Towson

Dulaney hurdler Henley is three-time champ in postseason

Police charged a teenager in a robbery and say they have linked him to an armed carjacking in the Stoneleigh area of Towson.

Helen M. Langrall, a homemaker and community volunteer, died Feb. 10 at Gilchrist Center Towson of complications from a fall. The Pickersgill retirement community resident was 96.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 19, 2020

Stoneleigh Lanes has been a fixture on Baltimore's duckpin scene for years and, as its owner puts it, “What’s more Baltimore-y than duckpins?”

The Timonium-based chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recently honored Hilda Lee Davis and Dolores Savage with Excellence in Community Service awards for their long-term commitments to local VA hospitals.

The popular contest is scheduled for Feb. 18.

Wolverines score final 17 points in comeback

The unit includes two specialized examination rooms for victims of domestic abuse and human trafficking.

A Baltimore County school redistricting plan has proven contentious, and would leave two Towson-area elementary schools over capacity.

Norwood Johnson and Nyghee Johnson, two brothers who were charged with the shooting deaths of Stanley Brunson Jr. and Shameek Joyner at a Towson apartment complex in April 2018, were convicted of second-degree murder and drug offenses.

By Phil Davis

Feb 11, 2020

The East Towson community and surrounding areas have been vocally opposed to the affordable housing project.

Andrew Mercier, 10, died after battling Leukemia. His parents want to use farting stuffed animals to spread some joy in his memory.

A small group attempted to rob a woman of her purse in Cockeysville.

Kristi Korrow, longtime women’s lacrosse coach at Dulaney High School, was inducted into the Greater Baltimore Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Jan. 18.

Downtown Towson is catering to Asian culture with a variety of events this year that planners hope to make it an annual occurrence around the Lunar New Year.

Frederick native and former Towson quarterback Brian Fleury is preparing for Super Bowl LIV as defensive quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers.

By Daniel Oyefusi

Jan 30, 2020

The publisher of Jeanine Cummins' controversial novel “American Dirt" has canceled the remainder of her promotional tour, citing concerns for her safety.

The Towson University basketball teams hosted their annual basketball clinic with the Hussman Center for adults with Autism on Tuesday.

William R. Howard Jr., a retired banker and World War II veteran, died Jan. 22 of congestive heart failure at the Pickersgill Retirement Community in Towson.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 28, 2020

Councilman David Marks on Jan. 6 awarded the Green Towson Alliance with the 5 District “Citizens of the Year” award for its dedication over the past four years in establishing the Radebaugh Neighborhood Park at 11 Maryland Ave. in Towson’s Aigburth Manor neighborhood.

Daniel B. Aburn, a cost engineer and avid sports fan, has died at age 59.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 27, 2020

A 7-Eleven was robbed at gunpoint and tools were stolen from a construction site, both in Towson.

Kimco Realty, the owner and operator of a dozen large shopping centers in Baltimore County, is developing plans to add housing to five of its retail properties, a concept that the firm says would create attractive, mixed-use communities but that critics say could strain crowded schools and clog busy roads.

Four officers are on routine paid leave after an incident where a Taser was deployed and a man later died.

Deandre Laquan Jones, aka “Cuz,” 27, is expected to be sentenced to 12 years in federal prison at a hearing scheduled for April 30.

Even before it was published on Tuesday, a cloud of controversy was swirling around Jeanine Cummins’ “American Dirt." Twitter has exploded with Latino and Latina writers accusing the author of everything from cultural appropriation, to pandering to the tastes of a white audience, to indulging in harmful stereotypes.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 23, 2020

As many as 15,000 people in Baltimore could see their food stamps benefits slashed under a new Trump administration rule that tightens eligibility requirements.

By Talia Richman

Jan 23, 2020

A 30-year-old Owings Mills man died while in police custody after officers deployed a Taser.