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    Towson resident buys First and St. Stephen’s Church in Stoneleigh
    Steve McIntire purchased the church building and parsonage for $1.1 million. He’ll renovate and sell the parsonage as a home and hopes for a community center at the church.
    Longtime Stoneleigh resident Steve McIntire purchased First and St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ with the hope that it can be repurposed as a community center.
    Scharper: Could the children please have a full week of school?
    COLUMN | Baltimore County public school students have only had two full weeks of school since winter began on Dec. 20. Now it’s the fourth week of February and parents are tired.
    Barnabas Aspray tows his daughter, Estelle, on a sled down Maryland Avenue after an overnight snowfall in Baltimore in January.
    List: Maryland schools announce Monday delays, closures amid winter storm
    A storm forecasters predict will dump 3-6 inches of snow across parts of Maryland is expected to disrupt schools, universities and other essential services.
    A storm forecasters predict will dump 3-6 inches of snow across parts of Maryland is expected to disrupt schools, universities and other essential services.
    Bigger classes could be coming to Baltimore County schools
    Something has to give to balance Baltimore County school system’s budget — and it might be class sizes.
    Students walk in the hallway at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
    Hutzell: Republicans say they want to SAVE us from voter fraud. It’s a November trap.
    COLUMN | I’ve always thought Maryland Republicans’ fixation on voter fraud was a fantasy rooted in the frustration of being the state’s perpetual second party. But in Washington, the serial fantasists are in power and their proposals are a threat to open elections.
    Del. Kevin Hornberger (center), a Cecil County Republican, sits in the House chamber on “crossover day” in the Maryland State House in Annapolis on March 18, 2024.
    Charmed: Dyke Nite partygoers submit missed connections IRL
    Flirty Baltimore encounters and Cupid’s near misses, written by people still thinking about a stranger.
    Animal control officers seize 13 dogs, plus birds and reptiles, from woman’s Halethorpe home
    One bird, a colorful parrot, chirped “hello” from the animal services van. Five vans crowded the busy, two-lane road in Halethorpe to load up all the animals.
    FEBRUARY 20, 2026 - Baltimore County Department of Health animal services division officers carry large dogs from a home in Catonsville.
    Maryland companies could get big tariff refunds following Supreme Court decision
    When the Supreme Court struck down a bulk of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday, it opened the door for companies to seek substantial refunds from the federal government for trade levies already paid.
    President Donald Trump speaks during an event on foster care in the East Room of the at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
    A day care owner shot her husband over sex abuse. Out of prison, she has no regrets.
    Shanteari Young, 53, of Owings Mills, used to own Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center and finished serving her four-year sentence on Dec. 17 for aggravated assault and carrying a pistol without a license.
    Shanteari Young used to own Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center and finished serving a four-year sentence in December for aggravated assault and carrying a pistol without a license.
    ICE opens office for its attorneys in Hunt Valley, lawyer confirms
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has opened an office in Hunt Valley for its attorneys, a lawyer representing the property owner confirmed in an email to The Banner.
    A lawyer representing the property owner of a Hunt Valley office building confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has leased space for its attorneys.
    Marine vet with progressive plan joins race for Baltimore County executive
    The 43-year-old Towson resident joins a crowded race for the Democratic nomination with a platform centered on cost-of-living issues.
    Mansoor Shams inside of his home in Towson. Shams is running for Baltimore County executive.
    Baltimore County Council approves emergency ban on immigration detention centers
    The legislation marks the latest attempt by local lawmakers to push back against Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign, which has come under heightened scrutiny after federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens during protests in Minneapolis.
    February 17, 2026 - Councilman Julian Jones addressed reporters outside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson. Jones introduced emergency legislation to ban new detention centers from operating in the county.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from a Taylor Swift talk to an emo prom
    This week’s list of things to do in Baltimore County is an especially zany one. Here are seven events for the week ending Wednesday, Feb. 25.
    Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH on June 30, 2023.
    In 1855, 2 Black brothers bought land in Perry Hall. Their family still owns it.
    James Harvey, who still lives on Cross Road, descends from the first Black people to own property in Perry Hall.
    James Harvey walks the grounds outside Dowden Chapel in Overlea.
    Baltimore County Council moves out of its chambers to make room for new members
    The Baltimore County Council is relocating temporarily from its chambers in Towson, so the site can be renovated to accommodate the council’s impending expansion to nine members later this year.
    The Baltimore County Council is relocating from its chambers so the site can be renovated to accommodate the council’s expansion to nine members.
    Hutzell: New bridges are bringing an economic boom to Maryland. We’re not ready.
    COLUMN | As Maryland approaches the greatest period of major bridge building in its history, a larger point isn’t being discussed. Totaling a combined $30 billion, the Bay Bridge, Key Bridge and American Legion projects could generate more than 100,000 jobs and reshape the state.
    Maryland Transportation Authority planners rolled out a map of both sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at a public hearing Thursday in Stevensville.
    YMCA employees wanted pay raises. They got a food pantry instead.
    The YMCA of Central Maryland opened a food pantry for workers asking for pay raises. Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the region’s highest-paid nonprofit leaders.
    The Y in Druid Hill hosts one of Baltimore’s first Fresh Marts, a free food pantry stocked with meats, canned goods and more.
    Halethorpe woman charged with 328 counts of animal cruelty could get animals back
    A Halethorpe woman charged with 328 counts of animal abuse wants to amend her sentence so she can sell some of the 80 animals seized and possibly reclaim some as pets.
    Empty dog kennel.
    Woman dies after being struck by car in Baltimore County
    Loretta Pretlow, 67, appeared to be trying to cross Liberty Road when a westbound car hit her.
    A close up photo of a yellow crosswalk sign at a city intersection.
    Reports of Hunt Valley ICE office spark County Council emergency meeting
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier is calling an emergency County Council session after reports that ICE will open legal offices in Hunt Valley.
    The federal government is leasing office space in a building at 201 International Circle in Hunt Valley. County Executive Kathy Klausmeier called an emergency meeting of the County Council amid reports that it may be for an ICE legal office.
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