Erika Butler
Erika Butler joined The Aegis as a reporter in 1994, just a few months out of college. She has served as an editor since the late 1990s, first of The Record, then coordinating news and later features, which she does today. Erika has covered just about every county government meeting in her 20 years and written on hundreds of different topics of interest to Harford County residents. She has lived in most of her life in Harford County, growing up in Fallston then living in various places in Bel Air. Erika is married with two children and enjoys running and reading.
Recent Articles
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Harford County police blotter
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Charles Leonard Harris, 26, of the 200 block of Perrywood Court who also has an address in the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive in Edgewood, was charged Thursday with third-degree burglary, second-degree assault and theft...
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Upper Chesapeake to host information meeting Thursday about Aberdeen medical campus plans
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health is “very excited” about building a new medical campus in Aberdeen and wants to share its plans with the community Thursday evening. A public information meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Aberdeen Fire Hall, 21 N. Rogers St. Upper Chesapeake encourages...
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Conrad's Seafood of Perry Hall seeks to open restaurant at Boulevard at Box Hill in Abingdon
When Chris Conrad moved back to Maryland from the West Coast two years ago, he asked his brother where people in Harford County go to eat seafood. “They come to our place,” said Anthony Conrad, who founded Conrad’s Seafood Restaurant in Perry Hall with his wife, Andrea. What if they don’t want...
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Col. Steven Bodway, Sheriff's Office chief deputy, retiring in early January
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy, Col. Steven Bodway, is turning in his patrol car for a jet ski and golf clubs. After two stints with the sheriff’s office totaling 32 years, including the last four as Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler’s second-in-command, Bodway is retiring Jan. 11. Gahler...
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Closure of Moores Mill Road in Bel Air for road work delayed until spring
The planned closure of a section of Moores Mill Road, scheduled to start last month, has been delayed until the spring, county officials said. Moores Mill between Hickory Avenue and Rock Spring Road was to close Nov. 26 for two months of construction, then be re-opened and closed again in the spring...
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Man rescues woman from car after it goes into water at Havre de Grace city pier
A woman was rescued from her car Monday afternoon after it went off the city pier in Havre de Grace, police said. The accident happened at about 3 p.m. in the City Yacht Basin, where a car went off the city pier and into the water, Havre de Grace police Cpl. Dan Petz said. A citizen at the park...
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Harford Sheriff: Security cameras indicate young girl was directed to steal packages in Bel Air
Harford County Sheriff’s Office has released security camera video showing a young girl removing packages from a porch in Bel Air — and officials say they believe the youngster was being directed by others to steal the items. “It’s obvious there is an adult behind the scenes controlling that child’s...
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Part of Trappe Church Road in Darlington to close for one to two months
A section of Trappe Church Road in Darlington will be closed for up to two months beginning Monday to repair a bridge damaged during a deadly storm at the end of the summer. The abutments of the bridge over Hollands Branch, between Poole Road and Route 161, are exposed after the stream bed under...