The Maryland Department of Agriculture says the state has seen the first hatch of a spotted lanternfly this year and is encouraging residents to keep an eye out for the invasive species.

By Phil Davis

May 22, 2020

Soldiers of the 20th CBRNE Command have joined other volunteers in the Aberdeen Proving Ground area to volunteer their free time and personal 3-D printing capabilities to print and create face shields for donation to hospitals and health care workers across the nation combating COVID-19.

This Memorial Day is sure to be unlike any many of us are used to. Perhaps, this will give Americans an opportunity to celebrate Memorial Day for what it is supposed to be; not the unofficial start to summer marked by trips to the beach, barbecues and furniture sales, but remembering those who died fighting for our country to uphold our freedoms.

Harford Community College held a virtual commencement ceremony to honor the 1,000-member Class of 2020′s graduation Thursday evening, meaning those who addressed the graduates had to deliver their remarks via online video.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office welcomed its newest member, Sata, an electronics-sniffing K-9, on Thursday. Sata is the first electronic storage detection, or ESD, dog at the sheriff’s office or any law enforcement agency in the state of Maryland, Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler said.

Preakness may have been postponed this year, but that didn’t stop staff at Brightview Avondell from hosting a race of their own to cheer up residents Wednesday at the senior independent and assisted living facility in Bel Air.

Officials in Baltimore and Harford counties say smoke from a wildfire in New Jersey is what caused smoky conditions in some parts of the state Wednesday.

By Phil Davis

May 20, 2020

Three teams have been convened by Harford County Public Schools officials to develop a “digital teaching and learning plan,” as the school system continues to navigate the process of delivering instruction to more than 38,000 students who are out of school because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Maryland has recorded hundreds of coronavirus cases and related deaths at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. See where the impacted facilities are and how many residents and staff have been affected with this interactive map.

Harford County is looking for a new internet service provider to help offset the cost of expanding broadband to its rural northern areas after a previous partnership with Armstrong Utilities fell through.

In an odd way, the coronavirus pandemic has actually helped fast-track the City of Aberdeen’s Flags of Honor Program.

With the cancellation of the 2020 Harford County Farm Fair due to the coronavirus, organizers are still considering how they will accommodate the show and sale of 4-H market livestock.