Pamela Wood
Pamela Wood covers Baltimore County government and politics. She joined The Sun in 2013 as an Anne Arundel County reporter and previously wrote for The Capital, the Maryland Gazette, The Daily Times (Salisbury) and Gannett News Service. She grew up in Howard County and graduated from the University of Maryland.
Recent Articles
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Baltimore County support sought for $2M state loan for potential Amazon center at Tradepoint
Amazon is considering opening another distribution center in the Baltimore area, according to Baltimore County officials who hope to lure the e-commerce company to Sparrows Point. The proposed distribution center would be located at a former steel mill that Tradepoint Atlantic is redeveloping into...
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Councilwoman drops proposed ban on circus animals in Baltimore County
The circus lives on in Baltimore County. A county councilwoman said Monday she is withdrawing legislation that would have forbidden traveling animal acts, such as those in a circus, from appearing in the county. “The timing was not right,” said Councilwoman Cathy Bevins, who introduced the bill...
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Kamenetz announces campaign amid question about Baltimore County employee's email
Baltimore County officials acknowledged Monday that a top county employee erred in sending county employees an email encouraging them to attend County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s announcement Monday of his bid for governor. Kamenetz launched his campaign at midday on the steps of the Historic Courthouse...
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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz joins Democratic race for governor
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is joining the crowded Democratic field in the race for Maryland governor. Kamenetz plans to launch his campaign Monday morning in Towson, where he has worked as county executive for the past seven years. Kamenetz, 59, said his experience running Maryland’s...
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Amid festival fun, a serious passion for African-American history in Baltimore County
The Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival had all of the usual fun offerings: musicians performing gospel songs, vendors selling clothes made from African-inspired textiles and booths that dished up soul food favorites like fried fish and collard greens. But in a corner of the festival...
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College Park vote on noncitizen voting rights was insufficient, city says
It turns out that the city of College Park did not have enough votes after all to grant voting rights to noncitizens, officials said Saturday. The College Park City Council voted 4-3 with one member abstaining Tuesday night on an amendment to the city’s charter that would allow noncitizens to vote...
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Towson crash
A 65-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck by a car in Towson, Baltimore County Police said. Albert John Olszewski Jr. was in the roadway on Charles Street, south of Gatehouse Drive near Greater Baltimore Medical Center, at about 12:25 a.m. A 2006 Hyundai Sonata hit...
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Off-duty Baltimore police officer injured in motorcycle crash
An off-duty Baltimore Police officer was injured Friday afternoon when another vehicle struck his motorcycle, police said. The officer suffered injuries that weren’t life-threatening in the collision, according to police. The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. at the intersection of East Fayette Street...