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The man shot and killed by Baltimore County Police in Phoenix last weekend was a “loyal and caring person” who also had inner struggles,

By Jessica Anderson

Jun 28, 2019

Treatment provider Gaudenzia, which operated in Owings Mills until 2015, was the only provider to bid to operate the 70-bed Rosewood Center facility

By Libby Solomon

Jun 26, 2019

Local government should aim over the next two years to complete the vision of that groundbreaking Walkable Towson Plan as the private sector does the rest.

Even though his tenure as Baltimore County executive ended six months ago, Don Mohler has kept busy heading a county commission, blogging and podcasting, etc.

By Cody Boteler

Jun 11, 2019

Tuition promise scholarships are changing conversations around family dinner tables; college can be affordable. The impossible might just become possible.

The Greater Baltimore Committee recognized Dr. Thomas Scalea and Donald Mohler with its top awards Monday night at the business group’s annual meeting.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. on Tuesday named Melissa Hyatt, a veteran of the Baltimore Police Department and head of security at Johns Hopkins University and Medicine, as his choice for county police chief.

By Alison Knezevich

May 7, 2019

Baltimore County executive and council could have seen the budget deficit coming a year ago.

Is there any educational issue more important than deciding when the school year starts? Why, yes, pretty much all of them.

For the second time in less than three years, Baltimore County officials say they will review the way police conduct sexual assault investigations following continued complaints about how authorities handle the cases.

By Alison Knezevich

Feb 25, 2019

Anne Arundel County officials moved Tuesday to end the controversial practice of asking victims of sexual assault to waive their rights to an investigation.

The recommendation is one among dozens Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. released Tuesday in a wide-ranging report by the transition team.

More than 200 people attended a Timonium town hall to tell County Executive Johnny Olszewski what they want to see in the county budget — and Councilman Wade Kach provided a long list.

By Libby Solomon

Feb 14, 2019

Almost a full year after first applying with the state to make Catonsville, Arbutus and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, part of the first designated Arts & Entertainment District in Baltimore County, county officials and community groups are still working on the process.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 7, 2019

Baltimore County Animal Services' live release rate has improved in recent years – but the county's Animal Services Advisory Commission says those numbers are not what they seem.

By Libby Solomon

Jan 28, 2019

Baltimore County teachers say they will protest a revised school budget which gives them little pay increases.

Baltimore County Interim Schools Superintendent Verletta White announced that she was slashing her proposed operating budget by $85 million Tuesday night, only hours after County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. testified before the school board saying the county is facing tough financial times.

The thousandth tree in the Catonsville Tree Canopy Project will be planted in November. The group's next planting is scheduled for early April.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 21, 2019

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. had just one request Friday for the county’s state lawmakers: More money for school construction.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 18, 2019

Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk is set to lead his colleagues as the council’s chairman for a third time.

By Alison Knezevich

Jan 7, 2019

These were the top 10 biggest news stories from the past year.

By Sarah Meehan

Dec 20, 2018

Here is a look at who is in and who is out in Baltimore County under the leadership of new County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 14, 2018

Baltimore County Council members heard from a long string of East side residents, business owners and labor leaders Tuesday who urged them to vote in favor of a $78 million assistance plan for Tradepoint Atlantic.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 12, 2018

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced Wednesday that he'll conduct a national search for a new police chief.

At a difficult time for Baltimore County, Don Mohler was the right man to serve as executive.

Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler, whose brief tenure ends Monday, was honored Wednesday as a dedicated leader who packed all he could into his seven months in office.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 28, 2018

Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler reflects on his brief and unexpected tenure leading the state's third-largest county.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 26, 2018

At the final meeting of their term on Monday, Baltimore County Council members voted to extend the county’s traffic camera program, to hire lawyers to defend zoning lawsuits brought by religious groups and to accelerate construction projects.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 20, 2018

County residents and community activists who have been frustrated with the government have often pointed to Homan as the source of their problems.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 15, 2018

Democrats won county executive seats in Baltimore, Howard and Anne Arundel, unseating two Republican incumbents and reversing the red tide that swept the Baltimore suburbs four years ago.

By Tim Prudente

Nov 6, 2018

Gov. Larry Hogan's win in his race for re-election leaves lots of questions: How will he govern in a second term? And what do Democrats do now?

Remembering Kevin Kamenetz on Election Day: "This was supposed to be his day," his widow says.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 6, 2018

Early Monday morning, volunteers planted Republican campaign signs in the grass around the Boulevard Diner, a popular restaurant along Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 5, 2018

The newly greened Patriot Plaza adjacent the Baltimore County Circuit Courthouse will open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 15 .

By Libby Solomon

Nov 5, 2018

There’s still at least one person who thinks Alec Ross has a chance to beat Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in Tuesday’s election. That person is Bette Midler. 

By Christina Tkacik

Nov 5, 2018

Jordan McNair's staunchest ally, reserve offensive lineman Ellis McKennie, said Maryland "finally did what was right" after the football team was informed of coach DJ Durkin's firing Wednesday.

By Jeff Barker

Oct 31, 2018

The Baltimore County Police Department is reviewing its body-camera policy after an off-duty officer shot and killed a man while working as a security guard Monday. He was not wearing a body camera.

Baltimore County executive candidates Al Redmer Jr. and Johnny Olszewski Jr. are raising and spending money quickly as they approach election day.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 26, 2018

The Sun endorses Democrat John A. Olszewski Jr. for Baltimore County executive.

Baltimore County executive candidates Johnny Olszewski Jr. and Al Redmer Jr. are capping off a marathon season of debates and forums with a pair of radio debates.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 17, 2018

Baltimore and Howard counties plan to expand their mental health services.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 12, 2018

A dispute over the future of Baltimore County's agricultural center has roiled north county residents and supporters of the park.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 9, 2018

Baltimore County executive candidates Al Redmer Jr. and Johnny Olszewski Jr. debated Thursday before a crowd of real estate agents, developers and builders. Here are some highlights.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 4, 2018

The official portrait of the late Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is hung in the Historic Courthouse in Towson.

By Pamela Wood

Sep 28, 2018

Deliberation surrounding Lansdowne High School, as well as immigration, affordable housing and the gubernatorial race were among the most contentious issues debated by the two men hoping to win the Baltimore County Council District 1 seat.

By Cody Boteler

Sep 28, 2018

A federal appeals court has ruled that Baltimore County must pay back employees who were forced to overpay into the county’s pension system for years.

By Pamela Wood

Sep 19, 2018

The candidates for Baltimore County executive will face off Tuesday in their first formal debate of the general election season.

By Pamela Wood

Sep 10, 2018

Baltimore County's teachers' union endorsed Johnny Olszewski Jr. for county executive.

By Pamela Wood

Sep 5, 2018

Blaming Democrats for hot classrooms doesn't help Baltimore city and county kids learn.

As sweltering heat forces the closure of schools, Gov. Larry Hogan blames local officials and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous blames the governor.

By Michael Dresser

Sep 4, 2018