Baltimore County

    When it comes to evictions, Baltimore County is the worst in Maryland
    Baltimore County leads Maryland in eviction filings, with more than 4,300 evictions recorded in fiscal 2025.
    Sherry Gudger stands for a portrait outside the Enoch Pratt Free Library - Brooklyn Branch in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
    Should AI be used in Baltimore County classrooms? Here’s what school board candidates think.
    The Banner asks Baltimore County school board candidates in contested races where they stand on AI use in classrooms.
    Westowne Elementary students in Catonsville practice reading with an AI instruction program called Amira.
    What to do this weekend, including the Great Baltimore Lantern Parade and horror films
    Whether you want to celebrate Halloween early at parades and movie festivals or avoid hobgoblins and hellhounds entirely, we've got you covered.
    A moth lantern flies by during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
    Baltimore County Police corral cow after wild pursuit on I-695
    Baltimore County Police officers had their hands full pursuing a cow in Pikesville on Wednesday.
    Baltimore County Police officers helped corral a cow that got loose in the Pikesville area and on Interstate 695 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
    Baltimore County school board revokes charter agreement with Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy
    The Baltimore County Board of Education on Wednesday night revoked a charter agreement that would have allowed Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy Public Charter School to open next school year.
    The Puzzle Pieces charter school planned to use a location owned by Our Lady of Victory in Catonsville, but it was evicted from the building.
    The radio host-turned-speech pathologist who could always make others laugh
    Alan Courduff, a longtime Baltimore radio personality and speech therapist, died Aug. 25 of complications from heart disease. He was 75.
    Alan Courduff.
    Baltimore County Council votes for a 73% pay increase as it moves to full-time compensation
    The Baltimore County Council approved higher salaries for council members, the county executive and the county administrative officer on Monday.
    The Baltimore County seal inside of the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, the county government headquarters, in Towson, Md. on Monday, June 2, 2025.
    Dundalk man pleads guilty to painting swastikas on headstones at Jewish cemetery
    The man, George Horn, entered a plea agreement that would find him guilty on one count of damaging religious property after he vandalized the Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in July 2023, court documents show.
    The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore as seen in July 2025.
    MOM’s Organic Market coming to York Road shopping center
    MOM’s Organic Market is getting a second location in Baltimore next spring, along the York Road corridor.
    MOM’s Organic Market in Timonium, Saturday, April 29, 2023.
    4 small gallery shows with big feeling in Baltimore this fall
    Here are a few visual art shows at the city’s smaller galleries and community spaces that you may not have visited yet.
    Installation views of Leon Willis' "Invisible Institutions" at AYE Gallery & Altar Studio.
    Crab cake institution Pappas sells to financial technology firm
    One of Baltimore’s biggest names in crab cakes has a new owner.
    After more than 50 years in Baltimore, Pappas restaurants have been sold to a new owner.
    Your last-minute guide to applying for Baltimore County school magnet programs
    You have just over 24 hours to apply. The good news is, it takes only about five minutes.
    Westowne Elementary students in Catonsville practice reading.
    Baltimore County is set to give the Ravens $25 million. Here’s why.
    The Ravens’ nest might seem to be M&T Bank Stadium, but really, it’s in Baltimore County. That’s where the players practice, primarily live, and — crucially — pay a bulk of their taxes.
    Baltimore Ravens rookies warm up during rookie minicamp practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills earlier this year.
    ‘This is pretty special’: Maryland explorer unearths America 150 anniversary trade coin on Butler farm
    Evan Woodard, a 39-year-old explorer, found a trade coin from a defunct Baltimore company commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence's signing.
    Community historian and archaeologist Evan Woodard, known as Salvage Arc on Instagram, spends the morning searching for artifacts on a friend’s property in Reisterstown.
    Hutzell: Maryland’s love of public executions once was as bloodthirsty as Pete Hegseth’s
    COLUMN | President Donald Trump has spared us the ignominy of renewing the barbarity of public executions. But Maryland was once as bloodthirsty for these horrid spectacles as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was.
    14th August 1936:  A huge crowd of over 15,000 people gathers around a scaffold to witness the public hanging of 26-year old Rainey Bethea, Owensboro, Kentucky. Public outrage over the manner of execution made Bethea's death the last public hanging in the country.
    3 teens charged in string of commercial burglaries across Baltimore County
    Baltimore County Police charged three teens in connection with a string of commercial burglaries across the county.
    Baltimore County Police charged three teens in connection with a string of commercial burglaries across the county.
    With Guinness Open Gate closing, here’s where else Marylanders can enjoy a good beer
    Based on recommendations from The Banner’s most dedicated beer connoisseurs, here are 10 Maryland breweries to check out.
    Local breweries like Crooked Crab Brewing Company in Odenton are facing a more competitive market than ever.
    Andy Harris staffer files assault charges against Easton man following debate
    Witnesses say a man struck the staffer with his ball cap during a debate Tuesday night.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, right, and Democratic candidate Dan Schwartz exchange remarks during a League of Women Voters forum in Cambridge on Tuesday.
    Baltimore County poised to purchase St. Pius X property for much-needed ball fields
    The council will vote Monday on a contract to buy the St. Pius X Church property for $6 million, with plans to use the site for parks and recreation.
    Ball fields are seen behind the St. Pius X School, top center, which closed in 2021 due to declining enrollment.
    Woman dies in collision with garbage truck in Timonium on Thursday
    A 52-year-old woman died after her vehicle struck a garbage truck in Timonium on Thursday morning.
    Baltimore County Police said a woman died in a crash involving her vehicle and a garbage truck in Timonium on Thursday morning.
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