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    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from an Easter egg hunt to swing dance
    Baltimore County is hosting a number of Easter and gardening events this week to remind you that warmer days are on the way.
    Anyla Coles, 7 months, with the easter bunny, tries to grab the Easter Bunny's nose at the . Parks & People Easter Egg Hunt, Mar 30 2024, Baltimore, MD.
    Months after the Castle fire, is the rebuild underway?
    The Castle in Hampden was badly damaged by a three-alarm fire in November, and rebuilding could take years. Meanwhile, tenants have had to find new homes.
    Scaffolding covers The Castle, a historic building in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, earlier this month.
    Anyone can get free child care in West Baltimore. Some moms found a village, too.
    This University of Maryland, Baltimore, program fights the rising social isolation among parents.
    New mother Brittany Brinkley feeds and plays with daughter Bobbee Battle, 10 months, at the Rise Early Learning and Family Support Center. The center is apart of the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work, provides free, high-quality early childhood education, family support services, workforce development, and parent education programs all under one roof.
    7 free agents the Ravens could sign to fill their biggest roster holes
    Baltimore could sign these veterans to solve their roster deficiencies at center, guard, defensive line, wide receiver, tight end and punter.
    Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta speaks during the press conference introducing outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson on March 13.
    The Dish: He started a Canton bake shop. Now he wants to give it away.
    When David Korrie opened the Little Hungarian Bake Shoppe in Canton, he promised it would be a business run by Ukrainian refugees. He didn’t realize how difficult that would be.
    March 12, 2026 - David Korrie, owner of The Little Hungarian Bake Shoppe, stands in the apartment located in the back of the business. Korrie spoke with refugee agencies about sponsoring a Ukranian family and spent months taking notes on the eatery's operations and outfitting the apartment. As of right now, he is living in the apartment until a refugee family can be found to run the business.
    When ICE shows up, a new group comes to the aid of immigrant families
    A volunteer group formed last year uses GoFoundMe to raise money to help families whose loved ones have been detained by ICE.
    TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 - Representatives from the Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective (MoCo IRC) join Montgomery County Council members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink at a press conference at the Montgomery County Council office building in Rockville on two bills that aim to restrict ICE activities in the county.
    ‘Save Wootton’ families intensify their fight to keep their school
    Rockville families are ramping up their fight to keep Thomas S. Wootton High School in their community ahead of a consequential vote next week.
    A “Save Wootton Cluster” sign encouraging people to vote no on Option H is seen outside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, on Monday, March 2, 2026.
    Man pleads guilty to killing woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home
    Bryan Cherry, 38, of Middle River, admitted in Baltimore County Circuit Court that he killed Autumn Harvey, 29, and Iona Sellers, 75, whose bodies were discovered inside their house on Taos Circle on July 7, 2024.
    Photographs of Autumn Harvey are displayed at Tavern in the Quarters, Harvey's favorite local bar, during a vigil held in her honor on in Middle River on July 14, 2024.
    A gentle poet, Eric Hrabowski, son of former UMBC president, dies at 50
    The son of former UMBC president, Eric Hrabowski, went into cardiac arrest at home.
    Eric Coleman Hrabowski in 2018.
    Maryland State Police detain person of interest in 3 Prince George’s County highway shootings
    Maryland State Police detained a person of interest just hours after announcing their search for a man accused of carrying out three shootings between Monday night and Tuesday morning, officials said.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Montgomery County partially lifts Potomac advisories spurred by sewage spill
    The announcement comes after other health and environmental agencies lifted advisories in recent weeks as impacts have dissipated from the mid-January pipe rupture, which created one of the largest sewage spills in the country’s history.
    Contractors work on the collapsed Potomac Interceptor sewer line as the rerouted sewage flows down the C&O Canal next to the Clara Barton Parkway in Cabin John last month.
    In a fraught council hearing, Jawando’s effort to speed up ICE masking bill gets shut down
    Tensions escalated among Montgomery County Council members as they voted against accelerating a vote on a bill to ban law enforcement from wearing masks.
    Council member Will Jawando at a news conference at the Montgomery County Council Office Building in Rockville earlier this month.
    Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in case of Annapolis kidnapping, killing
    An Anne Arundel County judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the case of a man accused of kidnapping and murder in the killing of David Winchester Jr., whose body was found in Annapolis after his mother reported him missing from Baltimore.
    Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 — The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis.
    Maxx Crosby opens up on nixed trade to Ravens: ‘I wasn’t supposed to be in Baltimore’
    Maxx Crosby arrived in Owings Mills last Tuesday morning, sure he was about to become a Raven. He flew home to Las Vegas later that night, wondering what had gone wrong.
    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 14: Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders runs off the field after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 14, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
    President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged imminent action against Cuba’s socialist government as his moves against the island bring the U.S.’ longtime opponent deeper into crisis.
    A street vendor waits for customers on the Malecón during a blackout in Havana, Monday, March 16, 2026.
    Top counterterrorism official resigns over Trump’s war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
    Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war.
    FILE - Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.
    Medical examiner rules Baltimore County man’s death a homicide after police altercation
    Samuel “Big Sam” Elsworth Brown Jr. died Feb. 27 from brain damage he sustained in an encounter with Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel on Feb. 16, state officials said.
    The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released body camera footage showing Samuel “Big Sam” Brown Jr.’s swatting away Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel’s arm twice before he punches Brown twice — knocking him into the asphalt.
    Baltimore IG refers fraud, data sharing in crime prevention office for criminal investigation
    An investigation by Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming of an anti-crime program found several fraudulent invoices and evidence that a city employee improperly shared sensitive data.
    Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
    8 years after the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history, UMBC sets sights on another March Madness run
    Players on UMBC’s current roster were in elementary or middle school in 2018 when the No. 16 Retrievers upset No. 1 Virginia. On campus, that history is hard to avoid.
    The UMBC men’s basketball team watches the March Madness bracket Selection Sunday show at El Guapo in Catonsville.
    The debate dividing Guinness drinkers: Do you split the G?
    Depending on what side of the social media algorithm you’re on, maybe you’ve seen celebrities and even your friends “splitting the G” on their first gulps of Guinness.
    Lauren Baracco shows her attempt to "split the G."
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