Cody Boteler is a reporter covering Baltimore County, including Catonsville, Towson, and the surrounding areas. He came to the company from Industry Dive, where he covered the waste and recycling industries. He graduated from Towson University in May 2017 with a degree in journalism and environmental science.
The southwestern area of Baltimore County saw a 9.4 percent increase in violent crimes in 2018 from the prior year, while overall crime was down in that same time frame, according to crime data published in early February by the Baltimore County Police Department. The southwestern area stretches...
A male student was robbed and assaulted by two men at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus Tuesday night, police said. The student was walking to his vehicle on Inner Hilltop Circle between Commons Drive and Admin Drive on the UMBC campus at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, when he was...
The Village Junction Bakery-Cafe, which temporarily closed in early February, will reopen Wednesday, Feb. 13, with extended hours, a new management structure, and promises of a renovated menu and brand. The bakery will reopen to the public at 7 a.m. in its same location at 1332 Sulphur Spring Drive...
A scheduled public forum with Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and County Councilman Tom Quirk has been postponed because of inclement weather, county officials said Tuesday morning. The town hall, the sixth of seven scheduled town halls around the county — one in each council district...
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has invited Gov. Larry Hogan to tour Lansdowne High School to illustrate the need for more school construction funding, according to a letter from Olszewski’s office. “I am pleased to invited you to visit Lansdowne High School with me, so you can see...
Brian Thomas, a park ranger from Catonsville, adorned in a bright-orange face mask, made a precise — but not gentle — incision into a dead, towering tree in the Hilton Area of the Patapsco Valley State Park on an unseasonably warm February afternoon. Switching between a small hand ax and a chainsaw,...
A Reisterstown man who was arrested and charged in December in connection with the shooting of a construction worker during a fight on Bryanstone Road is now facing additional charges, including four counts of committing a hate crime, according to court records. Brandon Troy Higgs, 24, of the...
The Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday warned against a solicitation phone call that appears to be a scam attempting to get money or financial information. “If you get a solicitation phone call from the ‘volunteer firefighter’s association,’ please hang up,” the Arbutus Volunteer Fire...