Baltimore County

Whether you want to laugh at comedians from the “85 South Show,” sing along to Melanie Martinez or check out an art exhibition, we’ve got you covered.

Overcrowded schools can mean students are sometimes eating lunch closer to breakfast time, having their gym class in homeroom, or walking long distances to outside trailers. Sometimes, the school needs to hold an assembly two or three times so everyone can attend.

Stephanie Gerhold could teach anywhere, her colleagues say, but she’s fallen in love with Woodlawn Middle School, where nearly half the kids are economically disadvantaged.

Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends some of his favorite outdoor restaurants to eat and drink at in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Carroll County.

Members of the Jarrettsville and Historic Elkridge Young Marines and Timonium Girl Scouts placed 3,500 flags at Dulaney Valley Memorial Grounds in Timonium.

The Baltimore County Council extended their confirmation authority to members of the county’s powerful planning board and voted to place term limits on commission members, allowing them to serve no more than three terms and making that retroactive.

The blueprint released Wednesday closely tracks the draft plan that the archdiocese put out in April, reducing the number of parishes — or Catholic communities — from 61 to 23. The number of actual churches would shrink from 59 to 30. But Archbishop William Lori did spare eight churches initially, while delivering some late bad news to others.

Speaking publicly about Dazhon Darien for the first time since a Baltimore Banner investigation uncovered his false claims, Myriam Rogers blamed loopholes in the hiring process.

Council members opted to cut $600,000 from a $1.2 million request to renovate the historic Towson courthouse, where the County Council meets.

There’s lots of options for things to do over Memorial Day weekend, including honoring fallen soldiers at a ceremony. However you plan to spend the weekend, we’ve got you covered.

A final plan announced by Archbishop William E. Lori would reduce the number of parishes in Baltimore City and parts of Baltimore County from 61 to 23, while shrinking the number of worship sites from 59 to 30, four more than originally recommended.

Baltimore County Council member David Marks says a critic of his approach to reforming the county Planning Board should participate in the council’s reform effort.

The students, as part of yearlong engineering class, created a snap-on accessory that reduces the noise produced by a leaf blower by nearly 40% — without reducing the power of the air being pushed out.

Jamie Costello is retiring from TV after almost four decades with WMAR.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. reset the trial of David Linthicum, 25, of Cockeysville, to begin on Sept. 16. It’s scheduled out for 10 days.

The discovery was made indoors, on a conveyor belt, a police spokeswoman said.

County leaders question the integrity of the schools’ hiring process and wonder who else slipped in under false pretenses.

Baltimore longshoremen held a celebratory picnic at a park in Essex on Sunday to mark progress in reopening the Port of Baltimore. The refloating and move of the Dali, the container ship that crashed into the Key Bridge on March 26, will allow the port to get back to full strength.

Mike Flanagan, the filmmaker known for his horror works such as “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Midnight Mass” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is returning to his home.