Updated: 3:01 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 Baltimore County police need the public’s help identifying a vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run crash in February.Police said on Feb. 28, Alexandra Justine Angel, 26, was walking eastbound on eastbound Pulaski Highway around 7:20 p.m. near the Little Gunpowder Falls when she was struck by the suspect vehicle, which was also traveling in the same direction.The vehicle involved is described as a black 1999-2007 Ford Super Duty F-250 or F-350, with light colored side mounted toolboxes and a ladder rack, police said. Police said the vehicle may have front end damage to its driver’s side bumper, a missing headlamp and damage to the surrounding housing. It is noted, these items may also appear to have been recently repaired or replaced.Anyone who may have information is asked to call 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.
Wednesday marks one year since the coronavirus pandemic caused shutdowns across the country.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||One year later, some Maryland jurisdictions are about to ease restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the virus.It seems that Gov. Larry Hogan s announcement on relaxing a number of coronavirus restrictions around the state is receiving mixed reactions from leaders in jurisdictions around the state. Some said they will follow the state s lead, others are still trying to figure things out.“The lifting of these restrictions is a prudent positive step in the right direction,” Hogan said on Tuesday.Hogan announced that he is lifting all capacity limits on a number of businesses, including restaurants, retailers, houses of worship, personal services and fitness centers. He is allowing 50% capacity at large entertainment indoor and outdoor venues, as well as banquet facilities.“We know that we have so
Howard County is clocking in with one of the highest vaccination rates in the state at 21%, however, data shows among those 63,000 doses administered, inequities persist, and Monday local leaders announced a plan to bridge the divide.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info || St. John Baptist Church has stepped up before to offer help during the coronavirus pandemic. Previously, the church parking lot served as a drive-through coronavirus testing site in an effort to reach underserved populations and meet people where they are.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQsOn Monday, the county announced the church will host COVID-19 vaccine clinics as part of a vaccine equity push.Howard County Executive Calvin Ball rolled up his left sleeve Monday for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson, also known as the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. The point of doing this so publicly is two-fold: To convince cons
Two food service industry workers describe their struggles as both continue looking for new jobs as they try to navigate issues with their unemployment.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info || State lawmakers have proposed some possible solutions to the unemployment problems. Those solutions they hope will help reduce the stress and frustration many people feel.“It s a bridge for us I get it. But that bridge is shut down for me,” Baltimore County resident Randolph Polley said.Polley s unemployment benefits suddenly stopped.“Without notice, everything was cut off from me. Frozen,” Polley said.After five days of continuously calling, he got an agent on the phone and learned his account was being investigated for alleged out-of-state fraudulent activity.“I sent in my passport. They said it looked cropped. So, I kind of lost all sense of reality at that point,” Polley said.Polley rescanned the picture and sent it in again and was
Updated: 3:54 PM EST Mar 8, 2021 Baltimore Business Journal Martin Mayorga feels a sense of solidarity with Baltimore, a majority-Black city whose potential is so often underestimated.Like Black and other minority communities, Latinos get shortchanged,” said Mayorga, the Guatemalan-born founder and CEO of fair trade coffee company Mayorga Organics. Reputation-wise, that plight is similar for Charm City, which Mayorga noted is known to many outsiders for the violence and seediness portrayed in “The Wire.”That s part of the reason why Mayorga Organics, whose ethically sourced beans can be found at national and regional chains like Costco, Giant, Whole Foods and MOM’s Organic, will soon be opening a regional operation in the city s southwestern section. When built out, it will have a full-blown roastery, storage, a packaging facility and a cafe, its leader said.Read the full story from our media partners in the Baltimore Business Journal.