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All lanes north of the Montgomery Road overpass were closed between 8 and 9 p.m. as firefighters extinguished flames that had overtaken a tractor.
After a two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening in Jessup, one man was transported to shock trauma, where he remains in serious condition, said police.
An armed robbery at the Elkridge Pizza Hut was one of many incidents reported by police and fire officials.
Officials presented the proposed location, on Bauman Drive and Montgomery Road, at a public meeting Wednesday evening.
Officer en route to work saves baby and other incidents reported.
The county recently graduated the 26th trainee class, which officials said was the most diverse the department had ever seen.
A grant from FEMA will fund equipment to help firefighters and victims escape burning buildings.
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There will be no hard and fast answers about speed camera legislation until it is actually submitted, but Capt. John McKissick addressed some common concerns.
Greater Elkridge saw a few accidents and robberies this week.
Brian Shipley, an Elkridge native and lieutenant at the Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department, is being deployed to Egypt this month with the Maryland National Guard.
Two fatalities, two fires and a bank robbery were among the incidents police and fire officials responded to this week in greater Elkridge.
Two people traveling in a Honda Accord were taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center after a Thursday morning collision near the Baltimore-Howard County line.
Officials are still investigating a fire that broke out Tuesday evening.
This is the second fatal motorcycle crash in greater Elkridge reported by police in the past two weeks.
Eleven people escaped the Feb. 18 house fire in Elkridge.
House fire in Elkridge, brush fires nearby and a single-vehicle accident on MD-32 were among the major incidents police and fire officials responded to this week.
State police report multiple vehicles damaged in area of I-195 bridge over Francis Avenue in Relay.
One man was transported to shock trauma after he and another resident of the home that was burning on Loudon Avenue leaped from the second floor to safety.
The fire stretched more than a mile in length and nearly shut down the major highway. Firefighters quenched the flames at about 4:17 p.m.
A fatal crash on Route 1, train-car collision in Jessup, house fire off Huntshire Drive and double stabbing in Columbia were some of the events in this week's blotter.
Police believe the crash was caused by the other vehicle failing to yield right-of-way to oncoming traffic.
The checkpoint is one of several the county conducts throughout the year.
A gathering to raise donations for the victims of a Feb. 7 fire in Elkridge turned out to be much larger than anyone expected.