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Howard County Times 2024 girls tennis All-County: Hammond state champion Shivaani Selvan named Player of the Year
Hammond senior Shivaani Selvan had a clear focus entering the 2024 season. Selvan won county and regional girls singles titles as a junior, but her quest for the trifecta fell just short at the Class 2A state championships after she suffered an injury and retired in the state championship match. That unfortunate ending fueled her as she remained focusing on winning a gold medal at states. The ...
Dundalk Heritage Fair returns with rides, pig races, rock 'n' roll
Dundalk’s annual Heritage Fair returned in full force this weekend. With sunny skies overhead, thousands came back to Heritage Park to catch the three-day festival of live music, fair rides, games and all sorts of family-friendly entertainment. Started in 1976 to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial, the annual festival is a celebration of Dundalk’s patriotic spirit put on by the Heritage Association of Greater Dundalk. ...
Carroll schools spent millions more than budgeted on health insurance, as they saved on salaries due to teacher shortages
Carroll County’s public school system spent $5.6 million more than anticipated on employee medical insurance last fiscal year, which was counterbalanced by less-than-budgeted spending on teacher salaries due to a staffing shortage. Superintendent Cynthia McCabe said last month that cost-saving solutions would be considered to reduce the amount spent on employee health benefits in the future. ...
Businesses Damaged By Two-Alarm Blaze Sparked In Commercial Building: Maryland Fire Marshal
First responders from several agencies in Harford and Cecil counties were called at around noon on Tuesday, June 2 to Blue Ball Road in Elkton, when the owner of one of the businesses reported a garage fire that sent smoke billowing through the air that could be seen for miles.
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Christian Kent a missing 15-year-old from Burtonsville. Kent was last seen on Friday, June 21, 2024, in the 3200 block of Wood Avenue in Burtonsville. He...
Man Dead After Dispute With Neighbor Over Dogs; Police Investigating
Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of 40-year-old Marvin Rolando Guevara Guevara after an incident that occurred in the 20200 block of Bucklodge Road in Boyds last month. Per the news release: “On Friday, June 14, 2024, at approximately 7:29 p.m., 5th District officers responded to the location for...
Montgomery County woman says travel agency encouraged her to lie on religious pilgrimage to Mecca
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A concerned Maryland woman is short of $11,000 after traveling to Saudi Arabia with the same traveling company as a Bowie couple who died in Mecca earlier in June. Nemata Kamara of Montgomery County traveled with Silver Spring-based traveling agency Ehajj and Umrah Tours in June to fulfill […]
Driver on drugs rams into Trooper's car multiple times during York Co. police chase; PSP
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Maryland man is in custody after allegedly taking off from State Police, and smashing into a Trooper's vehicle on Monday. 34-year-old David Frederick of Crownsville, MD initially gave Troopers a fake green card after being pulled over by PSP York on I-83 in York Township, PSP said.
HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, July 2, 2024
9500 block of Mellow Court, July 2 1:30 a.m. An adult female victim reported that she was in her vehicle when she was approached by a male suspect who displayed a gun and stole the victim’s vehicle, a 2016 white Nissan Rogue, tags MD/3DW5907. No one was injured. Robbery.
Phoenix Upper Main owner aims to sell 300 memorial bricks from 2018 flood
In 2018, the historic red brick wall inside the Phoenix Emporium‘s dining room collapsed, devastating the restaurant that had yet to fully recover from another Ellicott City flood two years earlier. Now, owner Mark Hemmis is offering up some of the bricks from the former restaurant space as souvenirs for a $40 donation. All funds raised will go to community charities. Hemmis remembers the ...
'Bank Juggers' Killed In Fiery Crash Following Police Pursuit From Annapolis Into DC: Police
At approximately 12:15 p.m. on July 2, officers in Anne Arundel County working a specific detail targeting suspected "bank juggers" known for targeting their victims as they deposited or withdrew cash from area banks. According to Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad, there have been dozens of such...
Anne Arundel County police looking for man accused of assaulting delivery driver in Glen Burnie
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it was looking for a man who allegedly assaulted and stole from a delivery driver on Monday afternoon. On July 1 at around 2:55 p.m., officers responded to Cromwell Park Drive in Glen Burnie for reports of a citizen robbery. […]
Pimlico Race Course set to close in September for major redevelopment
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore is closing in September, according to the Maryland Jockey Club. On September 1, 2024, all training and wagering operations at Pimlico Race Course will cease. Big changes are coming to Pimlico Race Course. As part of our Pimlico Plus Plan,...
Wild 'N Out announces farewell tour with a stop in Baltimore this September
MARYLAND (WBFF) — The popular comedy improv show Wild N' Out is hitting the road for its farewell tour. "Wild 'N Out Live: The Final Lap." is kicking off their tour in Fall 2024 with a stop in Baltimore in September. The "Wild 'N Out Live: The Final Lap...
Community leader reacts to Harborplace redevelopment plan
Community leader Pastor P.M. Smith warns the new Harborplace development plans are not a good use of taxpayer money and the plan should be thought out further. The $500 million Harborplace redevelopment plans to bring in new housing, retail, and programmable space to Downtown Baltimore. "The real issue with the...
MDOT MTA Announces News Red Line Project
Baltimore, MD — The Red Line is happening and it's happening by light rail. That was the announcement just made by Governor Wes Moore. It revives a project that was shuttered by former Governor Larry Hogan eight years ago, but much anticipated and hoped for by others. MDOT MTA...
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