TOWSON, MD—With cooler temperatures approaching and vehicle thefts on the rise, police say Baltimore County residents may be tempted to leave their cars unattended while they warm up. The term “Warm-Up Theft” describes stealing a vehicle that has been left running and unattended. These thefts typically occur outside a home, apartment building or convenience store. They are crimes of opportunity […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Parts of the East Coast could get battered by a low pressure system heading into this weekend. The National Weather Service says an area of low pressure is forecast to develop off the southeastern U.S. coast on Thursday evening and will bring tropical-storm-force winds, storm surge, heavy rain, and high surf to large portions of the southeast and mid-Atlantic coast beginning […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Ten years ago, a group of ten Port of Baltimore employees decided to start a Lottery Club. Since then, the group has contributed $20 a week toward the purchase of jackpot game tickets, including Mega Millions. Their dedication paid off with a $30,000 win in the Friday, September 15 drawing. The club sent a spokesperson to Maryland Lottery headquarters […]
TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three counts of first-degree rape in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in Towson in February. In the late evening hours of February 2, 2023, three 18-year-old female Towson University students were out together in the central Towson business district. While they were walking on Allegheny Avenue, the victims were […]
TOWSON, MD—Beginning November 1, 2023, Baltimore County will prohibit the distribution of single-use plastic checkout bags at the point of sale and consumers will need to utilize reusable bags. To assist with the transition, Baltimore County officials will soon offer free reusable bags for residents at all Baltimore County Public Library branches, all Baltimore County senior centers, and community pop-up […]
TOWSON, MD—The committee charged with examining central area elementary school attendance areas begins its work at its first meeting this week. The meeting is the first of five committee sessions and two public information sessions. The meeting will take place 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology cafeteria. […]
ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of September 18, 2023. APG has firing operations scheduled this week between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, watercraft, and/or aircraft will be visible during daytime and nighttime hours. Residents […]
TOWSON, MD—Police say a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Baltimore County on Sunday morning. At just before 9:30 a.m. on September 17, officers responded to the intersection of E. Seminary Avenue and Dulaney Valley Road for a motor vehicle crash with pedestrian injury. When authorities arrived, they discovered that 57-year-old Mary Beth Green had been struck by a […]