An attempted armed robbery in south Bel Air Saturday night led to an incident a short distance away in which a gas station clerk was shot, according to police. The series of events began at approximately 10:50 p.m. when a light-skinned black male of average build entered the High’s Dairy Store near the Festival shopping […]
Fire Damages Darlington Home
A Thursday evening blaze damaged a small dwelling in Darlington, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire was discovered just before 5:30 p.m. in the basement of a 30-foot by 60-foot wood frame home on the 2200 block of Castleton Road in Darlington. Approximately 45 firefighters from the Darlington, Level, Whiteford, Aberdeen, Fawn […]
Fire Crews Battle Three-Alarm House Fire in Jarrettsville
A Jarrettsville home was gutted by a three-alarm fire which broke out in the early morning hours Friday. The blaze was reported just before 1:45 a.m. at a home on the 3900 block of Norrisville Road in Jarrettsville, according to the state fire marshal’s office, when a passerby saw signs of a fire in the […]
Tang’s for the Memories: A Requiem for U.S. Spaceflight
Early one morning, I was shaken out of my hotel cot and shuffled out the door into the already-hot greater Orlando air. From my place on the hotel balcony, I watched as a space shuttle blasted into orbit dozens of miles away, a small dot on a fierce white plume. Forget Mickey—for me, at age […]
Bel Air Fire Crew Responds to Fireworks Set Off in Home
Bel Air firefighters responded Monday evening to a report of fireworks set off in the basement of a home on the 1100 block of Saddleback Way. Approximately 20 firefighters from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company responded to the home following a report of juveniles playing with fireworks in the basement at about 5:44 p.m. […]
Early Friday Fire Damages Vacant Home in Aberdeen
A vacant Aberdeen home was damaged in an early Friday morning blaze, according to the state fire marshal’s office. A passerby reported the blaze just after 2 a.m. in the front of a one-story vacant home on the 900 block of South Stepney Road in Aberdeen. A total of 25 firefighters from the Aberdeen, Aberdeen […]
Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane Live with Maynard on WAMD 970 AM at 8 a.m.; Ask Your Questions Here
Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane will appear on the WAMD 970 AM morning show with Maynard Wednesday at 8 a.m. to discuss Harford County’s inclusion this week in the Washington/Baltimore High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. For more on this story, see the official release here. Questions for the […]
Severe Thunderstorm Causes Damage Across Harford County; Funnel Cloud Reported in Abingdon
A severe thunderstorm tore through a wide swath of Harford County Sunday afternoon, with a tornado warning in effect for nearly two hours and a funnel cloud reported in Abingdon near Interstate 95 and state Route 924. Several fires were also reported, and a portion of state Route 543 near Chestnut Hill and Gibson roads […]
