Baltimore County

    MTA study on future Baltimore-to-Towson transit line leaves door open on subway expansion
    The MTA will continue to analyze options next year and solicit feedback from the public.
    Exterior of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration building in downtown Baltimore on Aug. 11, 2022.
    Baltimore Co. Public Schools to offer free teletherapy services to high school students
    The online mental health care is meant to supplement — not replace — the work of existing school counselors and social workers, said Superintendent Myriam Rogers.
    Classroom at Overlea High School, in Baltimore, Tuesday, May 31, 2023.
    Photos: Inside the chocolate factory: Kirchmayr Chocolatier
    The chocolate Santas remain the top seller; the team says they set out to make 2,500 of the small variety, based on last year’s sales, and will make more if needed.
    Dark chocolate Santas line up on a tray.
    For over 190 years, Oblate Sisters of Providence listened to Baltimore
    The convent is the first religious order for women of color.
    Sister Mary Pauline Tamakloe celebrates down the aisle after taking her final profession at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, in Arbutus, Monday, August 14, 2023.
    Baltimore Co. Council expands inspector general’s ability to obtain records
    Chairman Julian Jones chose not to introduce amendments after defending proposals for oversight board and court-approved subpoenas last week.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan speaks during a press conference Dec. 21, 2020. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. and Baltimore County Administrative Officer Stacy Rodgers stand behind her.
    Multiple people injured in car, fire truck crash in Catonsville
    A crash involving a fire truck sent multiple people to the emergency room around 8 p.m. Friday.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Parents raise concerns about busy roads after student hit by car in Baltimore County
    Baltimore County police increased patrols and will add a new speed camera after a boy was hit by a car near Stoneleigh Elementary School.
    Report provides few answers for solving toughest regional water system questions
    Consultant’s report recommends Baltimore City and its suburban counterpart “commit sufficient resources” to figure out the possible issues of a transition.
    John A. Olszewski Jr., Baltimore County Executive, and Brandon Scott,  Mayor of Baltimore, take questions from the press after an announcement about legislation to create a Regional Water Governance Task Force, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
    FBI exhumes body of Joyce Malecki, whose killing was investigated in ‘The Keepers’
    The FBI announced Thursday that it had completed the exhumation of Joyce Malecki from Loudon Park Cemetery. The Netflix documentary “The Keepers” explored whether Malecki’s murder was connected to the killing of Sister Cathy Cesnik in the early 1970s.
    Promotional image for The Keepers on Netflix
    Baltimore County man charged in I-395 crash that killed good Samaritan
    Police arrested a man in connection to the August crash that took the life of Robert Horne, who had pulled over on the elevated highway to assist with a disabled vehicle.
    Four people stand posing for a picture as a young man, second from the left, accepts an award.
    The Dish: The best holiday drinks in Baltimore, from boozy eggnog to peppermint mocha
    From pumpkin spice to gingerbread old fashioneds, there’s plenty to sip on in Baltimore this holiday season.
    Pumpkin spice latte and sweet cream pumpkin cold brew at Cafe June in Ellicott City.
    Jones plays defense on proposal for IG oversight board, weakening subpoena power
    Baltimore County Council chair Julian Jones’ calls for an oversight board revive similar checks Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. sought to impose through an oversight board on Inspector General Kelly Madigan’s office in 2021.
    Baltimore County Councilman David Marks, a Republican, and Democratic council chair Julian Jones sit in the County Council chambers before a budget announcement in April 2022.
    Baltimore’s light rail is long overdue for a rehab. How did we get here?
    The suspension of light rail service has raised questions about why the state did not overhaul its older railcars sooner.
    An empty Camden Station.
    No need to chase her truck: Miss Twist Ice Cream to open first Baltimore shop
    After 30 years of passing through in their baby blue truck, Miss Twist’s Ice Cream is setting up shop in Locust Point this spring.
    The truck has serviced the Locust Point neighborhood and surrounding area for 30 years. The image is a screenshot from the company’s Instagram and was captured on April 22, 2016.
    Baltimore’s light rail is shut down — for now. Here’s what you need to know.
    A guide to the abrupt suspension of Baltimore light rail service and what it means.
    A rider boards a shuttle bus. A sign reading "Board Northbound Light Rail Shuttle Bus to Hunt Valley here" is in the left foreground.
    A flock of rogue turkeys is wandering around Towson. How’d that happen?
    Officials say a wild male turkey enticed a group of five female turkeys to leave the park and they don't know if they'll ever recapture them.
    Five wild turkeys meandered through a breezeway at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson on Monday.
    20 more people sue Maryland, alleging abuse in state’s juvenile detention centers
    20 women have filed a lawsuit against Maryland and its Department of Juvenile Services alleging rampant sexual abuse as children while incarcerated at the state’s Thomas J.S. Waxter Children’s Center in Laurel.
    The now-shuttered Thomas J.S. Waxter Children’s Center in Laurel
    Maryland recorded this winter’s first cold weather death in Baltimore County
    A Baltimore County man between the ages of 70 and 80 is the first cold-related illness death in Maryland for the 2023-2024 winter weather season, the Maryland Department of Health said Wednesday.
    Close up of ice and rain on the windshield of a car with bare winter trees beyond.
    The Dish: Food influencers do it for the ‘gram. Do restaurants benefit?
    With the rise of food influencers in Baltimore comes an opportunity to provide platforms to communities, voices and cuisines that have been traditionally alienated. But what’s in it for restaurants?
    Sade Castro runs a bakery out of her home called Cake Out, where she makes Filipino-style cakes with her sister.
    How to party with demons in Baltimore this holiday season
    At least 10 events celebrating Krampus, the Christmas demon, are planned for the Baltimore region this year.
    A Krampus wearing a furry moss suit extends his hands toward the camera as he walks by a stuffed bear at E.C. Pops.
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