Baltimore County

Samuel “Big Sam” Elsworth Brown Jr. died Feb. 27 from brain damage he sustained in an encounter with Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel on Feb. 16, state officials said.

Players on UMBC’s current roster were in elementary or middle school in 2018 when the No. 16 Retrievers upset No. 1 Virginia. On campus, that history is hard to avoid.

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to reverse the pension bump they gave themselves — and make sure they’re never again in a position to give themselves a retirement raise.

A former building services worker at Overlea High School was convicted on Monday of a sex crime involving a 17-year-old student.

Marty Bass will retire at the end of May after a 48-year career on WJZ, he announced Monday morning.

Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School's building plans were put on hold.

Animals hoarding cases — like on in February in which Baltimore County officials removed 14 dogs, 21 birds, several reptiles and a cat from a Halethorpe woman’s property — may be horrifying, but the people involved often have mental health disorders, experts find.

Maryland utility customers feel crunched by their bills. Assistance programs are out there, but with a list of requirements, some households find themselves ineligible and out of options.

Several artists with Maryland ties contributed to Oscar-winning films, while others performed during Sunday’s live Academy Awards broadcast.

Eight years after its historic March Madness moment, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, again is preparing to take aim at the nation’s brackets.

The UMBC Retrievers are headed to the NCAA tournament after knocking off the Vermont Catamounts in the America East men's championship game Saturday.

After arrests at a White Marsh Mall teen “link-up,” Baltimore County residents and officials debate curfews, safety concerns and where teens can gather.

Thirty schools in five Maryland districts signed up to protest the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration. However, some school administrators warned against it, threatening disciplinary action if students skipped class.

There’s a Montgomery County showdown at the Oscars, where MoCo’s Natalie Portman and Jared Bush are competing against each other in the animated feature film category. Here are the other Marylanders who could win an Academy Award on Sunday.

The demonstrations, planned for Friday at 11 a.m., mark the second time in two months that students across Baltimore County organized school-day protests they say are within their First Amendment rights.

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a native of the community, presented a check Thursday to County Executive Kathy Klausmeier.

Herman’s Bakery, a landmark that has operated for more than six decades in Dundalk, plans to close on March 31.

The measure, introduced by Demoratic Councilman Izzy Patoka, prohibits law enforcement from wearing face coverings and requires officers to wear visible identification.

While the usual traditions can be great craic, Baltimore County also offers some offbeat ways to celebrate Irish heritage.

Maryland’s electric vehicle drivers — who are concentrated in Montgomery County — are immune from the rising gas prices tied to the Iran war.