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12-year-old believed to be with online stranger found, reunited with parents
PIKESVILLE, Md. (Gray News/WJZ) - A 12-year-old girl who went missing from Baltimore County, Maryland, was found and has been reunited with her parents, according to police. Tayzha Alona Warren, who goes by her middle name Alona, was last seen a week ago before being reunited with her family. Her parents feared she may have been with someone she met online.
Committee members sought for elementary school boundary study for Greenleigh community
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are seeking parent and staff volunteers to serve on the committees charged with studying boundary lines affecting the Greenleigh residential development currently under construction between White Marsh and Chase.
Love Thy Neighbor in Essex lives up to namesake by helping feed those in need
For a group trying to make a difference, it’s all in the name. “Love Thy Neighbor” is what a Baltimore County nonprofit food pantry sets out to do. The pantry started from the ground up and has grown tremendously over the last few years. “We’re so blessed...
Baltimore County Animal Services takes in 101 pets in hoarding case, seeks homes for animals
(WBAL-TV 11) More than 100 birds, rodents, dogs and cats rescued in Essex need new homes as Baltimore County Animal Services was already operating over capacity. A search warrant led officials to an extreme hoarding case in Essex last week. Now, the shelter caring for them needs help to ease overcrowding.
Belair Road shut down in Fullerton area
UPDATE: The roadway has been reopened. NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday morning crash on Belair Road. The crash occurred along Route 1 between Putty Hill Avenue and Rossville Boulevard. Belair Road has been shut down in both directions for crash investigation. Motorists should use an...
Community rallies around Dundalk man dedicated to cleaning up trash in time of need
DUNDALK - Residents are pitching in to help replace a work truck owned by a Dundalk man dedicated to cleaning-up the community.On Saturday, John Melzer said a driver hit his 2002 Chevy pickup truck while it was parked in his neighborhood. "It was totaled," Melzer said. "It was a mess."The incident left Melzer and the face behind community clean-up efforts, Shaun the Sheep, without a vehicle to load up and haul away trash. "Wherever we can help in the community, we do," Melzer said. "We try to influence other people to get out and help their neighborhoods in anyway they can."The duo...
Dr. Ben Carson says the U.S. is a ‘rudderless ship’ in the wake of Biden’s debate performance
Dr. Ben Carson mocked President Joe Biden’s shaky debate performance in an attempt to reinforce the Republican Party’s initiative to vote for former President Donald Trump at a reception in Pikesville on Friday evening. “The real problem was not so much that we have a president who lacks...
Overlea Farmers' Market returns
All over the county, state and nation, the long-awaited farmers’ market season is in full swing. In recent years, Overlea Farmers’ Market is one of eastern Baltimore County’s prize possessions and highlights of the summer months. Back for its ninth year, Overlea Farmers’ Market began June 8 and will run until Oct. 26. It reconvenes every other Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on parking lot of Natural History...
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