Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer

School police officer assaulted in Pikesville High fight

A school police officer at Pikesville High School was assaulted after responding to a fight in the gym this morning, Baltimore County police...

Woman shot by Baltimore County police officer identified

Baltimore County police identified a 40-year old woman who was charged after brandishing what an officer believed to be a gun before he shot...

Baltimore Co. officer pleads guilty to misconduct, resigns

A Baltimore County police officer pleaded guilty to misconduct and agreed to resign after admitting to filming himself numerous times...

Woman shot by officer in Pikesville had fake weapon, police say

A woman shot Saturday in Pikesville by a Baltimore County police officer — after the officer thought she had pulled a weapon —...

Former firefighter pleads guilty to U.S. child porn charges

A former volunteer firefighter who worked with youth at the Lansdowne fire department pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to producing...

Open-meetings complaint filed against Balto. Co. Council over stormwater fee

A Pikesville man has filed an Open Meetings Act violation complaint against the Baltimore County Council, alleging that citizens didn't...

Owings Mills-area farmers markets offer more than produce

The idea came to her in a dream. Yes, a dream. Cathy Shapiro dreamed about coffee-flavored ice pops, strange as that sounds, and then the...

Firefighter laid to rest in service steeped in tradition

On a perfect spring day in Baltimore County, surrounded by hundreds of his brother and sister firefighters and mourned in prayers...

Loch Raven routs Pikesville in Class 2A-1A girls lacrosse final

Loch Raven won its fifth straight Class 2A-1A North Region final with a 20-7 girls lacrosse victory over Pikesville in Towson Wednesday. The...

McDonogh wins MIAA and IAAM outdoor track championships

McDonogh did it again. The Eagles swept the boys and girls titles at the private school championship meet indoors, and they pulled off the...

IAAM B Conference lacrosse championship delayed, not denied, for Park

Park junior midfielder Sara Lessans said the Bruins used their time wisely while waiting for a severe thunderstorm to pass over the Gerstell...

Perry Hall's Ciattei wins three events at Baltimore County track championships

Perry Hall senior Vince Ciattei didn’t run the 800 meters in the Baltimore County track and field championships last year because he...

McDonogh defeats Maryvale to advance to IAAM girls lacrosse championship

McDonogh's No. 1 girls lacrosse team is now within one game of its ultimate goal after Thursday's 17-10 victory over No. 9 Maryvale in the...

Owings Mills sports notices

Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/OMT Sports Notices, Third floor, 501...

Goalie Nick Doyle helps McDonogh earn No. 2 seed in MIAA tournament

McDonogh senior goalie Nick Doyle was playing in his final lacrosse game at home Tuesday against rival Gilman with the winner receiving a...

McDonogh freshman golfer hitting his shots

Rij Patel's golf skills and future potential are getting noticed at McDonogh School. The freshman and Hunt Valley resident earned the No....

Historic Pikes Diner may once again become a movie theater

One of Pikesville's most charming and well-loved buildings — a 1937 Art Deco structure fronted by a stately marquee — could soon...

Walters explores African presence in Renaissance Europe

One of the ways in which Renaissance artists explored their world was by painting increasingly realistic portraits. Even when they...

Reisterstown girl chosen to dance lead in 'Nutcracker'

Like a lot of active youngsters, activities for Katy Schwarzweller, of Reisterstown, ranged from ballet to soccer, softball, lacrosse,...

Kick it with Kamenetz at Baltimore County Restaurant Week event at Cafe Troia

Baltimore County Restaurant Week begins Friday,...

Cockpit in Court's 'Sunset Boulevard' ready for its close-up

Andrew Lloyd Webber's1993 Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard" sets itself the impossible task of trying to...

No-fuss, flavorful chicken is your go-to meal

Along about now, the grill as a culinary appliance begins to pall. Not that grilling isn't still the preferred summertime cooking method,...

Queen Anne's lace is ancestor of today's carrots

Looking a lot like lacy-white umbrellas standing atop 3-foot stems, the roadsides are covered with Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota sativus)...

Southern discomfort for a 'Hired Gun'

When an aging rock star holds a drink more often than he picks up his guitar, he's clearly suffering from a career hangover in Mark Scharf's...

Baltimore County's deputy superintendent to leave at the end of school year

The deputy superintendent for the Baltimore County school system will step down next month, officials confirmed Thursday.

Louisa May Alcott reunion rekindles memories of school, and community

They filed in the lobby of Martin's Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, some ramrod straight, others on canes and bent over walkers.

Dance wants all students to graduate bilingual

Baltimore County schools Superintendent Dallas Dance plans to issue digital devices to middle- and high-school students and wants all...

Balto. Co. officials plan $3.7 million school safety package

Cameras that stream live to police stations and patrol cars, new entry systems in all schools and a state-of-the-art visitor...

Stone's Cove Kitbar latest eatery to take Fratelli's space [Reisterstown]

They say that when one door closes, another opens. So it seems is the case with the area's restaurants.

Discussion series tackles challenges of parenting

The necessity of a two-income family today often leaves parents scrambling for child care and juggling countless responsibilities. It is...

Jimi Helen McCormick

Jimi Helen McCormick, a first lady of the McCormick spice, seasonings and flavorings firm, died Friday of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice....

Police departments seek applicants for summer youth academies

Two regional police departments are accepting applications for youth summer programs that will demonstrate the skills and training...

Cartoonist KAL comes to Pikesville Library for book signing [Reisterstown]

Kevin Kallaugher (aka KAL) is the man behind the insightful and often acerbic political cartoons that have appeared in more than 100...

Time to play golf to raise money for a good cause [Owings Mills]

Spring is the time of rebirth and renewal . For some, that means tee time and a chance to be outdoors, unwinding from the stresses of...

A natural habitat for Lainy LeBow-Sachs, husband Leonard Sachs

Leonard Sachs and Lainy LeBow-Sachs have turned their world outside-in.

Pikesville-based Kalinka Russian Dance Ensemble turns 10

With a step, a kick and an energetic stomp, a handful of children bring to life an old and beloved part of their families' Russian culture...

Not all fun and (video) games

Big Huge Games in Timonium closed last May, taking nearly 100 jobs with it. Nine months later, a local studio that was launched from the...

Baltimore County to offer workers telecommuting option

Many Baltimore County employees will be able to work from homeup to half the time under a telecommuting policy announced Tuesday by County...

Grassroots effort to restore Reisterstown Community Cemetery begins

Chris Larkins remembers his mother checking on the cemetery. She'd visit the graves of family members buried there.

Long sentence highlights efforts to prosecute mortgage fraud

Con artist Rodney Getlan did not just take people's money — his actions caused them to lose their homes.