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Baltimore County’s dilemma: Risk retraumatizing rape survivors, or lose $5.3 million?
A disagreement over how to notify survivors of sexual assault about decades-old DNA could cost Baltimore County $5.3 million in state funding.
New law would prevent a retiring Baltimore County councilman from doubling his pension
The Baltimore County Council unanimously voted to close a pension loophole that could have allowed retired Councilman Wade Kach to collect significantly larger retirement payments tied to future salary increases.
Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach listens during a council meeting in Towson in 2025.
Nino Mangione, a proudly MAGA delegate, appointed Northern Baltimore County councilman
Nino Mangione, a staunchly MAGA Republican state delegate, will become the newest Baltimore County councilman, thanks to a vote Saturday afternoon.
Maryland State Del. Nino Mangione will become the newest Baltimore County councilman.
7 Republicans vying to fill Baltimore County Council opening for northern district
A former councilman, a current council candidate and a former chief of staff are among the seven candidates who want to replace Wade Kach.
The Baltimore County Republican Central Committee will choose one of seven candidates to replace Wade Kach, who resigned from his District 3 seat this month.
Baltimore County Council scrapped $6.6M for a golf course clubhouse. Then the money came back.
The Rocky Point Golf Course’s clubhouse was a pet project of former Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
The 50-year-old clubhouse at the Rocky Point Golf Course is slated to be replaced with funding from the county.
She waited years for Baltimore County to prosecute her alleged rapist. Now, a judge will weigh in.
A Baltimore County judge is weighing a “complicated” and “unprecedented” request to appoint a special prosecutor.
A woman poses for a portrait at Towson District Court Commissioner’s Office, in Towson, Thursday, December 18, 2025. The woman was there to file the paperwork with the county and try to convince the Baltimore County Commissioner to arrest her rapist in order to re-open the case.
Baltimore County state’s attorney candidates spar over experience, need for change
Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger sparred with challengers Sarah David and Lauren Lipscomb in a debate hosted by The Banner and WJZ-TV. The three are running in the June 23 Democratic primary.
From left, candidates Sarah David, Lauren Lipscomb and Scott Shellenberger as seen at a Baltimore County state’s attorney debate on Thursday, hosted by The Banner and WJZ-TV in Towson.
With weeks to go, 2 Baltimore County executive candidates maintain 7-figure war chests
Five Democrats have raised $3.3 million since the current election cycle began in 2023, with Izzy Patoka and Julian Jones hauling in the bulk of that.
Baltimore County councilmen Izzy Patoka and Julian Jones.
Can Scott Shellenberger hold on to the Baltimore County state’s attorney’s office?
Shellenberger faces the toughest race of his career. Two experienced prosecutors, Sarah David and Lauren Lipscomb, are challenging him for the job.
Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger at the Towson Armory in Towson.
Who will be Baltimore County’s next top prosecutor? 3 candidates make their cases.
The Baltimore Banner and WJZ-TV are hosting a debate at the Towson Armory Thursday at noon.
From left, Scott Shellenberger, Sarah David and  Lauren Lipscomb.
Mary Ellen Mark viewed mental illness with compassion. Her photos make sure we do, too.
An exhibit at UMBC features images from the institution in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Mary Ellen Mark, [Laurie in the Bathtub, Ward 81, Oregon State Hospital, Salem, Oregon, USA], 1976.
Longtime Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach resigns
Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach, who has represented the northernmost reaches of the district for 12 years, has resigned, effective immediately.
Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach listens during a council meeting in Towson, Md. Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Animal control seizes 6 more dogs after third raid of Halethorpe woman’s home
Kimberly Klein was on probation for previous offenses. Police also removed her from her home.
Baltimore County Police and animal control officers raided a Halethorpe home for the third time in a year Wednesday morning. They seized six dogs from a woman who is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty from previous raids.
Getaway driver in Rodgers Forge shooting is sentenced to 25 years in prison
A Baltimore County judge sentenced the teenage getaway driver in the Rodgers Forge shooting that severely injured a beloved youth soccer coach to 25 years in prison.
Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
5 takeaways from the Baltimore County executive debate stages
Questions revolve around the idea that Baltimore County is at a tipping point and is headed in the wrong direction.
APRIL 29, 2026 - Baltimore County Executive candidates take to the stage at Goucher College. From left: Rob Daniels, Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Mansoor Shams, Kimberley Stansbury, Nick Stewart, and Pat Young.
Baltimore County withdraws objection to unsealing $100,000 inspector general case
The case began in April 2024, when Kelly Madigan, who was then Baltimore County‘s inspector general, sued Patrick Murray, who had been then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s chief of staff.
Former Inspector General for Baltimore County Kelly Madigan, left, and Patrick Murray, chief of staff for then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
Baltimore County Council passes protections for animals in wake of hoarding case
The Baltimore County legislation to protect animals from abuse comes in the wake of a hoarding case still unfolding in court; a Halethorpe woman faces nearly 500 counts of animal cruelty stemming from the condition of dozens of dogs, birds and reptiles she was keeping.
Baltimore County Animal Services personnel remove a dog from a home in Halethorpe where dozens of animals were seized in February.
‘Cephas Day’ celebrates Black family’s landowning legacy in Dorchester County
More than 100 Cephas family members had gathered for one of Dorchester County’s largest family reunions.
Gilbert Cephas, the longtime organizer and impresario of the event his grandfather Josiah started, addresses the crowd on Cephas Day.
The Flower Mart fights that almost doomed one of Baltimore’s favorite festivals
Back-to-back fights in the 1970s almost ended Baltimore's beloved Flower Mart. But civic leaders brought it back, and it has become one of the city's favorite festivals.
Visitors enjoy live music in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025.
Halethorpe woman accused of animal hoarding faces additional charges
A Halethorpe woman charged with hundreds of counts of animal cruelty is now facing additional charges.
A pair of macaws are carried to a waiting van as Baltimore County animal services officers remove dozens of animals from a home in Halethorpe on Feb. 20.
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