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Blaine B. Taylor, author, editor, perennial political candidate and Vietnam war veteran, has died at 74.

Gov. Larry Hogan on Saturday granted posthumous pardons to 34 Maryland lynching victims, moved by a request from students at Loch Raven Technical Academy.

The 36th annual Fallen Heroes Day returned this year at Dulaney Valley Memorial in Timonium, in a traditional in-person ceremony, honoring those who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Lions graduated 18 seniors from 2020 squad that never played a game

Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old Black boy lynched in 1885 outside the old Towson jailhouse, will be memorialized Saturday with a marker and ceremony to dignify his memory. The marker is part of a partnership between The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project and Equal Justice Initiative.

The Baltimore County Department of Aging has announced an eight-phase reopening plan for its senior centers, starting with the largest facilities.

A Baltimore County elementary school teacher and a Carroll County middle school teacher are two of five winners in the eighth annual Maryland Financial Education & Capability Awards.

Baltimore County residents can now directly schedule appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine at all county sites, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced.

A crossing guard was critically injured after being hit by a car in Towson on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

John W. McGrain Jr., who held the title of Baltimore County historian and spent a lifetime researching and writing about ancient mills and their workers, died of septic shock Sunday at Stella Maris hospice. The Towson resident was 89.

Samantha Apel, of Armagh Village started a small company that sends soothing care packages to comfort and support people who’ve had cancer thrust upon them.

The Department of Public Works will be constructing a raised pedestrian crosswalk along Stevenson Lane at Kimway Road in Towson to reduce speeding this summer.

Towson University and UMBC provided resources for international students to help them cope with life at school during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Fire Museum of Maryland in Lutherville celebrated the mighty power of steam at the 43rd annual Steam Show on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Robert Raymond “Ray” Riordon, who founded the swimming program at what is now Towson University and served as its head coach for the first 30 years, died Saturday at his home in Millsboro, Delaware, due to kidney failure. He was 87.

Former St. Paul's coach Rick Brocato leads veteran squad at Towson High School.

Renowned jazz saxophonist Carl Grubbs and his wife, Barbara, plan to reopen their music camp this summer at a new facility on St. Timothy’s Lane in Catonsville.

The Baltimore County Fire Department is investigating multiple vehicles on fire at Towson Town Center’s parking garage.

Members of the Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Co. and the Baltimore County Fire Department gathered April 17 for a memorial service to honor the memory of former Fire Chief Elwood “Woody” Banister.

Baltimore County police reports for the Towson and Cockeysville precincts.

For many people in Baltimore County, gardening continues to be a perfectly natural way to follow social-distancing protocols while participating in a healthy activity for mind and body.

Mired in a four-game losing skid, the Tigers may need to win Saturday’s rematch with the Pride to guarantee a spot in the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association tournament.

Mount Saint Joseph senior Patrick Bauer pitched a two-hitter in the host Gaels’ 4-1 victory over Calvert Hall in Irvington on Thursday afternoon.

Towson University announces groundbreaking for new 240,000-square-foot health facility this summer.

Baltimore County will have a free tree giveaway in Cockeysville the weekend of April 30 and May 1, in honor of county residents planting more than 11,000 trees from last fall through this spring.

Now in a bigger location, Pedal Fun Cycles in Towson shows off its growth and expansion that the past year.

Towson High's Madison Till hopes to be ready for a strong outdoor season before she runs at Rhode Island in the fall.

Dr. Michael S. Shear, a Union Memorial Hospital physiatrist whose work focused on seeking relief for patients who suffered from chronic pain, died April 5 of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The Towson resident was 68.