Baltimore County

    A Baltimore-area serial rapist is appealing his case. One survivor is fighting back.
    Serial offender Alphonso Hill is asking a judge in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Wednesday to let him receive post-conviction relief, overturn his 60-year sentence for raping eight women in Towson from 1978-1989, and grant him a new trial.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Ahead of potential government shutdown, NTSB schedules Key Bridge meeting for November
    During the hourslong meeting, federal officials will discuss probable cause and safety recommendations regarding the 2024 disaster that decimated the bridge and killed six construction workers.
    Preliminary stages of the Key Bridge rebuild have begun, with testing on piles driven into the riverbed.
    No Moore’s rainbow wigs and clown noses drop AI bomb on Maryland politics
    The messenger, whoever he or she or they are, matters less than the medium. AI-generated images have arrived in Maryland, and there’s no going back.
    The website No Moore features a laughing image of Gov. Wes Moore, part of a campaign ridiculing him and criticizing his policies.
    Man and woman identified in apparent Timonium murder-suicide
    An 89-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman were identified as two people dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Baltimore County.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    The Greene Turtle will close in Towson amid ‘Thirsty Thursday’ backlash
    Greene Turtle CEO Geo Concepcion plans to close the York Road location, calling it “the most expensive and shortest-lived project in the Greene Turtle’s 50-year history."
    People walk past The Greene Turtle sports bar on York Road during a recent Thirsty Thursday.
    Baltimore County Police solve 44-year-old Lochearn murder
    Baltimore County Police have identified 75-year-old Alan Bass as the man who killed 59-year-old Samuel Allen in his Lochlearn home more than four decades ago.
    A poster of Lochlearn resident Samuel Allen, who was murdered in 1981.
    Baltimore man was exonerated after 20 years behind bars. But did he fool prosecutors?
    Exonerated of the crime, Melvin Thomas, now 45, collected $1.6 million in wrongful conviction compensation from the state in 2021. But he wanted the city to pay, too, and filed a lawsuit against the police department and officers involved with the case.
    Which positions were cut from Baltimore County schools? The system’s answer is vague.
    Baltimore County Public Schools cut more than 400 positions last school year, with most coming from inside the schools. But the system has offered few specifics.
    Westowne Elementary students in Catonsville practice reading with an AI instruction program called Amira.
    Police respond to man who barricaded himself at Comfort Inn in Towson
    Baltimore County police responded early Wednesday afternoon to a man who had barricaded himself inside a room at the Comfort Inn in Towson to avoid being arrested.
    Baltimore County Police warned the community Wednesday afternoon that their presence was heavy on the 8800 block of Loch Raven Boulevard, in response to a barricade situation at the Towson Comfort Inn.
    Maryland is losing federal jobs faster than any other state. When should we start worrying?
    Nearly 15,000 federal jobs in Maryland have been lost since the start of the year. Economists aren’t worried — yet.
    Ex-Randallstown High School teacher gets 20 years for sexually abusing student
    Former Randallstown High School teacher Carlos Arroyo was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a minor and related crimes.
    The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Ex-husband of 69-year-old Lutherville woman charged with her murder
    The ex-husband of the 69-year-old bartender who was found dead last week in her Lutherville home was charged with her murder, police said.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Who is Nino Mangione? Meet the proudly MAGA Republican running for Baltimore County Council
    Maryland Del. Nino Mangione is seeking an open seat on the Baltimore County Council, but some wonder how the conservative firebrand's politics will play?
    Maryland State Del. Nino Mangione at his office at WCBM in Pikesville on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County: Horse racing, craft cocktails and bluegrass
    Several events in Baltimore County including Braglio Farms Bluegrass Festival, Annual Open Cockpit and Car Show and more!
    Music posters stick to the wall inside of the Appalachian Bluegrass Shoppe in Catonsville, Baltimore County, Md. on July 2, 2025.
    Thunderstorms bring threat of flash flooding, potentially strong winds to region
    Scattered thunderstorms Tuesday evening are bringing the threat of flash flooding and damaging winds across the region, with the warning that parts of Anne Arundel County could see up to half a foot of water during high tide.
    Cars driving along Compromise Street in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after a downpour.
    The A-10 era is over for the Maryland Air National Guard
    The Maryland Air National Guard deactivated its last remaining A-10 squadrons Tuesday, leaving Maryland as the only state without planes to deploy in an emergency.
    Airmen walk past an A-10C Thunderbolt II on the tarmac following the Inactivation Ceremony of the 175th Operations Group and 175th Maintenance Group at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport.
    Boiler explodes at Baltimore County Police precinct in White Marsh, no critical injuries
    The county fire department immediately responded to the Precinct 9 building on Perry Hall Boulevard and confirmed there was no fire or serious injuries, Bureau Chief Travis Francis said.
    The Baltimore County Fire Department responded to a boiler exploding in the Baltimore County Police Department Precinct 9 building on Tuesday morning. No fires were reported and one county employee suffered a non-critical injury.
    A 100% accurate, indisputable and correct ranking of every Chipotle in Baltimore
    I ate the same burrito bowl at 18 Chipotle locations in the Baltimore region. Here are the best — and a few to avoid.
    To sell the looming shutdown, Maryland Democrats focus on affordability
    When the federal government shuts down, and it will either this time or the next, Maryland’s Democrats will have to explain why. The Constitution is burning, but they’ve settled on an old political strategy.
    From left, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, and Rep. Sarah Elfreth, and Rep. Glenn Ivey. Six members of the Maryland congressional delegation arrive to the ICE field offices at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday, July 28, 2025, to test whether they will be allowed to see conditions in which detainees are being kept.
    Baltimore light rail back to full service just in time for fare-free day
    Rides on Maryland Transit Administration vehicles are free Monday in honor of World Car-Free Day.
    MTA Light Rail trains traverse the Howard Street corridor in downtown Baltimore.
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