Lawsuits Filed Against Redistricting Maps
Feedback to the various redistricting proposals was mixed. Some considered the redrawn lines fair, some say the lines were gerrymandered and drawn to certain elected […]
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School Budget Includes Monies for Well-being, Learning Recovery and Staff Raises
With the pandemic in its third year, and students having learned remotely for much of the academic year since schools first closed due to COVID-19 […]
Five Years Later, County Has Not Paid Jury’s Award in Korean Gaines Fatal Shooting 
On Aug. 1, it will be five years to the day that police corporal Royce Ruby shot and killed Korryn Gaines and severely injured her […]
Homicides in the Northwest: Spike in gun violence includes 5 shootings, murders in Windsor Mill in 2 weeks
The Baltimore County Police Department touts a decrease in crime, but for residents in the northwest area those numbers provide little solace amid the violence […]
Community Action Stops Another Convenience Store from Coming to the Liberty Road Corridor
The Baltimore County Police Department touts a decrease in crime, but for residents in the northwest area those numbers provide little solace amid the violence […]
Help is on the Way from Second Federal Stimulus Package
As people continue to struggle to pay rent and mortgages, utilities and other household costs; maintain their businesses and endure periods without a job, some […]
Navigating At-Home Lessons for Students During a Pandemic
On Sept. 8, the first day of class for Baltimore County Public Schools, there were no exuberant students waiting for the school bus, no principals […]
What and Who is Standing in the Way of Police Reform in Baltimore County?
With the highest police-involved shootings in Maryland, the County Council took a pass. Amid a national reckoning for equitable policing and sanctity of life, hundreds […]
Youth Activists Take the Lead Against Racial Injustice
For years, African American citizens have been dying at the hands of police officers. The issue was vividly and tragically brought to the forefront from […]
After School Board Chair’s Failed Attempt to Weaken Intent, Black Lives Matter Resolution Passes
In one of his final official acts as the student member of the Baltimore County Board of Education, Omer Reshid introduced a Black Lives Matter […]
Tackling Public Health Enemy No. 1
County accelerates effort to address opioid addiction and overdose With Baltimore County experiencing the second-highest number of deaths related to opioid addiction, county officials are […]
Woodlawn Names Street in Honor of Craig Linthicum For Mentoring, Work in Recreation and Parks
Back in the day, the Department of Recreation and Sports was known primarily for league play and competitive but fun sports tournaments for kids and […]
Minimum Wage Hike, Other New Laws To Take Effect
The 439th session of the Maryland General Assembly opened with Senate President Mike Miller’s announcement that he would be undergoing chemotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer […]
Del. Adrienne Jones Vying to Become State’s First Woman House Speaker
“He encouraged others to be the best they can be. It was an honor to serve with him.”
A Lasting Love Story: Berdetta and George White
At any number of community meetings and events in the northwest area, the tall gregarious photographer with multiple cameras around his neck setting up for […]