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Expect traffic delays on East Joppa Road
- A water-main break on East Joppa Road earlier today is snarling traffic and making travel difficult.
Baltimore County's Irvine Nature Center expanding educational programs
- Erica Glass, 16, directed a group of younger students to gently rub a crayon across the white paper, revealing the veins and outline of the leaf underneath.
- Erica Glass, 16, directed a group of younger students to gently rub a crayon across the white paper, revealing the veins and outline of the leaf underneath.
DNA links jailed Maryland rapist to 1980 Baltimore County case
- Nearly three decades after a Woodlawn woman was raped at knifepoint in her home, Baltimore County police said Monday that they’ve charged a man in the case who is already in prison for rape.
Sparrows Point owner extends offer for Esmark shares
- Russian steelmaker Severstal, owner of Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County, said Friday it would extend its offer to purchase shares of takeover target Esmark until Aug. 4 at 10 a.m.
Anger becomes forgiveness for father of DUI-death victim
- When Jessica Vetter was killed by a drunken driver in 2007, her father, Jeff, was so overcome with rage he contemplated killing the young man responsible.
Backyard windmill in Monkton gets Baltimore County's OK
- A Monkton family is free to build the area’s first backyard windmill, Baltimore County’s zoning commissioner has ruled in a precedent-setting opinion he said he hopes will “forge new ground” in alternative, renewable energy.
Teachers try to hone skills in ‘summer school’
- Summer school took on a different twist at Franklin High School in Baltimore County.
Credo: Dr. Peter Beilenson
- Dr. Peter Beilenson took the helm as Howard County Health Officer last year after 13 years as Baltimore City Health Commissioner. He is credited with expanding city drug treatment programs, improving immunization compliance and founding Health Care for All, a statewide initiative for universal health coverage.
- Dr. Peter Beilenson took the helm as Howard County Health Officer last year after 13 years as Baltimore City Health Commissioner. He is credited with expanding city drug treatment programs, improving immunization compliance and founding Health Care for All, a statewide initiative for universal health coverage.
Daily Outrage: 18 months for killing someone in Baltimore County
- Who: Baltimore County Circuit Judge Robert Dugan
Dim Bulb: Pushing your luck
- As the economy falters, people are getting creative in their pursuit to save money, including choosing home-packed lunches over eating out. Another, less practical method seems to be testing their luck. June marked the 11th consecutive record year of sales for the Maryland State Lottery. James Trela, graduate department chairman of sociology and anthropology at University of Maryland Baltimore County, said the economy will eventually dampen lottery sales. How long will it take for the people driving those sales to realize luck won’t fill up their gas tanks or pay for their air-conditioning?
Towson teen charged with fatally beating mom ‘needs help,’ family says
- He took three deep breaths. Swallowed hard. Closed his eyes. Another breath.
- He took three deep breaths. Swallowed hard. Closed his eyes. Another breath.
Baltimore County schools move forward with renovations list
- In what critics are calling a not-well-thought-out decision, the Baltimore County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to forge ahead on a list of renovation projects that will be paid for with money previously earmarked for the expansion of Loch Raven High School.
American soldiers get patriotic welcome home in Maryland
- As Air Force Staff Sgt. Glenn Bauman stepped into the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport terminal Friday, he saw whom he expected — his wife and three children, who jumped into his arms, all crying.