A Darlington home was severely damaged by a blaze which broke out in the early morning hours Wednesday, and remains under investigation by local fire officials. A passerby reported the fire just after 1 a.m. at a two-story home on the 3100 block of Old Scarboro Road in Darlington, according to the state fire marshal’s […]
Minor Earthquake Rattles Harford County; 1-in-10 Chance of Aftershock “Of Similar Strength” by 2 p.m. Wednesday
Bracing for a hurricane in the Atlantic, Harford County weathered a different kind of natural disaster Tuesday when a minor earthquake shook the area just before 2 p.m., causing widespread reports of damage and brief evacuations of many local buildings. The quake registered 5.9 on the Richter Scale at its center approximately 40 miles northwest […]
Edgewood Home Damaged, Cat Killed in Early Wednesday Morning Fire
An Edgewood home was severely damaged by a fire early Wednesday morning which claimed the life of a cat, according to fire authorities. The blaze was discovered shortly after 1 a.m. by the owner of a home in the 800 block of Olive Branch Court in Edgewood, according to the state fire marshal’s office. The […]
Sources: Slain Bel Air Man Had Growing Fears of Neighbors; Allowed Killer Into Apartment Days Before Stabbing Death
The stabbing death of a legally blind Bel Air man was the culmination of months of conflict between him and neighbors in his apartment building, events which led him to keep a gun in his apartment—a weapon that was intended for protection but which became the cause of his death. Multiple sources familiar with Ward […]
UPDATE: Blind Bel Air Man, 29, Stabbed to Death in Redfield Road Apartment; 17-Year-Old Suspect Charged with Murder
UPDATE: Harford County Sheriff’s Office detectives have charged Donnell Graham, age 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Drive in Bel Air, MD for the homicide of Patrick Xavier Ward, age 29, of the 900 block of Redfield Roadin Bel Air, MD. Ward was stabbed multiple times in the upper torso, while inside of his […]
Fire Damages Camper Vehicle in White Hall
A fire during the early morning hours Saturday damaged a camper in White Hall, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The blaze was reported just after 1 a.m. by a passing motorist in the interior of a 14-foot by 20-foot camper unit located in a field on the 4800 block of Amos Road in […]
Harford County Public Schools Mum on Details Following End of Patterson Mill Theft Investigation
The procedures for the handling of school money were breached over a nine-month period during which approximately $10,000 was stolen from Patterson Mill Middle and High School, according to Harford County Public Schools representatives. But school officials would not specify what those policies were, how they may have been changed following the theft, or the […]
Accidental Fire Guts Garage Attached to Fallston Home
An accidental fire heavily damaged a garage attached to a Fallston home Wednesday night, according to fire officials. The fire was reported at approximately 7:45 p.m. at a home on the 2100 block of Harford Road in Fallston when a neighbor discovered a blaze in the interior of the home’s 20-foot by 20-foot garage. Approximately […]
