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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.