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    The ‘tripledemic’ has landed: What it looks like, and what to do
    The post-Thanksgiving uptick in respiratory illness foreshadows what could be in store following the winter holidays, experts say.
    FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As Americans head into the late 2022 holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
    Baltimore County school board has smooth start, but what lies ahead?
    The school board’s new chair and vice chair, Jane Lichter and Robin Harvey, seem eager to set a more collaborative tone at board meetings. But both said it was too early to say whether Superintendent Darryl Williams’ contract should be renewed next year.
    Board chair Jane Lichter, left, and Superintendent Darryl L. Williams listen to public comment at the Baltimore County Public School Board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Baltimore County pays $3 million to resolve dispute with city over water bill
    The county will pay another $2.1 million to the city’s Department of Public Works for undercharging some county ratepayers in the last two years.
    6/16/22—A sign reading “Baltimore County Maryland” hangs on the wall inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Boys & Girls Week 1 Basketball Top 15
    MSJ and McDonogh girls each remain at No. 1 despite suffering their first losses of the year
    Local podcast on “The Voice” catches the attention of show’s stars
    "The Pitchy Podcast," dedicated to NBC's "The Voice" and run by two local friends and singers, has caught the attention of some of the current season's stars.
    Local podcasters and singers James Toler and Stephanie  D'Accurzio host "The Pitchy Podcast," a fun critique of NBC's "The Voice," and have gained fans from the season's singers
    Baltimore County leaders address shortage with assistant-to-nurse program
    Facing a big shortage of nurses, Baltimore County partnered with St. Joseph Medical Center and CCBC for training.
    St. Joseph Medical Center has a new program to train more nurses at the Community College of Baltimore County to work at the hospital. There's a giant national and local nurse shortage.
    Study urges changes to Baltimore County water, sewer billing as condo owners challenge fees
    Almost 200 Pikesville condominium owners are challenging how Baltimore County sets the price of their utilities, saying that they’ve been collectively overcharged by millions of dollars for water and sewer service due to decades-old rules.
    6/16/22—A decal reading “Baltimore County Maryland” is on a door inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
    EatMoreBeMore’s Beltway series: Where to eat off the Southwest part of 695
    EatMoreBeMore completes the Beltway series with restaurants in the Southwest corridor of I-695.
    Tacos and street corn from El Guapo in Catonsville.
    Charges filed against teen linked to Towson High School threats, police say
    Police believe a juvenile in North Carolina was also involved in the series of threats that have rattled the community.
    Towson High School, in Baltimore, Md., on November 18, 2022.
    Parkville boys basketball grinds past Calvert Hall
    No. 3 Knights pass first major test with 57-53 victory
    Parkville v Calvert Hall Basketball
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    Former Gunpowder Falls State Park manager facing rape charges retires, will get $94,500 annual pension
    State employees are eligible to collect pensions even if they have been indicted for or convicted of a crime, according to a state pension system official. Fired workers also qualify.
    A sign at the entrance of Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweet Air Area.
    McDonogh overwhelms No. 3 Pallotti as Umeh returns
    In her first action since suffering a knee injury in September, Eagles’ senior star comes off the bench to score 14 points
    December 10, 2022: McDonogh center Kennedy Umeh (45) and Pallotti forward Savannah Whitley (20) fight for a loose ball during the girlsÕ high school basketball matchup between St. Vincent Pallotti and McDonogh in Owings Mills, Maryland.
    Previewing the 2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Wrestling Top 15
    Mount St. Joseph returns eight starters and sits at No. 1
    Previewing the 2022-23 wrestling season and the first Baltimore Banner/VSN Wrestling Top 15 of the season.
    Photo rewind: Staff selections from November 2022
    November was packed full of news, and we have the photos to prove it. From elections, evictions and explosions...here are 20 of our favorites.
    Truthe Woodard, 4, and Koddee Shelton, 5, wave their signs at cars during the ceasefire rally. BMORE Ceasefire 365 held a press conference to alert the community that they will be rebranding to include more positive and uplifting imagery in their logo on corner of Allendale Street and Edmondson Avenue on November 4. 2022.
    Towson University taps provost to be interim president
    Melanie Perreault’s appointment comes a week after it was announced that President Kim Schatzel was leaving to become president of the University of Louisville.
    Melanie Perreault, Towson University's provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs, was named interim president of Towson University.
    Mount St. Joseph basketball survives Mount Carmel
    No. 1 Gaels pull away to 72-63 victory
    Mount St. Joseph's Imani Hansberry slams home two of his 19 points Wednesday eve ning against Mount Carmel. The Gaels improved to 6-0 with a 72-63 victory in Essex.
    Why Christmas trees are getting more expensive and harder to find
    Christmas tree farms are selling out fast in Maryland — and that’s especially true for choose-and-cut tree farms.
    The Gunpowder Tree Farm in Kingsville is out of choose-and-cut trees, but still has pre-cut trees for sale.
    A guide to some of the area’s most unique holiday events
    From a Polar Express train ride to a nouveau “Nutcracker,” there will be plenty for people to do to ring in the holiday season this year.
    Jimmy Pelletier, from DC Wheels Charity, wows the crowds with skateboard moves at Hampden's Annual Holiday Parade on December 4, 2022.
    Sexual abuse survivors demand courts release Catholic Church investigation
    The survivors and advocates include two women who say they were violently raped by a priest while students at Archbishop Keough High School. The women decried the fact that church leaders have been able to read the report while they — victims whose testimony helped investigators — have been barred from seeing it.
    A woman wearing a green shirt smiles while putting her right hand on the back of a woman wearing a black blazer and white shirt.
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