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    Baltimore County’s population is shrinking. Immigrants are filling in the gap.
    Baltimore County’s foreign-born population grew by 15,439 people from 2012 to 2022, an increase of 16.3%, census figures show. County officials want to make the immigrant experience less challenging for both parents and children.
    File photo from a September 2023 festival at Patterson Park in Baltimore marking a visit from Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, who travels the world comforting refugees and asylum seekers.
    Baltimore County pairs pets with forever homes
    Baltimore County Animal Services is waiving adoption fees for all pets and also throwing in some discounted and free pet perks. The perks last through Sunday, May 5, which is fitting since May is National Pet Month.
    Bricks, a 2-year-old male, has been waiting to be adopted for almost two months. Beginning April 30, 2024, Baltimore County Animal Services is waiving adoption fees for all pets and also throwing in some discounted and free pet perks.
    8 Baltimore restaurants that are great for Cinco de Mayo
    Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends some of his favorite restaurants to order from on Cinco de Mayo, from hidden gems to lively eateries.
    Clavel’s queso fundido con chorizo.
    Baltimore’s oddest island: Key Bridge shines new light on abandoned fort
    From the Key Bridge or out in the Patapsco River, many people spotted the fort and let their imaginations unfold.
    Ft. Carroll as seen during a CBF Tour of the EPA Superfund Site on 3/25/24 in Baltimore, MD.
    Suspect in Pikesville AI case set off red flags before racist recording spread
    Before he arrived at Pikesville High School last year, Dazhon Darien appear to have held jobs in at least five states.
    Dazhon Leslie Darien
    Pikesville High School allegations show how AI can be misused. Is the law ready?
    “AI and its easy availability is relatively new,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said in an interview. “And it usually doesn’t take very long for the bad guys to come up with ideas.”
    Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
    Commentary: Baltimore County attainable housing deal just the beginning
    Baltimore County’s agreement with MCB Real Estate to develop housing that’s attainable for working families should serve as a model for addressing the county’s unmet housing needs, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. says.
    A partnership to develop housing that’s attainable for working families should serve as a model for addressing Baltimore County’s unmet housing needs, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. says.
    Students speak out on Dazhon Darien, accused of framing principal with AI
    To Pikesville High School students, the former athletic director’s arrest feels like justice.
    Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
    He helped liberate a concentration camp. At 99, he speaks out so others won’t forget.
    A 99-year-old World War II veteran who helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp shared his memories with Loyola Blakefield students on April 25, 2024. He was critical of student protesters who have invoked the Holocaust to taunt Jewish students.
    Lockered Gahs, who helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp toward the end of World War II, speaks to Loyola Blakefield students about his experiences on April 25, 2024.
    Baltimore Catholics plead to keep churches open at packed ‘listening session’
    People begged the archdiocese to keep beloved churches open at a public meeting Thursday night on a proposal from the archdiocese to close a significant portion of Baltimore’s Catholic churches.
    Members of the Holy Rosary Church hold up flags and an image of Jesus during a presentation at Seek the City Night on 4/25/2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Ex-athletic director accused of framing principal with AI arrested at airport with gun
    Baltimore County Police charged Dazhon Darien, Pikesville High School’s former athletic director, in connection with the incident.
    Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
    Woman accused of conspiring with neo-Nazi leader to attack energy grid due in court in May
    Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, was indicted in February last year on charges that she conspired to destroy an energy facility. Clendaniel now faces a charge that she possessed a firearm even though she was prohibited from doing so, according to online court records.
    Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested by federal authorities on charges that she plotted to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area.
    First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel after Key Bridge collapse
    The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago.
    The Balsa 94, which has been stuck at the Port of Baltimore since the Key Bridge collapsed, is the first commercial ship to pass through a new temporary access channel.
    What to do this weekend: Taste every taco or go on a Jurassic lark
    Whether you want to see hear live music, taste tacos or enjoy beer while learning about dinosaurs, we’ve got you covered.
    Tacos aren’t just for Tuesdays. Check out the Taco ’N Taps festival at the Maryland State Fairgrounds this weekend.
    The Orioles’ Mike Elias on building culture within the clubhouse and with fans | The Adam Jones Podcast
    The Orioles general manager discusses changing the operating model of the franchise, the Orioles’ process for drafting players who fit within the organization and camaraderie within the clubhouse.
    Baltimore County just got its largest solar panel project
    The project is expected to generate around 800,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, substantially lowering the cost of electricity at the community center.
    Solar panels on the roof of the Randallstown Community Center, the largest solar project in Baltimore County.
    Taxpayers sank almost $100 million into a COVID glove factory that never opened
    Dan Izhaky, who founded United Safety Technology in 2020, said his ambitions for the factory ran headlong into the country’s struggle to manufacture PPE.
    United Safety Technology planned to convert this empty warehouse into a nitrile glove factory employing 2,000 people.
    Woodlawn sculptor lands show at American Visionary Art Museum
    The American Visionary Art Museum has confirmed that 80-year-old Junius Wilson of Woodlawn, who has created a backyard full of sculptures that evoke ancient Egypt, is one of four artists chosen so far for their fall 2025 show.
    Junius Wilson, the 80-year-old Woodlawn artist who has created Egypt in his backyard.
    Hawk that’s been through hell escapes after another brush of bad luck
    Stella the hawk, partially blind and with a chest full of shrapnel, is loose after a tree struck her enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville.
    Stella the hawk in on the loose after a fallen tree broke open her enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore proposes closing dozens of churches in the city
    The plan, which officials said was the result of two years of consideration, would cut 40 of its 61 parishes, resulting in the closure of several historic landmarks and once-thriving worship sites.
    St. Vincent de Paul in downtown Baltimore is among the dozens of churches slated for closure.
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