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    Most Baltimore County teachers are ready to teach science of reading. What about your district?
    The phonics-forward method backed by brain science is what education leaders hope will bring Maryland back to its heyday.
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: School books at a classroom in KIPP Harmony Academy are seen on December 5, 2024.
    UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
    Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    One man injured in Baltimore County police-involved shooting
    Baltimore County detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting this weekend in Towson.
    Aerial view of the Baltimore County Public Safety Building, the Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, in Towson, Md., on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
    Hundreds in Baltimore area lose water after mains break and pipes freeze
    Dozens of water main breaks around the Baltimore area left hundreds of residences without water on Saturday, according to city officials.
    A work crew digs up Lake Avenue in Baltimore looking for a water main break Saturday.
    Does snow-day learning need screens? Baltimore County schools try a new approach.
    Some elementary school students learned from a packet instead of a screen on this week’s snow days. Some did both.
    Maggie Furth, a fifth grade Baltimore County Public Schools student, took classes online from her Catonsville home on Thursday after the school district switched to virtual learning.
    Fire crews rescue worker trapped in sand hopper in Cockeysville
    The Baltimore County Fire Department undertook a technical rescue of a worker trapped in a sand hopper in Cockeysville, authorities said Friday.
    Baltimore County Fire crews work to rescue a person trapped in an elevated sand hopper in Cockeysville.
    School background checks are law, but educators slip through the cracks, audit finds
    Three Maryland school districts admitted they don’t regularly screen applicants.
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    Woman sentenced to 30 years for crash that killed 6 highway workers on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County
    Lisa Lea, 57, of Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to six counts of negligent vehicular manslaughter.
    The Baltimore County Courts Building at 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson.
    Baltimore County students plan walkout to protest ICE across multiple high schools
    High school students at Sparrows Point, Dundalk, Perry Hall, Parkville and more Baltimore County schools are organizing walkouts to protest ICE actions, citing civil rights concerns and experiences with racism.
    Sparrows Point High School seniors Carmen Butrim and Mariana "Mar" Pastor have spent the past several weeks planning a walk-out to protest ICE. Their movement quickly expanded and has since inspired several other Baltimore County Public Schools to participate.
    Most Baltimore County renters struggle to afford housing
    Baltimore County renters are facing one of the most severe housing affordability crises in Maryland, a Banner analysis of new census data found.
    Despite tariffs, Port of Baltimore handled record number of containers in 2025
    More containers — the lifeblood of international shipping — than ever made their way through Baltimore last year. And the port set a record for ship visits, too.
    Trucks navigate the container yard at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal in 2025.
    I-95 North near the Beltway reopens after tractor trailer crash
    A tractor trailer crashed and jackknifed on Interstate 95 in Baltimore County, shutting down several lanes of traffic, traffic cameras show.
    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026 - Multiple lanes are closed on I-95 approaching the SW corner of the beltway due to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer.
    Baltimore County Council won’t landmark Ruxton house, saving owner a $160,000 window tab
    Joseph Coale, a local historian who nominated the home for inclusion on the Baltimore County Landmarks List a year ago, withdrew his application for the property, known as Maroney House, to receive landmark status.
    Cassandra London bought this house in Ruxton with the intention of keeping the historical integrity of the outside and modernizing the inside. Unbeknownst to her, a neighbor nominated the property for a landmarks designation. Ifi that goes through, she will have to spend $160,000 on historically accurate windows - money she doesn't have.
    Baltimore County Council pension increase becomes issue in county executive contest
    A pension bill the Baltimore County Council passed 15 months ago that could double their retirement payouts is heating up the competitive four-way race for county executive.
    January 13, 2025 - Council members Todd Crandall, David Marks, Izzy Patoka, Michael Ertel, Julian Jones and Pat Young  participate in the first work session of the year.
    A few things to do in Baltimore County includes live music and a murder mystery
    Given that we’ve all been inside the past several days, we did our best to scrounge up events around Baltimore County designed to get you out of the house.
    The Recher Theater in Towson, which is hosting School of Rock this month.
    Baltimore County Police arrest driver in fatal hit-and-run in Dundalk
    Baltimore County Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Dundalk on Tuesday morning.
    Maryland Senate committee advances ICE mask ban bill
    Though the passage came as little surprise — leadership in both chambers have made curbing ICE a top priority — an amendment to the law took some teeth out of it.
    Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    Stretch of I-695 reopens hours after tanker truck rolled over, leaking fuel near Halethorpe
    A tanker truck rolled over and leaked fuel onto Interstate 695 at Washington Boulevard in Baltimore County on Tuesday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026 - Crews remain on scene of a fuel tanker rollover on I695 inner loop near Washington Blvd.
    Hutzell: A little time travel helps explain Maryland’s power dilemma
    COLUMN: Demand for more electricity shows no sign of slowing. It’s driven by the rapid growth of data centers, which power the AI behind Alexa and Gronk. As Gov. Wes Moore prepares his plan out of this mess, a look at the next decade explains what’s happening.
    Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
    Ex-juvenile detention center employee charged with sexually abusing 4 more children
    Ex-Charles H. Hickey Jr. School employee Ronald Neverdon, 79, of Woodstock, is charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with 95 counts related to 10 children.
    Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
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