Carroll County

    YMCA employees wanted pay raises. They got a food pantry instead.
    The YMCA of Central Maryland opened a food pantry for workers asking for pay raises. Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the region’s highest-paid nonprofit leaders.
    The Y in Druid Hill hosts one of Baltimore’s first Fresh Marts, a free food pantry stocked with meats, canned goods and more.
    Could this weekend’s snowstorm extend the school year in Maryland?
    Here’s what happens if Central Maryland schools use all their snow days.
    A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
    How Maryland bought a $4.5M horse farm it’s not going to use
    The purchase of a horse farm, Shamrock Farm, involves a partner at Venable, the Pittsburgh Steelers, a Florida Republican, Gov. Wes Moore and a state authority that no longer exists.
    Shamrock Farm, located at 4926 Woodbine Road in Carroll County.
    Maryland plans to purchase Laurel Park for horse training center after ‘fatal flaw’ found at Carroll County farm
    Maryland officials said Tuesday they have reached a tentative agreement with Stronach Group, the Canadian company that owns Laurel Park, to acquire the property.
    Laurel Park will host the 2026 Preakness as Pimlico Race Course is being rebuilt.
    2 women charged after more than $11,000 in Ulta merchandise stolen in regional theft scam
    More than $11,000 worth of stolen Ulta Beauty merchandise was recovered after a theft at the Sykesville store, leading to felony organized retail theft charges against two women.
    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.
    When and how to recycle your Christmas tree
    Here’s how to dispose of your Christmas tree in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County and across the state.
    Customers set out to find their trees at Prettyboy Run Farms in Parkton, Friday, November 28, 2025.
    With Powerball jackpot at $1.5B, Marylanders try their luck again
    No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.
    Marylanders buy tickets at Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of the $1.5 billion Powerball drawing.
    ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ stars have ‘very little money,’ prosecutor alleges
    Wendy and Eddie Osefo of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” actually “have very little money,” a Maryland state prosecutor told a Carroll County judge Friday.
    THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC -- Episode 1001 -- Pictured: Wendy Osefo
    McDaniel College to offer free graduate tuition to McDonogh School teachers
    Graduate tuition at the Carroll County college averages around $11,500 per year.
    McDaniel College in Westminster, September 13, 2024.
    List: Schools close or delay opening Monday after snow and plunging temperatures
    As temperatures drop after Sunday’s snow, some Maryland school systems have announced they’ll open two hours late or close on Monday.
    Brothers Desmond, 10, left, and Ellis Bettle, 8, sled at Druid Hill Park on Sunday.
    Icy roads possible Tuesday as wintry mix expected to blast Maryland
    A wintry mix could mean icy road conditions in Central Maryland, the National Weather Service said, though snow is only likely to stick closer to the Pennsylvania border.
    Close up of ice and rain on the windshield of a car with bare winter trees beyond.
    ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ stars used aliases and 40 credit cards, prosecutors say
    “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, are accused of using aliases and dozens of credit cards in new court documents.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 08: Eddie Osefo and Wendy Osefo attend Tyler Perry's "Divorce In The Black" New York Premiere at Regal Times Square on July 08, 2024 in New York City.
    ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star charged with lying about Carroll County home burglary
    Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie, cast members on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac," allegedly lied about their house being burglarized in Carroll County.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 08: Eddie Osefo and Wendy Osefo attend Tyler Perry's "Divorce In The Black" New York Premiere at Regal Times Square on July 08, 2024 in New York City.
    Maryland soybean farmers are caught in a U.S.-China trade war
    Maryland’s soybean farmers grow one of the state’s top exports. Now tariffs have yet again entangled them in a trade war with China.
    David Burrier grows soybeans and corn on his Frederick County farm. Last year he exported 35 orders of his soybeans to China by Oct. 1. So far this year he has none.
    $25K in Pokémon cards stolen from Maryland game store; police seek suspects
    Nearly $25,000 worth of Pokémon trading cards were stolen from a game store in Carroll County.
    Pokemon cards for sale inside of Game Haven in Baltimore, Friday, May 23, 2025.
    Former Mount St. Mary’s student sues university for failing to protect her from rapist
    A former Mount St. Mary's University student has sued the university claiming she was raped by a rugby player who had previously been accused of sexual assault.
    Students cross campus between classes at Mount St. Mary’s University, a small liberal arts university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg.
    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)
    Maryland’s Cameroonian population lives in fear under Trump
    Since fleeing the gunfire and chaos of Cameroon in 2021, Ernestine and Denis have created a sense of normal life in Maryland.
    Ernestine and Denis, a Cameroonian couple in Charles County, fear returning to their native country.
    Teen killed in Mount Airy flash flood identified, with vigil Sunday
    A single rose lay near the mouth of a drain by a Mount Airy apartment, the site of a flash flood last week that killed 13-year-old Mason Kearns.
    A car submerged in floodwaters in Ruxton on Thursday as afternoon thunderstorms moved through the region. Up to 5 inches of rain also hit nearby Carroll County.
    A queer author moved to Maryland to dodge discrimination. Book bans have followed.
    Author Saundra Mitchell, 51, has been fighting back against book restrictions — in protests at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., and in the pages of her stories.
    Saundra Mitchell is a queer Maryland author whose stories feature LGBTQIA+ characters and appeal to young adult audiences.
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