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    New owners rebrand Pikesville deli The Essen Room as Mikey & Mel’s
    Many of The Essen Room’s traditions, including the overloaded sandwiches, will remain.
    In addition to a new name, the Essen Room in Pikesville will expand into a vacant 900-square-foot space next door to allow for more sit-down dining.
    Suit alleges suspect in senior home killing was protected by a high-ranking employee — his mom
    Maurquise Emillo James, the suspect in the killing of the senior home resident, had been the target of employee complaints, a lawsuit alleges.
    Cogir Potomac Senior Living
    Streets Market in Bayview is closing. Another grocery chain will take its place.
    Streets Market Bayview’s closure follows a couple of other grocery closings in Baltimore.
    Streets Market, Washington, D.C.-based grocer with stores in Baltimore, will close its Bayview location.
    Anne Arundel marks milestone in transformation of 13-acre Glen Burnie lot
    Anne Arundel County has agreed to sell a 13-acre property in Glen Burnie to a group of developers it is tasking with carrying out a long-anticipated transformation of the site.
    Initial designs of the proposed redevelopment project between Anne Arundel County and AAEDC for 7409 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard.
    7 things to do in Howard County at the start of spring
    From an egg hunt to a gardening workshop, here are seven things to do in Howard County for March 19-25.
    Gary J. Arthur Community Center’s annual Spring Egg Hunt, like the one pictured here in 2024, is draws kids from around Howard County.
    Howard County’s proposed solution to its housing crisis? Borrow.
    Howard County is considering a charter amendment that would give officials the authority to take on debt to fund affordable housing projects as the county faces a major shortage.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball fields questions from attendees during a U.S. Congressional town hall meeting at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
    Anne Arundel man charged in 3 highway shootings across Prince George’s County
    A 44-year-old Anne Arundel County man confessed to carrying out three nonfatal shootings along highways in Prince George’s County, court documents show.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    11 students evaluated after pepper spray discharged again on Baltimore County school bus
    For the second time in a week, pepper spray was discharged on a Baltimore County school bus, prompting 11 students to be evaluated by emergency responders Wednesday afternoon.
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    19-year-old pleads guilty to murdering Edgewater koi pond store owner
    A 19-year-old man has admitted that he killed Edgewater koi pond store owner Edward Steven Koza, whose body was discovered inside his scorched pickup truck in May.
    Edward Stephen Koza, 67, was the owner of a Koi pond business in Davidsonville. Koza was found dead in his vehicle on May 24, 2025; two 18-year-olds have been charged in his killing.
    2 more tornadoes confirmed in Maryland from Monday’s storm
    The National Weather Service confirmed two more tornadoes touched down in Maryland during Monday’s storm.
    A large tree lies across power lines on Walker Avenue in Towson on Tuesday morning. A tornado watch was in effect Monday night as high winds moved through the area.
    Trombone emoji designed by Maryland students will soon land on iPhones everywhere
    The trombone emoji was submitted for approval by a group of students from the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School in 2019.
    The new trombone emoji, designed by a group of Maryland students, has been adopted by the Unicode Consortium.
    Baby girl dies month after Pikesville crash that killed her mom
    A 1-year-old girl has died after injuries she sustained in a Pikesville car crash last month that also killed her mother, Baltimore County Police announced.
    Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
    Anne Arundel library CEO Skip Auld to retire, prompting search for replacement
    Charles M. “Skip” Auld, the longtime CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library, is retiring next year, and a national search is underway to find his successor.
    Charles M. “Skip” Auld, CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library, is retiring next February. The county is launching a national search for his replacement.
    Washington County reveals meeting with feds about planned ICE facility near Hagerstown
    County commissioners detail their DHS meeting on the Williamsport ICE facility that could hold up to 1,500 detainees — including job projections and who would pay for infrastructure upgrades.
    New SUVs are parked outside the warehouse in Washington County that was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
    Howard County Police charge 3 men in fatal shooting in Columbia parking lot
    Howard County Police have charged three Baltimore men Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a Salisbury man in a Columbia parking lot in August.
    The Howard County Police logo seen outside their headquarters on January 25, 2024.
    The Iran war is spiking fertilizer costs, just as Maryland farmers look to plant
    Price spikes and uncertainty are hitting Maryland farmers just as spring planting season begins.
    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 — Soybeans catch the first light of the day on David Burrier’s Frederick County farm. Last year he had 35 orders of his soybeans being exported to China by Oct. 1. So far this year he has none.
    Months after the Castle fire, is the rebuild underway?
    The Castle in Hampden was badly damaged by a three-alarm fire in November, and rebuilding could take years. Meanwhile, tenants have had to find new homes.
    Scaffolding covers The Castle, a historic building in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, earlier this month.
    Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in case of Annapolis kidnapping, killing
    An Anne Arundel County judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the case of a man accused of kidnapping and murder in the killing of David Winchester Jr., whose body was found in Annapolis after his mother reported him missing from Baltimore.
    Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 — The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis.
    Medical examiner rules Baltimore County man’s death a homicide after police altercation
    Samuel “Big Sam” Elsworth Brown Jr. died Feb. 27 from brain damage he sustained in an encounter with Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel on Feb. 16, state officials said.
    The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released body camera footage showing Samuel “Big Sam” Brown Jr.’s swatting away Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel’s arm twice before he punches Brown twice — knocking him into the asphalt.
    Missing Baltimore boy Tristan King was found. What happens now?
    Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.
    Tristan King was taken to a Baltimore hospital for an evaluation and has since been sent to what’s known as a treatment foster home in Prince George’s County, according to his grandmother.
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