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Algae detected along Patuxent River leads to health advisory
WSSC Water has detected high concentrations of blue-green algae, known as Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), in the Triadelphia Reservoir. The reservoir, located along the Patuxent River in Montgomery and Howard counties, serves as a drinking water source for WSSC Water and a recreational area for hiking, fishing and boating. The algae is known for causing adverse health effects. While the…
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School bus overturns in Columbia; students checked for injuries
A school bus overturned in Columbia, Maryland, on Thursday afternoon and students are being evaluated for any injuries, authorities say. Chopper video shows the yellow bus on its side in a field. The bus went off the roadway in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road. The call for help came at about 3:35 p.m., Howard County police said. Medics…
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School bus overturns in Columbia; children checked for injuries
Children are being evaluated for injuries after a school bus overturned in Columbia, Maryland. County police said there were no life-threatening injuries. Here’s a quick look from the air.
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10 hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Route 29 in Howard County: Authorities
Eight people were taken to hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash that closed Route 29 in Howard County, Maryland, authorities said.
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1 killed, 18 injured after Greyhound bus, SUV crash head-on in Howard County: Police
The fatal crash happened on Route 32 near Interstate 95 in Howard County, Maryland.
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Driver killed in crash with bus on Route 32 in Maryland
A man is dead after a crash with a Greyhound Bus on Route 32 in Howard County, Maryland, according to police.
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Inmate on the loose after escaping from van in Howard County, Maryland
Morris has been serving a sentence for burglary. He was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue shorts and “is no longer wearing handcuffs or shackles,” police said.
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Ex-police chief gets 8 life sentences plus 75 years in serial arson case
A former chief of Laurel, Maryland, police was sentenced to eight life sentences plus 75 years Tuesday for intentionally setting fire to buildings belonging to his adversaries, leading various law enforcement agencies on a sprawling investigation that linked a dozen arsons spanning almost a decade and crisscrossing several counties. David Crawford, 71, was arrested in March 2021 and charged with…