Police investigating suspicious vehicle in Rosedale, residents asked to avoid area

UPDATE: The vehicle has been deemed non-hazardous and all roads have been reopened. Original story below… ——— ROSEDALE, MD—Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle in the Rosedale area. At around 5:15 p.m. on Friday evening, the Baltimore County Police Department said that officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the 7300-block of Philadelphia Road (21237). No additional details have been […]

Route 40 shut down due to crash in Rosedale

UPDATE: All lanes have been reopened. Original story below… ——— ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday evening crash in the Rosedale area. The crash was reported at around 5:15 p.m. on September 8 along Route 40 at 66th Street (21237). Pulaski Highway has been shut down in both directions. There has been no word on any injuries. […]

Councilman Marks: Pedestrian crosswalk to be built near Gunpowder Elementary School

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A new pedestrian crosswalk will soon be built in the Nottingham area. Baltimore County will construct a brick raised pedestrian crosswalk at Baker Lane and Holiday Manor Road to reduce speed and improve safety at Gunpowder Elementary School, Councilman David Marks announced on Friday. The crosswalk will be constructed over the next two weeks and will cost $15,000. “Speeding […]

Online petition seeks to close gates at Loch Raven Reservoir on weekends again

LOCH RAVEN, MD—Some Baltimore County residents would like to see a former weekend tradition restored. For decades, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works closed the gates along Loch Raven Drive between Providence Road and Morgan Mill Road to traffic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. This practice stopped during COVID-19 and has yet to return. […]

Pleasantville Road shut down in Fallston due to downed tree, wires

FALLSTON, MD—A roadway in Fallston is closed on Thursday morning, according to the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Co. The 1800-block of Pleasantville Road between Putnam Road and Selkirk Road is closed to traffic due to a tree and wires down in the roadway. The Harford County Sherriff’s Office will be handling the road closure while contractors work to reopen […]

Roadwork to detour traffic along Mountain Road during overnight hours this week

JOPPA, MD—Crews will be performing roadwork on Mountain Road during the overnight hours this week, the Maryland Transportation Authority has announced. Roadwork will temporarily detour traffic on westbound Mountain Rd (MD 152) at I-95 overnights on Tuesday night, Wednesday night, and Thursday night. The detours will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic will be detoured to […]

Massive tractor-trailer fire shuts down southbound I-95 in Joppa

UPDATE 2: All lanes have now been reopened. UPDATE: The tractor-trailer reportedly contains clothing that continues to burn. Additional tankers from the Maryland Department of the Environment are being deployed. Traffic along southbound I-95 is being detoured at Exit 77. Original story below… ——— JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 95 in the Joppa […]

Mountain Road shut down after vehicle overturns in Joppa crash

JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Sunday night crash in Joppa. At just before 9 p.m., units responded to a motor vehicle accident on Mountain Road/MD-152 at southbound I-95. One vehicle has overturned onto its side and one person is trapped, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Southbound MD-152 has been shut down. Motorists should use […]