools teachers achieved and 10 BCPS teachers renewed their National Board Certification in December 2024. To achieve National Board Certification, the highest certification a teacher may obtain, teachers must successfully complete a rigorous, performance-based, peer-review process, demonstrating their proven impact on student learning and achievement. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, an independent nonprofit […]

Baltimore County Public Schools to close two hours early on Friday

UPDATE: Harford County Public Schools have cancelled all afterschool activities, including aftercare. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Due to impending inclement weather, all Baltimore County Public Schools will dismiss two hours early on Friday, January 3, 2025. All afterschool and evening activities are also cancelled. School and central offices will remain open. There will be no afternoon pre-kindergarten. A Winter Weather […]

Robberies reported in Rosedale, Nottingham, Essex, Parkville

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a handful of robberies that were reported in and around the Nottingham area during the holiday week. At just before 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 25, a suspect robbed an individual of an undisclosed amount of cash in the 8800-block of Philadelphia Road in Rosedale (21237) before fleeing. At just before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, December […]

Following tragic Christmas Eve shooting in Rosedale, community walk to be held on Thursday

ROSEDALE, MD—Following a tragic Christmas Eve, domestic-related shooting in Rosedale that left a child dead and other family members injured, Baltimore County officials will hold a community walk in the affected neighborhood on Thursday. Baltimore County detectives have arrested 30-year-old Mark Jones in the fatal shooting of four-year-old Jacobi Jones and the non-fatal shooting of two others on December 24th. […]

Father arrested in connection with Christmas Eve homicide in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Baltimore County detectives have arrested 30-year-old Mark Jones in the fatal shooting of four-year-old Jacobi Jones and the non-fatal shooting of two others in Rosedale. The incident occurred at just after 6:30 a.m. on December 24, 2024, in the unit block of Breslin Court (21237). Once on scene, officers located an adult female along with two juveniles suffering from […]

Baltimore County Public Library branches to celebrate ‘Noon Year’s Eve’ on Tuesday

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Families are invited to ring in the new year at the Baltimore County Public Library on Tuesday. Several BCPL branches will celebrate “Noon Year’s Eve” for children on December 31, 2024. 11 a.m. Loch Raven Branch Owings Mills Branch Randallstown Branch Towson Branch Woodlawn Branch 11:30 a.m. Catonsville Branch Cockeysville Branch Hereford Branch North Point Branch Parkville-Carney Branch Perry […]

Multiple victims reported in Rosedale shooting

UPDATE 2: The father has been arrested in connection with this case. UPDATE: Police say this was an isolated domestic incident. One juvenile is dead and another juvenile, an adult female, and an adult male (the shooter, who sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound) remain hospitalized. Original story below… ——— ROSEDALE, MD—Police are on the scene of a Tuesday morning shooting […]