Baltimore County

    What to do this weekend, including a home and garden show and an oyster festival
    Whether you want to toss back freshly shucked oysters in Annapolis, watch artists paint and draw in Columbia or attend a punk rock flea market in Baltimore, we've got you covered.
    With Annapolis Restaurant Week falling in prime oyster season, surely one of the 35 featured places to eat will have them on the menu?
    Hutzell: Andy Harris the bully shows up at the end of his Maryland campaign
    COLUMN | Andy Harris’ behavior toward a college journalist in a small community center in Cambridge might be the most telling Maryland political moment of the year.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris refuses to take questions from Cat Murphy, a Capital News Service reporter from the University of Maryland, and attempts to remove her from a press gaggle following a League of Women Voters forum at the Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center in Cambridge on Tuesday.
    Inside Andy Harris’ debate crashout
    One question at Tuesday's debate cracked open the tension building ahead of the 2026 midterm election.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris refuses to take questions from a reporter following a debate Tuesday in Cambridge.
    Student arrested after being found with loaded firearm at Woodlawn High School
    A loaded gun was recovered at Woodlawn High School following a “verbal altercation” between two students on Wednesday, school officials said.
    A Woodlawn High School student was found with a loaded gun on Wednesday morning.
    After outages and fires, Parkville neighbors want answers from BGE
    Several residents in Cromwood Coventry reported hearing popping noises and explosions on the night of Sept. 3.
    Jeff Karowich shows off the bushes that caught fire after a downed line fell in his yard in the evening of Sept. 3, 2026, in his backyard on Sept. 29, 2026.
    Baltimore County paramedic pleads guilty to contaminating workplace with bodily fluids
    Christopher M. Carroll was charged with 23 counts related to masturbating and urinating on food and personal items.
    FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026 - Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson.
    Baltimore County paramedic gets 25 years for contaminating workplace with bodily fluids
    Christopher M. Carroll pleaded guilty in August to charges stemming from lewd acts at county fire offices.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Hutzell: Maryland political slogans shape elections — then often vanish
    COLUMN | Political slogans are written to carry just enough meaning to inspire people. You can read them and fill in the blanks with your own meaning, space left by clever writers. Here are a few to remember, and soon forget.
    Campaign signs rest against a wall inside the Baltimore County Democratic Party’s headquarters on 10/13/22.
    The Dish: Baltimore’s most exciting pizza is at these pop-ups
    Customers are clamoring for the pie at pop-ups like Pizza Mazone at Motzi Bread and Woodberry alum August Braatz’s Porto Pizza.
    Owner and chef August Braatz garnishes a pumpkin pie pizza at Porto Pizza, a pop-up hosted inside of Hello Trouble in Baltimore’s Hamilton neighborhood, on Saturday.
    Advocacy groups decry sentence modification for Towson man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault
    Several women’s groups have condemned a sentence reduction for a Towson man who pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    How partisan politics shape Baltimore County’s nonpartisan school board race
    Here’s what to know about the political backgrounds of Baltimore County school board candidates in contested races.
    Here’s what to know about the political backgrounds of Baltimore County school board candidates in contested races.
    Hutzell: Anduril’s coming to Maryland! The great and terrible news.
    COLUMN | Yay! The biggest injection of jobs into the Maryland economy in 10 years! An estimated $2 billion pumped into the Baltimore region’s economy, including $312 million in wages. Win, win, win! Uh, so why am I the only one feeling conflicted?
    Anduril Industries launched a marketing campaign around its Arsenal-2 project in Baltimore, including the electronic signs downtown.
    Bottoms up, Baltimore. We’re drinking Susquehanna River water now.
    Almost 350,000 households from Cockeysville to Dundalk can find water from the Susquehanna River flowing from the tap.
    Baltimore hasn’t drawn water from the Susquehanna River since 2008, but several years of below-average rainfall have left dry conditions across Maryland.
    Isaias remnants batter Maryland with heavy rain, flooding and gusty winds
    The remnants of Isaias are heading toward Maryland, bringing the threat of heavy rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds and a slight change of tornadoes Sunday.
    Ocean City's parking lots are empty on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, as the remnants of Isaias brings rain.
    Hattie Stone poisoned her 15-year-old son. Her story still haunts Havre de Grace.
    For nearly a century, a notorious case has haunted Havre de Grace. Nurse and midwife Hattie Stone was convicted of murdering her son — and accused of poisoning her elder son, husband and in-laws.
    Nurse and midwife Hattie Stone was convicted of murdering her son — and accused of poisoning her elder son, husband and in-laws.
    Isaias remnants to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and tornado risk to Maryland
    Maryland is bracing for a wet, windy Sunday as the remnants of Isaias move into the Mid-Atlantic, bringing 1 to 2 inches of rain, thunderstorms and a “small potential” for tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
    A gust of wind grabs a Towson student’s umbrella as students walk between classes in the rain Wednesday afternoon.
    Police identify woman killed in Reisterstown Road hit-and-run
    Melissa Nocho was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Sept. 24 after Baltimore County Police responded to the crash near the accident-prone stretch of the road. She died less than a week later.
    Melissa Nocho was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Sept. 24 after Baltimore County Police responded to the crash near the accident-prone stretch of the road. She died less than a week later.
    The Goucher College professor who made math fun and accessible for his students
    Robert “Bob” Lewand, a longtime mathematics professor at Goucher College, died Sept. 29 of cancer complications. He was 81.
    Robert Lewand.
    One boater dies, another swims to safety after going overboard in Dundalk creek
    Two people were rescued while one remained missing Friday night after going overboard in the Peach Orchard Creek in Dundalk, officials said.
    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.
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