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    First-ever Southwest lounge coming to BWI Airport
    Southwest Airlines is opening its first-ever lounges by late 2027 at four U.S. airports, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it is opening its first-ever lounges by late 2027 at four U.S. airports, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Online bookseller ThriftBooks to lay off 136 workers in Baltimore County
    ThriftBooks, based in Washington state, filed a notice with the Maryland Department of Labor on Aug. 31 indicating it would close its warehouse in Baltimore County and lay off more than 100 workers.
    A DSLR photo of books at the library. Several books are arranged on a table with some open and others closed.
    White men tore down a Baltimore County church over a century ago. Its Black congregation never gave up.
    The inability to track down Campfield AME’s lineage is not uncommon for historic Black churches, especially in Baltimore County.
    The inability to track down Campfield AME’s lineage is not uncommon for historic Black churches, especially in Baltimore County.
    Empty stores and funky smells at the end of Eastpoint Mall
    Eastpoint Mall is going the way of the stegosaurus whose replica once greeted onlookers pouring into the 63-acre shopping and entertainment emporium between Eastern Avenue and North Point Boulevard.
    Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk had been open since 1956. It closed Monday.
    Exelon utilities won’t refund $32M to customers, citing a change in state law
    The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel said the state’s largest utility company should refund its customers. The company said it won’t, and can’t, because of confusing state laws.
    The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
    All the Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026
    Need to fill your weekend? Use our handy calendar and list of events to find things to do across Maryland counties.
    Silver Spring woman found dead at Patapsco Valley State Park, police say
    A Silver Spring woman’s body was recovered from Lost Lake at Patapsco Valley State Park on Monday, officials said.
    The Baltimore County Fire Department logo.
    Baltimore County permit employee skips 239 hours of work, costing taxpayers $16,000
    The inspector violated several policies, including rules governing the use of county vehicles and time and attendance.
    Exterior of the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, the county government headquarters, in Towson, Md. on Monday, June 2, 2025.
    An express bus to Tradepoint — and Baltimore County’s well-paying jobs — has arrived
    The 411T bus offers 12 routes a day, beginning at 5 a.m. and ending at 12:10 a.m. to accommodate the shift work at the sprawling facility.
    Delegates, senators, state officials, and Tradepoint representatives cut the ribbon on the new 411T commuter bus.
    ‘How did it break?’: Turner Station Girl Scouts visit Key Bridge wreckage
    The trip to the bridge’s remains was the culmination of a summer partnership between the Girl Scouts of Turner Station and the Pleasant Yacht Club.
    Captain Lafon Porter, left, shares his knowledge of the Francis Scott Key Bridge with 7-year-old twins Kira and Kina Brooks, and their mother, Cheryl Brooks, as they head toward the bridge’s rebuild site.
    Cursive is scrawling its way back into Central Maryland schools
    Educators and researchers who embrace cursive say that the skill can help students’ motor skills, improve their writing’s legibility and even help them better retain what they’re learning.
    AUGUST 28, 2026 - Brittany Ferrari's fourth grade classroom at Seventh District Elementary School in Parkton.
    A variation of soccer is coming to Sparrows Point
    Find Your Finesse, an indoor futsal training program for kids, is set to reopen in a new facility on Sparrows Point Road next month.
    Hendrik de Wit, founder of Find Your Finesse, readjusts a goal as his students set up additional goals at his futsal training center inside the Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk, Md. on Monday, August 17, 2026.
    We tried the Maryland State Fair’s new foods. Here’s what’s worth eating again.
    The Maryland State Fair’s new foods include savory and sweet options, from pork belly to churro nachos, but which are worth trying and which should you skip?
    Sweet Land of Liberty: Fried doughnuts topped with strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream and American-themed decorations make this one of the prettiest new treats at the Maryland State Fair.
    6 sent to hospital after possible mercury spill at Lutherville home
    A possible mercury spill in Lutherville sent six people to the hospital Friday.
    A mercury spill occurred at a home on the 8600 block of Tower Bridge Way, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    Cockeysville native Reid Wiseman, Artemis II crew receive nation’s highest space honor
    The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor. President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian on Friday.
    President Donald Trump applauds during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, after putting a medal on Artemis II Astronaut and Mission Specialist Christina Koch. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
    Hutzell: Hunting for Maryland’s worst summer power outages in 2026
    COLUMN | Maryland power outages spike every summer, and utilities know which parts of their systems are most vulnerable. Finding the worst-hit areas is harder.
    Maryland power outages spike every summer, and utilities know which parts of their systems are most vulnerable. Finding the worst-hit areas is harder.
    Baltimore County’s deputy inspector general resigned. Now what?
    Gregg Domroe, a retired FBI agent, said he resigned for personal reasons but will stay on in a temporary, part-time capacity and assist in the search for his successor.
    Gregg Domroe, Baltimore County’s deputy inspector general, has resigned from his role.
    What to do this weekend, including the Maryland State Fair and Baltimore KittyCon
    Whether you want to eat fried food at the Maryland State Fair, adopt a cat at Baltimore KittyCon or enjoy the rescheduled Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival, we've got you covered.
    Pigs race around a small track at the 2025 Maryland State Fair.
    The Key Bridge rebuild gets a new workspace — and a squishier deadline
    Crews have largely completed the installation of trestles — overwater wooden platforms that jut over the Patapsco River — to use during the construction of the bridge.
    Piles are lifted by crane into the water next to an older section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
    Julian Jones holds 9-to-1 cash edge over Pat Dyer in Baltimore County executive race
    Jones, a Woodstock council member seeking to become the county’s first Black male executive, reported $83,842 in the bank.
    Julian Jones, a Woodstock council member seeking to become the county’s first Black male executive, reported $83,842 in the bank.
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