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Baltimore and Harford counties have struck a deal on trash collection they say will benefit taxpayers in both places.

For three hours each work week, Bert Rice walk laps around Burba Lake at Fort Meade — part of a mission by the federal government to build a healthier workforce.

With a stabbing and three shootings taking place in parts of Edgewood in less than a month, a top Harford County Sheriff's Office official told members of the Edgewood Community Council Wednesday that deputies are working hard to address the issue of violent crime in the community.

Aberdeen Proving Ground continued to make computing history, as it formally unveiled a new supercomputer system Monday, one of only five such Army facilities in the country.

An Aberdeen Proving Ground carbon dioxide tank exploded Monday night, damaging three buildings and creating a blast that was heard and felt by residents miles away.

Police officers, both sworn and retired, from the Harford County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Police and Aberdeen Police and Aberdeen Proving Ground police departments carried the Flame of Hope on an 18-mile journey through Harford County last week to benefit Maryland Special Olympics.

Developers of a new facility for the Harford County Humane Society expect county approval of their site plan following a short hearing before the members of the county's Development Advisory Committee Wednesday.

The 324 members of the class of 2013 were more than eager to show off that warmth and confidence, giving standing ovations to each of their school speakers and telling passionate stories about their lives and time at the high school.

At least 100 members of the Bel Air community came out early Saturday morning to Shamrock Park for the Town of Bel Air's annual Flag Day Ceremony.

In Bel Air, Flag Day will be celebrated this year from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Shamrock Park behind Bel Air Town Hall.

A fire caused about $5,000 worth of damage to a portable classroom outside Joppatowne High School on Wednesday, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reported.

Six people will be added to the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame during afternoon and evening ceremonies to be held at the school on Wednesday, June 5.

What wonderful memories old scrap books do bring! Going back to the large collection that are contained in the Lee Mitchell estate items, we found a real treat!

Numerous Harford County residents in the Fallston, Joppa and Bel Air areas felt the tremble Tuesday afternoon when a train derailed in the Rosedale area of Baltimore County near the Baltimore City line.

A fire destroyed a shed on a residential property in Aberdeen Monday afternoon, and caused damage to a nearby house.

Navy Cmdr. James King and Lt. Cmdr. Justin Van Hoose climbed into the cockpits of the squadron's last two EA-6B Prowlers for a final flight before the squadron moves this summer from Maryland to the West Coast.

New funding to expand service and capacity gets Baltimore area closer to the regional transit system in needs

Yes, that is true, and it is a loss of a great legacy in Harford communities. But we do still have our local newspapers, but they are printed by The Sun in Baltimore now.

Once again, the government of Harford County, like many county and municipal governments around the state and nation, has perpetuated the practice of running a taxpayer-subsidized business banking system.

The Board of Election Supervisors created a new election precinct, warranted by construction of Joppatowne and the growth in the Edgewood area

Maryland employers cut 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.

A Middle River woman was sentenced last week to six months in jail for defrauding the federal government through the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy at Aberdeen Proving Ground

Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months.

After Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a bill to raise the tax on gasoline by as much as 19.5 cents by 2016, his administration announced the money will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015.

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct a firing program beginning on or about May 20 and ending on or about May 24

The members of the Harford County Board of Education approved a measure Monday to allow middle school students to take world language courses for high school credit

The members of the Harford County Board of Estimates cast a near-unanimous vote in favor of a $2.1 million contract Thursday for the first phase of improvements to Moores Mill Road in Bel Air.

The Army is moving forward with converting an old building on the Aberdeen Proving Ground into a water source to provide 3 million gallons of water daily, Aberdeen city manager Doug Miller said.

Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, a former professor and chairman of the Johns Hopkins University department of mathematics whose escape from Nazi-occupied France became the subject of a book, died April 24 from heart failure at his Guilford residence. He was 83.

The commander of the Navy unit that included two sailors that drowned at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February was relieved of his duties, the Navy said Wednesday.

Springtime 50 years ago was alive at the old Aberdeen Elementary School on North Philadelphia Boulevard.

If you are a mom or a grandmother, you hopefully will celebrate Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Mother's Day is the single most popular day to dine out – how about a Havre de Grace restaurant – or make long distance telephone calls. It is the third most popular holiday to send greeting cards

The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel.

Fire extensively damaged a vacant house on Aberdeen's east side late Friday night, investigators said.

A contractor began to take down a house slated for demolition as part of a highway upgrade project in Aberdeen Tuesday and then abruptly stopped when the crew found some hidden asbestos.

The Harford County Public Library Foundation hosted a crowd of nearly 200 guests on Friday, April 19 for its annual A Night Out @ the Library fundraiser. Attendees enjoyed lite fare, cocktails and the opportunity to hear and meet renowned military history author Jeff Shaara

Two senior enlisted leaders with an elite Navy dive unit could face charges in the deaths of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February, and others could be charged, the Navy said Wednesday.

Joppa area residents will not have to deal with the headache of having a waste transfer station practically in their backyards, thanks to an agreement between Baltimore and Harford counties to transport solid waste to a Baltimore County landfill.

The Kool & the Gang concert scheduled for next month at the new Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College has been canceled, an HCC spokesperson confirmed Friday.

Little Leapers was unveiled to an excited crowd of children and caregivers along with program sponsors and library staff on March 27 at the Bel Air library. More than 80 people were in attendance, including 30 children, to see the new kits and have the opportunity to participate in several experiments put on by local scientists

John R. Hebert, a retired mechanical engineer who was vice presidents of operations at AAI Corp. in Cockeysville, died April 17 from cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 87.

With Havre de Grace's election just around the corner, on May 7, voters will get the chance to cast their vote for one of two mayoral candidates and three of five candidates running for city council.

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Area high school math students applied their recently learned skills today while getting a taste of military life courtesy of Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade and the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment.

AT&T has announced the expansion of its mobile Internet network at Aberdeen Proving Ground, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and applications to federal government customers who work at or are visiting the post.

Nearly 300 people came out on a blustery spring day Saturday to participate in the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway's 13th annual River Sweep.

Two people were rescued from a boat after it started taking on water while in the Susquehanna Flats area of the Chesapeake Bay Saturday evening.

A Joppa resident was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in the 1700 block of Shirley Avenue on Thursday morning, the Maryland State Fire Marshal reported.