Libby Solomon

A student assaulted a teacher at Loch Raven High School on Tuesday morning, Baltimore County Police wrote on social media.

Baltimore County police are asking the public to help identify a man who they say attempted to rob a woman at knifepoint outside a bank in Perry Hall.

Baltimore County Animal Services' live release rate has improved in recent years – but the county's Animal Services Advisory Commission says those numbers are not what they seem.

In a joint statement, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and County Councilman David Marks announced a pilot program that will install digital speed signs around the county to calm traffic.

Kenwood High School in Essex reopened Wednesday after closing early at 1 p.m. Tuesday when maintenance workers found “potential asbestos fibers,” a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesman said.

A two-alarm fire was reported Tuesday afternoon at Aabsco Auto Body in Towson, Baltimore County fire officials said.

A fire in the Towson Promenade garage prompted officials to temporarily evacuate the building, officials said.

Towson crime logs

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, a discount chain based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has leased a Towson location and plans to open this spring, a company official said.

The final step in the approval process for the Caves Valley development is underway after a Baltimore County administrative law judge heard a total of seven hours of testimony this week.

The committee, launched by Councilman David Marks, will explore possible locations to paint murals in the downtown area in late spring.

Towson, Cockeysville crime log

Chabad of Towson and Goucher was the subject of what seemed like a hyperlocal land use case. Now it has sparked a multi-national outcry. How did it get to this point?

The budget town hall was the first of seven being held in each county council district to solicit input on the county's budget priorities.

The ruling halts a court order that would have required Chabad to deposit money for demolition by today.

Food truck Mexican on the Run has found a new home base in Towson’s Idlewylde neighborhood, near the city line, its owner said this week.

Crime log for Towson, Cockeysville precincts

The road over Loch Raven Reservoir is being undermined by erosion from the year of downpours, according to the Baltimore Department of Public Works.

The launch follows a study of perceptions of the school and is intended to illustrate the school's "contemporary image," school officials say

Christmas tree recycling collection begins in Baltimore County on Jan. 14.

A line stretched hundreds of feet across the store as customers came to take advantage of a closing sale and say goodbye to the nearly 50-year-old business.

A fourth suspect has been arrested and charged in a series of car thefts in Towson, police said Dec. 21.

An early Christmas morning fire damaged the chapel at Babcock Presbyterian Church in Towson, according to a church leader.

Cockeysville Middle School has launched a food pantry to serve the school community and beyond, as staff say they are encountering growing food insecurity in the area.

Towson crime log

The lawsuit aims to halt a court-ordered demolition of an expansion of the Chabad House in Towson, which is at the crux of a years-long legal battle over land use.

Col. Charles “Joe” Herring is the Towson University Police Department’s permanent chief after six months as its interim leader, according to a university press release.

Councilman David Marks introduced legislation Dec. 17 that would require 25 percent of revenue from county speed cameras to go to traffic safety improvements.

A 2014 mandate to close at midnight did not violate a Towson hookah lounge's due process or equal protection, the Court of Special Appeals ruled last month.

Lutherville consignment boutique Karma reopened after one of its co-owners emptied the shop in November in the midst of a partner dispute.

Consultant Sage Policy Group will present its recommendations to the Baltimore County School Board on Tuesday.

Two years after the Mars grocery store closed its doors in Timonium, the Padonia Village shopping center is angling for a comeback with the opening of grocery store Green Valley Marketplace.

Towson University’s Hillel and Chabad of Towson are co-hosting a menorah lighting on the fourth night of Hanukkah.

The alleged assault happened early Friday morning as two men were walking on York Road near Towson University.

Towson, Cockeysville Crime logs.

One owner of Karma called it a legal repossession of assets. The other called it a theft.

A Dumbarton Middle School eighth-grade language arts class is halfway to its goal of raising $6,200 for the nonprofit Malala Fund, which runs girls education programs around the world.

The Assistance Center of Towson Churches, which distributes food to needy area families, is among many helping organizations who could use help filling shelves, pantries and gift baskets.

Organizers of a Jewish outreach center for college students in Towson have launched an online campaign against a Baltimore County court order that the center must be torn down, describing the decision an act of religious discrimination.

Two Towson shopping centers, Towson Town Center and The Shops at Kenilworth, are gearing up for busy holiday shopping on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and later in December at Kenilworth, there will be "Procrastinators Night."

Towson, Cockeysville crime log

The meeting followed one held three weeks ago to address concerns at Towson High School after an unfounded school shooting threat.

The sign at the entrance to Cromwell Valley Park in Parkville was vandalized between Friday night and Saturday morning. The sign was smashed into shards and muddy footprints were found on the broken pieces.

First round of Baltimore County water tests finds lead at Pot Spring, West Towson and Padonia elementaries, other schools. About 4 percent of samples at 19 Baltimore County elementary schools tested so far have been found to have elevated levels of lead.

Diners in downtown Towson have watched their options grow in recent years, from Mexican nachos to Vietnamese toast to Chinese lo mein. This week, country music bar C&R Pub will add one more option: alligator meat.

Towson, Cockeysville crime logs.

Towson Area Citizens on Patrol leaders are retiring and nobody has volunteered to take their place. The nonprofit incorporation, which works with individual neighborhood patrol programs, will shut down at the end of December.

The winners in races for a total of four District 42 House, Senate seats in Towson to northern Baltimore County, equally represent Republican and Democrat parties.

Babies Born Healthy, a state-funded community health program, seeks to reverse high infant mortality rates among poor and minority communities in Cockeysville and Owings Mills.

Baltimore County voters faced ballot questions Tuesday the way county government operates on Tuesday and also backed spending initiatives totaling more than $490 million — all part of a package of questions on the general election ballot.