BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of April 29

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of April 29, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing operations scheduled for April 29 – May 3 between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.  Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not hazardous to […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Monday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Monday, April 29, in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects […]

Summer-like weather to arrive in Baltimore by end of weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—Fans of summer-like weather will rejoice early next week. The National Weather Service says the pattern is about to “flip,” with much warmer weather arriving in the Baltimore area by Sunday. Highs in the mid-60s are expected on Friday and Saturday, then on Sunday high temperatures should reach the mid-80s and the Baltimore area could hit 90 degrees by […]

Two BCPS high school students named semifinalists in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Education has named two Baltimore County Public Schools high school students as semifinalists in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program honors high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts, or in career and technical education. Up to 161 students are selected annually, and […]

U.S. News & World Report ranks BCPS high schools among best in state, nation

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County’s public high schools placed well in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list released on Tuesday, with five placing among the top 30 high schools in the state, 14 among the top 150, three among the state’s top five magnet schools, and four among the nation’s best magnet schools. Eastern Technical High School […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of April 22

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of April 22, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing operations scheduled for April 22 – 26 between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.  Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not hazardous to residents […]