Catonsville

Two Baltimore County first responders have tested positive for COVID-19, the county announced Friday.

Baltimore County Police on Thursday arrested Indra Teresa Bailey, alleged to have killed her 96-year-old stepmother Evelyn Murray-Bailey earlier this month.

Baltimore County Public Schools told its bus contractors they won’t receive any compensation after March 13.

By Wilborn P. Nobles III

Mar 26, 2020

Following an executive order from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan halting on-premise dining in the state, many Baltimore County restaurants have special options for pickup or delivery.

Maryland’s medical cannabis dispensaries have seen booming sales amid the coronavirus pandemic even as they’re forced to change the way they serve patients. But operators say the panic-buying is exacerbating supply chain bottleneck and causing some to fear the long-term effects should the increased demand continue.

By Taylor DeVille

Mar 25, 2020

Catonsville graduate Adam Kolarek returns to Maryland while Major League Baseball season is on hold

The Baltimore County Board of Education awarded more than $16 million in matching state and county funds for contracts to build heating and air conditioning at three county schools, but the ongoing coronavirus pandemic muddies the waters on when it will be installed, school officials say.

This Catonsville family lost everything in a Wednesday evening fire. A GoFundMe page launched in their name has garnered more than $48,000 to help support them.

Helmut O. Guenschel, founder of an architectural woodworking firm in Middle River that manufactures museum quality conservation display cases, has died at age 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 21, 2020

Baltimore County officials expressed frustration Friday over reports of residents and even some gyms defying state and local orders prohibiting social gatherings and closing businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

As the COVID-19 spreads, Catonsville community organizers are looking for volunteers to join mutual aid networks to help vulnerable residents.

Coronavirus halts sports regular season before it started

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewki, Jr. announced Thursday social gatherings are now restricted to no more than 10 people, and launched new online food resource maps, including a form for restaurants to self-identify if they provide carry out, delivery and pick up services.

With a growing aging population, Howard County is home to 44 different senior living facilities. The older segment of the population is under increasing concern from health care and government officials as the most susceptible to the coronavirus.

Baltimore County Fire Department crews worked to extinguish a fire Wednesday afternoon on Bitternut Court in Catonsville’s Patapsco Woods development that fire officials say engulfed a single-family home.

The Baltimore County Police Department is now are rolling out new measures for non-emergency crime reports to reduce in-person investigations, the department announced Tuesday, screening callers for flu-like symptoms and using personal protective equipment to respond to sick and injured persons.

Maryland is set to test a first-of-its-kind mail-only election for the 7th Congressional District race after an announcement Tuesday about special election provisions in response to the new coronavirus outbreak.

As federal, state and local governments continue to escalate efforts meant to reduce the spread of coronavirus, southwestern Baltimore County businesses see a sharp decrease in sales as they navigate the pandemic.

A Muslim advocacy group has called on Baltimore County prosecutors to follow Anne Arundel County prosecutors lead in pursuing hate crime charges against a Halethorpe woman alleged to have firebombed a mosque in Halethorpe and a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Glen Burnie.

By Alex Mann

Mar 16, 2020

Defense will be key for Comets

Any gathering over 50 people will be prohibited starting Wednesday, in an effort to promote social distancing.

The Gardiner Wolf Furniture stores in Catonsville and Towson and five other Maryland stores will begin liquidation in March and close by May, according to the Maryland Department of Labor.

A driver fled on Bloomsbury Avenue after three suspects attempted to carjack him and displayed a handgun, according to Baltimore County Police.

The return of Catonsville fire station personnel to the Catonsville Fire station on Frederick Road, expected March 14, has been pushed back “by several days” due to ongoing repairs to remediate a maintenance issue that caused a “petroleum-like substance” to leak into the basement, fire officials say.

Postseason was extended for six area wrestlers

Junior Achievement of Central Maryland, a nonprofit that has offered a wide range of workforce development training for Maryland students since 1957, is relocating from its Owings Mills location to a new 28,800-square-foot headquarters at 1725 Twin Springs Road in Lansdowne, a move its representatives say will dramatically scale up the approximately 24 student-focused programs.

The former Catonsville Elementary School on Frederick Road is now a county landmark, reigniting calls among some to open it up as a multipurpose community center.

Western Tech rallied from down 10 to take 7-point lead in fourth quarter