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    Baltimore County activists clamor for more minority representation in new maps
    About two dozen legislators and Democratic activists gathered in front of Baltimore County’s offices at the historic courthouse in Towson to protest what they consider an unjust redistricting map as well as an unfair process leading to it.
    Councilman Pat Young, a Catonsville Democrat, chastises his council colleagues for their lack of transparency in council redistricting maps.
    World class in a second sport at age 20, Kenna Pfeiffer takes on the Maryland Cycling Classic
    Kenna Pfeiffer, a local athlete, will race in the Maryland Cycling Classic.
    Kenna Pfeiffer, a St. Paul's graduate from Timonium, dives into a turn on Mt. Zion Road in Baltimore County as she prepares to race for Team USA in the Maryland Cycling Classic.
    Olszewski’s former chief of staff identified as employee in inspector general lawsuit
    Baltimore County paid former chief of staff Patrick Murray $100,000 to settle a lawsuit that its inspector general filed against him.
    Patrick H. Murray, chief of staff for Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., has resigned from his position and will be replaced Sept. 15.
    Trek Federal Hill joins ‘cascade of closures’ of Baltimore bike shops
    The Federal Hill Trek is closing Oct. 11, leaving Baltimore with even fewer bike stores as the industry battles economic headwinds after a COVID-era boom.
    A man rides his bike past the Trek shop in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore.
    Feds say they’ll rely on ‘devils and demons’ in Baltimore MS-13 trial
    The MS-13 trial in Baltimore, expected to take weeks, will include testimony from confessed members of the gang, prosecutors say.
    Three men are on trial in U.S. District Court on charges that they participated in a racketeering conspiracy as members of MS-13.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from fall festivals to Pleasant Yacht Club senior day
    We’ve assembled a mix of Baltimore County events to attend over the next week, through Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The calendar includes festivals in Reisterstown, Towson and Pikesville.
    Capt. Johnnie Mathis, 97, smiles as he’s interviewed outside of Pleasant Yacht Club in Sparrow’s Point, Md. on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
    Baltimore County Council moves at its own pace: V-E-R-Y slowly
    Pack a lunch and bring a pillow. Baltimore County Council meetings have been lasting more than six hours, which some say may not be good for democracy.
    Baltimore County Seventh District Councilman Todd Crandell, left, at a Baltimore County Council work session at the Old Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson on July 29, 2025.
    Baltimore County Police investigate homicide in Parkville as possible murder-suicide
    Baltimore County Police are investigating a murder-suicide that happened in Parkville Tuesday morning, officials announced, just days after tackling a similar incident in Catonsville.
    Baltimore County Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened in Parkville Tuesday morning, the third one this year and the second in a week.
    Gnome Hill: NCR Trail landmark brings joy to northern Baltimore County
    The man behind the gnomes is Gene Stiffler, a bluegrass fan with a clever streak. He’s turned his White Hall property into a regional landmark for the countless cyclists, hikers and other trail enthusiasts who pass by.
    Gene Stiffler poses for a portrait in his front yard, where a hill is decorated with garden gnomes, in White Hall on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Stiffler has been collecting garden gnomes for about twenty years.
    This judge will resolve ‘who’s your daddy?’ Her pay raise might be unconstitutional.
    Orphans' Court judges convinced the Baltimore County executive and council to give them $30,000 raises. It may have violated the Maryland Constitution.
    The Baltimore County Orphans Court conducts its hearings in a series of small courtrooms on the fifth floor of the county courthouse in Towson.
    At rally interrupted by federal officials, union leaders and others push for worker protections
    The rally in Woodlawn was the third and final stop of the day for the union groups, which were traveling around the region to highlight three themes.
    Courtney Jenkins, president of the Metro Baltimore Council AFL-CIO, leads a bus tour through the Greater Baltimore area to visit workplaces to highlight "freedom, fairness and security."
    When a journalist dies in Gaza, does it change how we think about this horrific war?
    When a colleague urged me to write about the death of Anas Al-Sharif, a correspondent covering the war in Gaza for Al Jazeera Arabic, he hoped I would be outraged. I didn’t. Because, frankly, I don’t know how I feel. So I asked someone who was there.
    Freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, who had been working with the Associated Press and other outlets during the Gaza war, poses for a portrait in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2024. Dagga was one of several journalists killed along with other people in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.
    Baltimore County Police identify victims in Catonsville double murder-suicide
    Baltimore County police have identified the three people killed in a double murder-suicide inside a Catonsville home.
    Flowers in front of a home on Wilton Farm Drive. Baltimore County Police found three people dead in a Catonsville home in the 700 block Thursday.
    Baltimore County Police continue to investigate double murder-suicide in Catonsville
    Baltimore County Police said they are continuing to investigate the Catonsville double murder-suicide as they wait for a complete an examination into the manner and cause of death.
    Baltimore County Police said they aren’t seeking additional suspects and there’s no ongoing threat to the public.
    A Columbia firm is saving tween jewelry darling Claire’s from extinction
    Claire’s has been a fixture in American malls for decades. They nearly left thousands of empty storefronts until investment firm Ames Watson, based in Columbia, agreed to buy parts of the retailer.
    SAN RAFAEL, CA - MARCH 19:  People walk by a Claire's store at the Northgate Mall on March 19, 2018 in San Rafael, California. Teen jewelry chain store Claire's announced that they have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to eliminate $1.9 billion in debt and plans to shutter underperforming stores. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    Baltimore County Police find 3 people dead in Catonsville home
    Baltimore County Police found three people dead in a Catonsville home on Thursday.
    Upon arrival to the 700 block of Wilton Farm Drive, in a neighborhood populated by single-family duplexes, Baltimore County Police found three people shot in one of the homes.
    He didn’t see anyone who looked like him at the circus, so he created one of his own
    Cedric Walker created the UniverSoul Circus so that kids growing up in places like his native West Baltimore could see themselves reflected in joyous things.
    Performers on stilts dance across the stage while one breathes fire during the UniverSoul Circus Caribbean Carnival act at a show in Baltimore.
    Julian Jones launching campaign for Baltimore County executive
    Julian Jones, a veteran Baltimore County Council member, is running for county executive in 2026. He would be the first Black person to hold the job.
    Councilman Julian Jones is running for county executive.
    Censure of Baltimore County school board member ‘defies reason,’ state rules
    Baltimore County school board member Maggie Litz Domanowski said the state disagreed with the board’s decision to censure her for “rude and disrespectful conduct.”
    Maggie Litz Domanowski listens intently during a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting on July 11, 2023.
    2 people charged in Baltimore County pet cremation scandal
    Two people face charges of felony theft, conspiracy to commit theft and more than 50 counts of malicious destruction of property related to a pet cremation scandal involving a Baltimore County business.
    A bag holding the cremated remains of a pet at Charm City Pet Crematory, in Baltimore, Friday, May 2, 2025.
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