Community Corner

Baltimore County Residents Keep Getting Fatter, Police Identify Man Killed In Bus Collision, And A Highly Decorated Swimmer Brings Home Another Honor

News and headlines from around the area that you may have missed.

By Bryan P. Sears

1. On the whole, Baltimore County residents are getting fatter. We’re just doing it at a slower pace than we were 10 years ago, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2. Baltimore County Police identify the man killed Wednesday in a rush hour head-on crash in Woodlawn.

3. Jessica Long, Middle River's highly decorated Paralympic swimmer, brings home another honor—her third ESPY. 

4. Much of Maryland remains locked in a mini heat wave and that means one more day of code orange alerts and unhealthy air quality.

5. A pilot is hospitalized Thursday after his small plane crashed into a mobile home in Maryland City.

Find out what's happening in Essex-Middle Riverwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Essex-Middle River