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Maryland Weather: Off and on rain chances continue
BALTIMORE -- The severe weather threat has decreased across the area, with the best chances staying across central and southern Virginia through this evening. More showers will move into the region later this evening and tonight as low pressure tracks through the region. A few rumbles of thunder and some downpours will be possible, but no severe weather is expected. Lows tonight will fall into the 50s.Friday will be a cloudy and dreary day across the area with moderate to high rain chances. The rain will be light and sporadic through out the day. Highs will struggle to reach the 60s...
Severn man is Maryland’s newest lottery millionaire
SEVERN, MD—He hadn’t bought an instant ticket in months, an Anne Arundel County man told Maryland Lottery officials this week, but a spur-of-the-moment Walmart stop and the memory of his last big win combined to end his gaming pause and establish him as Maryland’s newest millionaire. “I...
Maryland school is a breeding ground for the deadliest creature on earth — but for research purposes only
In the recesses of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Public of Health building, about 50,000 pests are bred each week. The Malaria Research Institute brings to life millions of mosquitos a year for the purpose of studying the disease, which kills about 600,000 people annually. “There's a variety of different...
Key Bridge collapse causes traffic headaches. There's a plan to alleviate congestion
BALTIMORE -- Maryland Transportation Authority has a solution to alleviate traffic congestion that has caused drivers headaches since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26."It takes me an extra 30 minutes to an hour to get to where I need to be now," said Essex resident Faith Martin.Starting next week there will be changes, specifically on the northbound side of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel at the toll plazas."The merges right before the tunnel become a little bit stressful for people," MDTA Executive Director Bruce Gartner said. "You have the folks going over to the far right lanes, the...
Moore signs ENOUGH Act, inspired in part by Brooklyn Homes mass shooting
Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Thursday signed into law one of his signature bills from this year’s General Assembly session — one that was inspired in part by the worst mass shooting in the city of Baltimore’s history. The ENOUGH Act (which stands for Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations,...
Dimeka Thornton Killed In Police-Involved Head-On Crash
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released new body-cam footage of the incident that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Windsor Mill resident Dimeka Thornton, who was struck head-on by a fleeing driver. At approximately 12:15 a.m. on Monday, April 8, officers from...
Crews will use explosives to remove Key Bridge debris from cargo ship
BALTIMORE — Crews at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore are turning their focus on clearing wreckage out of the Patapsco River. Key Bridge Response Unified Command is scheduled to use precision cuts with small explosive charges to remove a large section of the bridge from on top of the cargo ship Dali.
Julie Michelle Nushawg Killed In Trayquan McKesson's Lexus
A 9-year-old girl has been devastated by the unexpected loss of her mother following a fatal crash into an Anne Arundel County home that left five others with serious injuries. Friends and family of Pasadena native Julie Michelle Nushawg, 26, are coming together in support of her daughter, De'Layah in...
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