SHA: Stay Off the Roads Early Thursday
The Maryland State Highway Administration strongly urges motorists to avoid traveling early Thursday morning, especially before dawn. "Stay off the roads early [Thursday] morning, so that SHA crews...
View ArticleMaryland Brewers Put State on Craft Beer Map
Reporting by Capital News Service's Matthieu Drotar, Sydney Carter, Anna Weaver and Greg Kohn. Despite being traditionally dominated by states like Colorado and California, craft brewing has become an...
View ArticlePolice Searching for Missing UMD Student
A University of Maryland student has been missing since Dec. 19, according to officials, and police are hoping the public can help them find the college student. David Johnathan Scherr, 20, a...
View ArticlePolice: Missing Dulaney High Student Located, Safe
UPDATE (4 p.m.) — Police Arrest Boyfriend of Formerly Missing Dulaney Student --- UPDATE (11:31 a.m.) — A Baltimore County teen missing since Saturday has been found. Aria White, 17, has been safely...
View ArticleBaltimore Police Announce Command Staff Shifts
The Baltimore Police Department has announced major command staff changes heading into the new year. "Maximizing our most valuable resource—our employees—and ensuring we have the best leadership teams...
View ArticleHarlem Globetrotters, Comedy, Kix-Mas and More in Baltimore County this Weekend
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend. Check back weekly and tell us in the comments if you know of any additional activities coming...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Boyfriend of Formerly Missing Dulaney Student
The boyfriend of Aria White, the Dulaney High School senior who went missing on Saturday and was found Thursday, has been arrested for making a false statement to police. The 23-year-old man, whose...
View ArticleMissing Milford Mill Teen Found Safe
A missing teenage girl has been found alive and well, police said. Cheyenne Abbott, a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Milford Mill this month, "has been located alive and well," according to a...
View ArticleWinter's First Hypothermia Death; MD Officials Urge Caution
State health officials on Thursday confirmed Maryland's first hypothermia-related death of the winter, and took the opportunity to remind residents how to protect themselves. State officials said the...
View ArticleSnow in Saturday's Forecast for Baltimore
Baltimore will get another round of snow before the new year begins, according to the National Weather Service. Snow will start falling overnight Friday through late Saturday afternoon in Baltimore,...
View ArticleCity Paper: McDonough To Introduce Gun Owner Privacy Bill
State Del. Pat McDonough wants to stop newspapers from publishing information about gun owners. City Paper reports a bill on the subject is one of three that McDonough plans to introduce in the General...
View ArticleLearn To Disarm a Shooter: Free Class Sunday
A Baltimore County self-defense instructor is leading a free class Sunday on how to disarm a shooter. Tzviel BK Blankchtein, owner and chief instructor at Masada Tactical in Pikesville, said it's his...
View ArticleMissing Pikesville Native, UMD Student Found Dead
Police said they found the body of a missing Pikesville native Friday night. David Johnathan Scherr, 20, a University of Maryland student, was unresponsive in a 2013 Ford Escape parked in a lot near...
View ArticleWeird News: Snow Plow Accidents, a Globetrotting Street Dog and a Christmas...
Globetrotting Street Dog Found, Returns To Germantown HomeA while ago Patch wrote about a Germantown couple who fell in love with a street dog in Egypt and arranged for the animal to be flown to Dulles...
View ArticleYour Patch Editors' New Year’s Resolutions
The coming of a new year is a chance to reflect on the trials and triumphs of the past year, and look to the future. In 2013, Baltimore-area Patch editors have a variety of goals, from weight loss to...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage, Kids' Credit History Among MD Laws Taking Effect
Same-sex marriage, a first-in-the-nation arsenic ban for chicken feed and a law designed to protect children's credit reports are among the Maryland laws taking effect on Jan. 1. Some, including the...
View ArticleRemaining Positive in the Face of Tragedy
On Dec. 14, 2012, our nation had its heart shattered into pieces when news broke of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. The second most fatal school shooting in U.S. history...
View ArticleRavens' Ray Lewis to Retire at Postseason's End
Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis will retire at the end of the team's run in the current postseason. Lewis made the announcement while speaking to the media early Wednesday afternoon. The...
View ArticleMan Robbed at Gunpoint in Abell
A man was robbed at gunpoint of $684 in the Abell neighborhood. According to police, at 1 p.m. on Dec. 23, a man was walking in the 400 block of Merryman Lane when robbers pushed him to the ground from...
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