Safeguards to protect pumping stations from sewage overflow failed to prevent 12 stations from dumping into the Patapsco River, a public works official says.
The executive director of The Friends of Patapsco Valley urged residents to flood county government with calls and e-mail about the sewage spill.
Rupture in line carrying half of county's untreated sewage spilling 17 million gallons daily.
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown stopped by a BGE command center in Piney Orchard to assess the response to power outages caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said dialysis centers were a priority for power companies.
Gov. Martin O’Malley says some residents may be in the dark for days.
With more than 40 state agencies, FEMA and Gov. O'Malley and his staff on hand, there were a lot of moving parts at MEMA's Reisterstown headquarters this weekend working to keep the public informed and mobilize officials in affected areas.
Gov. Martin O'Malley said 823,000 are without power, 200 roads are closed, almost 4,000 residents in shelters and two reported deaths. BWI is open.
One woman in Queen Anne's County was killed overnight, a Calvert County nuclear reactor was shut down as a precaution.
Gov. Martin O'Malley on what it's been like leading a major disaster response from the Maryland Emergency Management Agency in Reisterstown.
Gov. Martin O'Malley cautioned: "Do not let your guard down," and said more than 40 state agencies are responding to Hurricane Irene.
In the governor’s afternoon press conference on Friday, he discussed some of the fine print of the state’s preparation.
Addressing the media at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Martin O'Malley said it's "the height of stupidity" for Ocean City residents to stay put.
Gov. Martin O’Malley urged citizens to prepare supplies to sustain them for 72 hours as Hurricane Irene moves through Maryland. A statewide emergency has been declared as well as a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City.
The group is suing the county board of education because of an agreement that it claims violates state law and is preventing the school from having a marching band program for the second year in a row.
Construction continues at the site of the long-delayed Metro Centre in Owings Mills.
The state debuted its 511 traffic hotline one week ago today, allowing motorists to call in and hear about traffic delays.
The Verizon Business workers' strike prevented work from starting on the Verizon lines, so Maryland 511 didn't work for some until Friday morning.
‘Communities of Worthington Against the Tower’ is seeking legal counsel, starting a new letter-writing campaign and planning a presence at the Reisterstown Festival in September.
One restaurant in each Reisterstown and Glyndon, and four in Owings Mills, will participate in the county's second restaurant week.
Four Owings Mills restaurants, and one each in Reisterstown and Glyndon, will participate in the county's second restaurant week.
Baltimore County Public Works is examining 24 sites to determine where a water tower must be placed in the Reisterstown/Owings Mills area.
The Department of Public Works claims no sites have been taken off the table, as 24 potential locations for a water tower are re-examined by surveyors and engineers.
Officials are finishing the planning phase of a new interchange on I-795 at Dolfield Boulevard.
It might be summer but it was a busy week for your local government.
Residents got updates on the Owings Mills Metro Centre and a bill that would regulate secondary structures built on residences, as well as a brief water tower update.
Congressional leaders came to an agreement Sunday night, but the deal that cuts more than $2 trillion in spending must still be voted on by the House and Senate.
The Reisterswood sewage pumping station in Owings Mills continues to undergo renovations, which should be done next month.
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz says the development will send Owings Mills economy 'into high speed.'
Construction of the $30 million anchor building for the transit-oriented development will start today.
Construction of the $30 million anchor building for the transit-oriented development will start Thursday.
As the crisis over how to handle the debt ceiling continues to play out within the walls of Congress, Marylanders expressed anger and frustration over the government’s political wrangling.
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A less-detailed map was posted by the county's Department of Public Works on Wednesday.
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Temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees.
While many thought having Reisterstown in three county council districts would help the area, residents and officials are looking forward to having most of Reisterstown in one district.
A group opposing the construction of a water tower at the corner of Timber Grove Road and Bond Avenue caught up with Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz at the opening of a bridge on Cherry Hill Road in Reisterstown.
Officials opened the Cherry Hill Road bridge, and County Executive Kevin Kamenetz got a chance to speak with residents concerned about a proposed water tower.