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    After redistricting lawsuit, Black candidates are running for council seats across Baltimore County
    After voting rights group and residents challenged new County Council districts as unfair to Black residents, a group of Black candidates are running for in districts across the county.
    Tony Fugett and Andy Pierre install a campaign sign on Reisterstown Road.
    Baltimore County’s deputy admin officer to resign, replaced by former city sanitation regulator, prosecutor
    Drew Vetter, a top aide to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., is leaving his post as deputy administrative officer Friday. He will be replaced by Rebecca Young, a former city prosecutor who most recently oversaw the city's sanitation regulatory board.
    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.
    Wineberries may be a nonnative species, but they’re here in abundance — and they’re delicious
    The arrival of the raspberry-like fruit in the city’s wooded edges signals the start of summer in Baltimore.
    The noxious invasive raspberry called the wineberry, edible and delicious, grow everywhere, including Druid Hill Park.  The look similar to regular raspberries and are from Asia and introduced as hybridize with American raspberries.
    Candidates for Baltimore County school board vie for spots on fall ballot among divisions, rancor
    Responses from the Baltimore County school board candidates in this nonpartisan race show wide differences of opinion on contentious topics such as race, LGBTQ issues and masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
    Johnny Olszewski, Jr., the Baltimore County executive, endorses six candidates for the board of education.
    Baltimore County state’s attorney primary a choice about what kind of crime should be prosecuted
    Shellenberger and Leonard share a political party but their platforms rarely converge.
    Robbie Leonard and Scott Shellenberger, candidates for Baltimore County State's Attorney.
    Team USA wins historic gold medal at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
    No team in the history of the World Lacrosse Women's Championship has ever won the Gold Medal on its home soil. Until now.
    Jenny Levy, head coach of the United States Lacrosse Team, celebrates as United States scores against Canada.
    The best comic book stores in the Baltimore area
    Skip the big chains if you want an authentic comic book experience and visit these independent retailers instead.
    A selection of comics and books inside Dreamers & Make Believers in Highlandtown.
    Judge allows Baltimore County chief auditor to continue working indefinitely
    The State Board of Education must now rule on whether the school board acted correctly in renewing her contract
    6/16/22—Exterior of Building E of the Greenwood campus of the Baltimore County Board of Education.
    Taylor Cummings is pumped about Team USA’s chances in World Lacrosse women’s championship
    In advance of Thursday’s semifinals at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship, The Baltimore Banner spoke with Taylor Cummings, Team USA’s decorated midfielder, considered by many to be among the greatest women’s lacrosse players in the history of the game.
    Taylor Cummings celebrates after USA scores against Canada during the first game of the World Lacrosse Women's World Championship.
    Local teen plays in world lacrosse championships for Spain
    At age 15, Carmen Navas-Migueloa is the second youngest player on the Spanish Women’s National Lacrosse Team.
    Carmen Navas-Migueloa, center, huddles with the Spanish Women's National Lacrosse team.
    Tensions among Baltimore County school board members spill over in court hearing
    Long-simmering divisions among Baltimore County school board members turned into ugly accusations in a county courtroom on Wednesday, with one board member accusing the other of threatening a lawsuit against her.
    6/16/22—Exterior of the Greenwood campus of the Baltimore County Board of Education.
    Olszewski administration appeared to give developer David Cordish ‘preferential treatment,’ IG says
    Baltimore County's Inspector General says County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s administration appears to have given prominent developer David Cordish special treatment by helping him secure a key zoning approval needed to acquire a building permit and avoid a public hearing.
    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.
    Judge reinstates Baltimore County schools auditor who had questioned board spending practices
    Auditor Andrea Barr contended that the decision not to renew her contract followed threats by some school board members to bend to their agendas.
    6/16/22—Exterior of the Greenwood campus of the Baltimore County Board of Education.
    The World Lacrosse Women’s Championship comes home to Baltimore
    Baltimore is, in fact, the birthplace of the American women’s game.
    Taylor Cummings celebrates as United States scores against Canada.
    Dr. Earwax becomes TikTok star with videos of removing wax, objects from patients’ ears
    Dr. Emily Taylor, an Owings Mills audiologist, has amassed more than a million followers on social media with viral videos of earwax extractions.
    Dr. Emily Taylor, who has amassed more than 1 million followers on TikTok as “Dr. Earwax,” prepares to create a mold inside Tori Way’s ear as Dr. Eve Bishop records the process for a video on Tuesday, May 31. Way, who also works at the practice as a patient care coordinator, helps demonstrate the process for obtaining a set of custom ear plugs.
    Couple take plea, then get probation in bizarre Baltimore County mansion-squatting case
    'They were the victims in this — they were taken in by a con man,' attorney says.
    Pictured is the 10,000-square-foot mansion in Baltimore County that sovereign citizens took over.
    Baltimore County superintendent’s future remains uncertain. And so does the board’s.
    The fate of Superintendent Darryl Williams remains a closely guarded secret among a divided school board a week after calls for dismissal.
    Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Darryl Williams sits inside the Baltimore County Council chambers in April 2022.
    Baltimore Police sergeant accused of kidnapping, extortion while on duty takes plea deal
    James Lloyd, a 22-year veteran, enters an Alford plea to misconduct in office in 2020 incident involving a home contractor.
    Baltimore County Courts building in Towson.
    Baltimore County often fails to meet state open records requirements
    Baltimore County has missed deadlines, withheld completed records requests and failed to disclose that records were altered, according to a Baltimore Banner review.
    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.
    It’s not just a TikTok thing. More people are foraging for food and loving it.
    Foraging, the ancient practice of looking for edible plants — an activity that consumed the days of our distant ancestors — suddenly seems revolutionary.
    ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND - May 18, 2022: Linnea Tarr carving sassafras root found while foraging her property in Ellicott City, Maryland, on Tuesday May 18, 2022. Many people have taken up foraging since the start of the pandemic, inspired by walks in the woods and a more DIY approach to cooking CREDIT: Andrew Mangum for Baltimore Banner
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