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Each is making their case to the County Council that they should replace Johnny Olszewski Jr. if the Democrat wins his Congressional race in November and steps down with two years remaining on his term.

An overcrowded detention center affects more than just where the teens’ beds are.

The County Council is laying plans to name an interim executive, should Johnny Olszewski get elected to Congress.

Ronald Silver II knocked on a woman's door and asked for water. He then passed out and she called 911.

The Hanover Street Wetlands Project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025.

The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved a diversity, equity and inclusion study.

Baltimore County’s master plan, more than three years overdue, appears poised for final passage next week.

The EPA is considering a $45 million cleanup of 60 acres of Bear Creek.

All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.

A work group is preparing to make recommendations to the Baltimore County Council on whether its size should be increased to nine or 11 members.

Supervisors at all levels failed to enforce overtime policies, according to a state audit.

Several new laws go into effect Thursday in Maryland. See which ones in this roundup from our media partners at WYPR.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has ruled out creating an oversight board for the county inspector general. That puts to rest a controversy that has dogged Olszewski for two years.

Maryland has a goal that only electric vehicles will be sold in the state by 2035. So now the race is on to put electric charging stations in enough places to make people believe they can buy such a vehicle without the danger of running out of juice.

The Board of Estimates unanimously approved a $5 million contract on Wednesday morning with the company that makes Tasers. The five-year contract will make sure the Baltimore Police Department has an upgraded set of the less-lethal weapons.

Residents living near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will receive $1.1 million in state funding to reduce jet noise.

Since recreational marijuana will be legal in Maryland in July, localities are having to come up with new rules involving hiring employees who use cannabis.

Maryland will soon be the first state in the country with a functional Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which is aimed at bringing down the high prices of some prescription drugs.

The Baltimore County Council holds its annual public hearing on the budget Tuesday night. But in reality, the seven council members have little power over Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s nearly $5 billion spending plan.

The “Build Better BMore” initiative, a 90-day “blitz,” will focus on filling 9,000 potholes, removing 900 graffiti markings, paving nine miles of city roads, and cleaning up known illegal dumping sites.