Baltimore County

    Road to College Park getting closer for area boys basketball teams
    Seven teams in play for state championship
    Lake Clifton basketball Zammari Dorsey
    Meade and Parkville have unfinished business in state boys basketball playoffs
    No. 3 Knights, Mustangs get opportunity at atonement in 4A semifinals
    Meade’s Xavion Roberson (11) drives the ball down court during the Anne Arundel County Boys Basketball Championship game in Odenton, Md., on Saturday, February 18, 2023.  Meade defeated Broadneck 60-51 in regulation time to win the championship.
    Opinion: School overcrowding among issues awaiting next Baltimore County superintendent
    Overcrowding is atop the list of issues Baltimore County’s next school superintendent will have to address, a parent of three county school students says. Robin Campbell says that overall, communities favor a more decentralized approach instead of having so many administrative responsibilities being under the control of Baltimore County Public Schools headquarters.
    The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Olszewski administration, Baltimore County Council reinstates severance for select appointees
    Under the proposal before the Baltimore County Council, Olszewski would have ultimate say over what eligible employees receive — and how much — when they resign or retire from county government.
    6/16/22—A decal reading “Executive Office” is on the county executive’s door inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
    David Linthicum, man accused of shooting 2 Baltimore County Police officers, is indicted on 27 counts
    Linthicum, 24, of Cockeysville, had been scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. on Friday for a preliminary hearing in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County in Towson.
    A SWAT team unloads from a van to investigate a house on Warren Rd near Loch Raven Reservoir during a manhunt for 24-year-old Cockeysville resident David Emory Linthicum.
    Local squads ready to battle for state girls basketball titles
    Eight teams set for semifinal play starting Tuesday
    Severna Park's Raegan Ogle (33) attempts to perform a layup during the Anne Arundel County Girls Basketball Championship game in Odenton, Md., on Saturday, February 18, 2023. Glen Burnie defeated Severna Park 37-34 in regulation time.
    Road ends for Liberty and Eastern Tech in 2A state girls basketball playoffs
    Lions fade late at Kent Island; Mavericks have few answers in loss to Lackey
    Liberty's girls basketball team saw its season end in the Class 2A state quarterfinals this past weekend. The Lions lost to undefeated Kent Island from Queen Anne's County.
    How neo-Nazi leader Brandon Russell came to be accused of targeting Baltimore substations
    The plot Russell is accused of perpetrating alongside Catonsville woman Sarah Clendaniel is straight out of the pages of the notebooks seized by the FBI in Florida almost six years ago.
    Brandon Russell. A Maryland woman conspired with the Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
    South Carroll’s Michael Pizzuto and AJ Rodrigues claim their third 2A/1A wrestling state crowns
    South Carroll’s eight finalists set a state record; Manchester Valley’s Jake Boog wins second straight, Miford Mill’s Amory Hills goes on surprise run to third place
    South Carroll's 182-pound senior Rylan Moose (facing, right) pinned 182-pound rival and junior Mason Testerman (left) of Rising Sun for his Class 2A-1A state title on Saturday at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Girls Wrestling State Tournament: Ugochi Anunobi earns second straight crown; five other locals capture titles
    South River’s Alex Szkotnicki finishes fourth in the boys’ Class 4A/3A state tournament
    Randallstown coach Earnest Davison (left) guided Randallstown's 170-pound junior Ugochi Anunobi (right) to her second straight all-girls' state championship on Saturday at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Centennial’s Calvin Kraisser wins his second 4A/3A state wrestling title
    South River’s Sam Ditmars, Broadneck’s Liam DeBaugh and River Hill’s Dylan McCullough all win championships after finishing second last year
    Centennial sophomore Calvin Kraisser (left) with his coach and father Cliff (right) earned his second Class 4A-3A state title at 138 pounds on Saturday at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Man shot by Baltimore County detective in January has died, attorney general says
    The man's name will be released “at a later time,” according to the attorney general.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Mount Carmel distances John Carroll in BCL tourney quarterfinals
    No. 6 Cougars withstand second half surge for semifinal showdown with Mount St. Joseph; No. 1 St. Frances survives Spalding
    John Carroll's Caden Chinnia-Falline (5) tries to shoot against Mount Carmel's Allen Mordi during Friday night's Baltimore Catholic League Tournament quarterfinal match. The No. 6 Cougars advanced to the semifinals with a 79-63 victory over the Patriots at Goucher College.
    Hereford girls will return to the 2A state semifinals for the third time in four years
    Bulls, fueled by last year’s overtime loss in the state championship game, are making their mark on defense
    Hereford coach Dave Schreiner draws up a play for the Bulls during Friday's 37-24 Class 2A state quarterfinal victory over Harford Tech. The Bulls, who reached the state title game last year for the first time in 40 years, relied on a stingy zone defense to keep them in contention for the program's first state title.
    Baltimore County schools expect to feed kids for free next school year
    The school system expects a federal program will allow them to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.
    School administrators work hard to ensure that the thousands of means consumed by students across the district comply with the strict nutrional guidelines imposed by the federal government to establish healthy eating habits at a young age.
    Overlea foils Carver again
    Fourth quarter rally, led by Backles, send Falcons back to Class 2A state boys basketball Elite Eight
    Overlea's Tjay Backles cuts down some of the basketball net after Thursday's Class 2A North Region 2 championship game. Backles scored 11 of his 23 points in the final quarter as the Falcons top Carver Vo-Tech to advance to Saturday's state quarterfinals.
    Thousands of Marylanders are losing federal food aid. Here are resources to help.
    Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are experiencing a significant cut to their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this week. Here’s where additional help is available.
    Karen Taylor, a resident of Union Square in South Baltimore, attends a food giveaway outside of Old Major bar in Pigtown on Thursday, January 5. She relied on PriceRite for the majority of her groceries. Since the store's closure, she now travels a mile by foot or bus to Food Depot at the Westside Shopping Center, where she says prices are much higher.
    Pikesville battles from behind to top Loch Raven for 1A South crown
    Switching to a zone defense in the second half helps the Panthers erase a 9-point deficit
    Pikesville's girls basketball team had to come from behind to beat host Loch Raven, 57-48, for the Class 1A South Region I championship Wednesday night. Mariah Jones-Bey (front row, right) scored 16 of her 24 points in the second half as the No. 10 Panthers stayed on course to go for their third straight Class 1A championship.
    Opinion: Baltimore County bag ban weakened by loss of equity provision
    Baltimore County’s Bring Your Own Bag Act, which will ban the distribution of plastic bags at some stores beginning in November, was weakened by an amendment to remove an equity provision, leaders of Blue Water Baltimore and Maryland Hunger Solutions say. The measure will now have a disparate impact on low-income residents, they say.
    Baltimore County Council members met to discuss a proposed plastic bag ban on January 31, 2023.
    Western continues repeat bid in 4A state girls basketball
    No. 13 Doves top Dulaney for North Region championship; Glen Burnie foils Old Mill again
    Western High's girls basketball team is again Class 4A North Region I champions. The defending state champs and 13th-ranked Doves defeated Dulaney.
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