Former County Councilmember Tom Quirk, who represented the Catonsville area from 2010 to 2022, announced Thursday night that he was dropping out of the race to serve out the term of County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Litigation involving inmates working at the Baltimore County recycling center is the county’s latest large legal expenditure.

The Baltimore County Council is searching for an interim county executive to succeed Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr., who was elected to Congress last month.

Baltimore County is growing more diverse, and that means more delicious ethnic foods.

A study from the Johns Hopkins University reconfirms what residents have long suspected: The black dust in Curtis Bay comes from coal.

Vince Leggett, a conservationist who worked to preserve Black history and culture along the Chesapeake Bay, died Saturday. He was 71.

Baltimore County Council members are expected to create a redistricting commission at their Dec. 1 meeting.

Baltimore County will release the names of those applying to become interim county executive on Dec. 2.

An Essex boardinghouse faces likely closure after a local zoning appeals board found that it hadn’t met the requirements to stay open despite being out of compliance with the zoning code.

The authority that oversees parking in Towson is considering extending the enforcement hours until 10 p.m.

While Jewish voters are by no means a monolith, in Baltimore City and county, home to one of the country’s largest Jewish populations, many traditionally vote for Democrats.

The Baltimore County inspector general found the county wasted more than $17,000 on unnecessary tolls and fees. It should have gotten, or in some cases properly used, E-ZPass transponders.

Kenneth Oliver was elected in 2002 and represented the 4th District for more than a decade in Baltimore County.

Baltimore County voters approved a ballot measure to expand the council from seven to nine members. Backers hope it will lead to more diversity on a now all-male council with only one person of color.

Neighbors want to shut down an Essex boarding house. Residents say it’s the only thing keeping them off the streets.

Baltimore County voters on Tuesday were poised to expand the County Council and protect the inspector general from political meddling.

Baltimore County has begun advertising the new job of labor commissioner, which will pay between $147,900 and $221,850 and be based in Towson.

The ballot measure to expand Baltimore County Council is aimed at bringing diversity to the all-male and mostly white council.

Some question Baltimore County’s plans to spend more than $6 million in county funds to renovate Rocky Point Golf Course’s clubhouse. The county’s Revenue Authority, which oversees golf courses and parking garages, typically pays for such projects.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. and other county leaders this week criticized the Maryland Department of Transportation for cutting funding and slow-walking important county transit projects.