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    Animal control seizes 6 more dogs after third raid of Halethorpe woman’s home
    Kimberly Klein was on probation for previous offenses. Police also removed her from her home.
    Baltimore County Police and animal control officers raided a Halethorpe home for the third time in a year Wednesday morning. They seized six dogs from a woman who is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty from previous raids.
    5 takeaways from the Baltimore County executive debate stages
    Questions revolve around the idea that Baltimore County is at a tipping point and is headed in the wrong direction.
    APRIL 29, 2026 - Baltimore County Executive candidates take to the stage at Goucher College. From left: Rob Daniels, Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Mansoor Shams, Kimberley Stansbury, Nick Stewart, and Pat Young.
    Baltimore County withdraws objection to unsealing $100,000 inspector general case
    The case began in April 2024, when Kelly Madigan, who was then Baltimore County‘s inspector general, sued Patrick Murray, who had been then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s chief of staff.
    Former Inspector General for Baltimore County Kelly Madigan, left, and Patrick Murray, chief of staff for then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
    Anne Arundel council candidate repays campaign funds spent on Waffle House, monster trucks
    Maryland campaign finance law allows for spending at restaurants but says campaign spending is only permissible if expenses would not have occurred but for the campaign.
    Geonta Simmons is running in the Democratic Primary for County Council District 1 in Anne Arundel County.
    ‘Street takeovers’ are illegal in Prince George’s County. Now attendees can be cited, too.
    A new bill championed by Prince George's County council member Wanika Fisher passed unanimously. It will go into effect June 19.
    The bill was championed by council member Wanika Fisher, chair of the public safety, health and human services committee.
    Om vs. arrr! Fells Point wellness studio has had enough of the pirates next door
    A vibe clash between the two businesses has been simmering for months, with the owners of the wellness studio asking the city to relocate the pirates.
    The Urban Pirates Ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
    Jawando decries ad from GOP council candidate as ‘racist’
    Will Jawando said a political ad aimed at him is racist. Its creator dismissed the accusation and called the ad humorous.
    Reardon Sullivan, left, the head of the county Republican party and a candidate for the District 1 County Council seat, and Will Jawando, a candidate for county executive.
    Sol Gutiérrez switches endorsement from Jawando to Glass
    Plus: MoCo delegate gets social media love for Megan Thee Stallion TikTok; more council members’ endorsements in county executive race.
    Former Maryland Del. Ana Sol Gutiérrez speaks as community leaders hold a rally in Silver Spring last year.
    Pittman proposes modest tax rate cut, more police and fire personnel in final Anne Arundel budget
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman says his final budget is about leaving the county “in good order.”
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his budget proposal to the Anne Arundel County Council on May 1st, 2025 in Annapolis, MD.
    Court ruling overshadows, but won’t overrule, new Maryland voting rights law
    Maryland leaders say the state’s new voting rights law will help protect minority voters after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key anti-discrimination provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Hutzell: Financing a legacy, state senator pumps $574,000 into the primary
    COLUMN |State Sen. Pam Beidle plans to donate $500,000 in campaign funds to a slate of at least 19 candidates she believes will continue her middle-of-the-road political philosophy in increasingly progressive Maryland. Her top priority is getting Allison Pickard elected county executive.
    State Sen. Pam Beidle, center, joined, from left, Del. Mark Chang, Sen. Dawn Gile and Del. Dylan Behler in Crofton on April 24, 2026 to endorse Adrian Boafo's bid for Congress in the 5th District. It covers about half of Anne Arundel County.
    Homelessness drops 26% in Montgomery County from last year, survey says
    Homelessness fell 26% in Montgomery County from last year, according to a recently released survey.
    Bedrooms available for unhoused women at the Interfaith Works Shelter in Silver Spring.
    How Maryland special agents started investigating the Attar sextortion case
    The details of how Maryland authorities first approached Joseph “Jay” Attar as part of their investigation were revealed in newly unsealed federal court documents.
    Sen. Dalya Attar walks to the front of the Senate chamber at the Maryland State House earlier this month.
    Pittman rejects calls for security grants in Anne Arundel budget, disappointing some groups
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has rejected a request to include money for security grants in his proposed budget. Groups including The Jewish Federation pushed for the funding to defray higher security costs, but Pittman said the county should work through the police department and the Hate Crimes Prevention Program.
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman rejected a request to include money for security grants in his proposed budget.
    Why Mayor Brandon Scott has Cleveland’s mayor on speed dial
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb say their friendship, frequent calls and shared challenges as young Black city leaders have made them trusted allies.
    Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb take part in a panel at a Big Bets For America event in Baltimore earlier this month.
    Supreme Court weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act
    The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped combat racial discrimination in voting for over 50 years.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Poll: Half of residents say Baltimore County is on the wrong track
    With a pivotal primary election less than two months away, a new poll paints a pessimistic picture of how residents view their county.
    The Towson skyline glows in the colors of a winter sunrise.
    Anne Arundel needs Republicans. County is short 700 GOP election judges.
    Anne Arundel County needs nearly 700 Republican voters to sign up to be election judges to maintain balance.
    Bi-partisan teams enter votes electronically from emailed ballots during canvassing at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections.
    Lone woman in the Baltimore County executive race wants to be residents’ ‘Mama Bear’
    What she’s concluded through two campaigns and many community meetings is that county residents need fewer tax increases and fees, more police officers, and more ways for parents to weigh in on their children’s education.
    Kimberley Stansbury, who says she is running for Baltimore County Executive, gives her testimony during a public hearing regarding a potential permit for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill to dump more leachate into the Gunpowder River at the Perry Hall Public Library in Perry Hall, Md., on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.
    ‘Born and raised’: Republican Patrick Dyer wants to be the next Baltimore County executive
    The Timonium native and political newcomer faces Kimberley Stansbury in the Republican primary this June. He’s raised roughly $25,000 — about $10,000 more than Stansbury, according to campaign finance records.
    Republican candidate for Baltimore County Executive Pat Dyer attends a fundraiser for Paws4Vets Foundation. He has a conversation with supporter Mickey Ford.
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