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When Loch Raven High School holds its graduation on June 4 at the new Tiger Arena at Towson University, one person in the audience cheering her son will be a pioneer from four decades ago. She was both a member of the school's first graduating class and one of only two African American students when the school opened in 1972.

Towson Tigers baseball team, nearly axed by school officials, enter the NCAA Regionals as the unlikeliest of Cinderella stories

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Hereford High ranked highest among Baltimore County Public Schools

Lynn Detter, a fourth-grade teacher at Riderwood Elementary, and Kay Soonfah-Senior, a Spanish teacher at Cockeysville Middle were honored Monday among a group of five finalists for Baltimore County's 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year nominees.

Sean McComb, 29, was honored as Baltimore County's 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year for his efforts in mentoring and teaching students at Patapsco High in Dundalk.

Sean McComb, 29, was honored as Baltimore County's 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year for his efforts in mentoring and teaching students at Patapsco High in Dundalk.

Rocky Gorge headed Pittsburgh for MARFU final four April 27

Elizabeth Tauber has been running with a noticeably quicker pace this spring.

Henry F. Long Jr., a boys soccer coach and state champion who owned a window cleaning business, died of cancer. The Perry Hall resident was 54.

Baltimore County Department of Health holds a rabies vaccination clinic,.

National Library Week is the perfect time to rediscover a cherished institution

Perry Hall is set to get more than $5.6 million to finish a park project that has languished for years, under the budget proposed by Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Monday.

Public safety, education and infrastructure remain Baltimore County's top priorities in difficult economic times, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz told a group of Perry Hall residents Tuesday.

The Perry Hall Improvement Association and President Dennis M. Robinson Jr. are happy to share the group's spring news and events for our community. First on the agenda, Dennis welcomes three new PHIA board members: Carrie Flora, Pat Keller and Josh Sutherland.

Maynard E. Keadle, a retired principal of Dulaney and Perry Hall high schools recalled as a leader who put his students and faculty first, died of diabetic complications Tuesday at Manor Care Ruxton. The Timonium resident was 84.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is scheduled to visit Baltimore County in April to discuss gun control, county Superintendent Dallas Dance said Tuesday.

The night before Robert Gladden opened fire at Perry Hall High School, he texted one of his friends about the gun, but begged him to keep it a secret.

Carole Lynn Maier, a stained-glass artist and former House of Ruth board president, died of an auto-immune lung ailment Feb. 24 at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Kingsville resident was 60.

Perry Hall High School has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist in its efforts to recover from a shooting on the first day of school.

Perry Hall youngster is treated cruelly by the court

35 year prison sentence for young boy is too long.

A celebration spanning 14 months is about to launch as Perry Hall High School celebrates its 50th year

The Perry Hall High School music department will host a memorial scholarship concert on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in honor of school alumnus John DiLuti Jr., a trombonist and Perry Hall graduate who died in 1993 at age 26, shortly after his music career began.

After emotional testimony from witnesses and Robert W. Gladden Jr.'s family, the 15-year-old charged in the Perry Hall High School cafeteria shooting, was sentenced Monday to 35 years imprisonment.

Perry Hall High shooter is example of what's gone with next generation

On the day Perry Hall High student Robert Gladden pleaded guilty to attempted murder for allegedly shooting a classmate, the Baltimore County Board of Education received an update on measures taken to make the county school's safer by the opening of school in August.

Perry Hall High School student Robert W. Gladden Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder in a shooting attack on a schoolmate last August, bringing an abrupt end to his trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

A 14-year-old boy was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of his 7-month old sister who was found unresponsive inside a White Oak apartment Friday, according to Montgomery County police.

Robert W. Gladden Jr., the teenager accused in the Perry Hall High School shooting, will be tried as an adult, a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge ruled today.

Members of the Baltimore County Council on Monday approved spending $3.7 million on school safety equipment, including cameras, improved electronic entry systems and a new visitor ID system.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr. said Thursday that he will issue his ruling next week as to whether Robert W. Gladden Jr., the teenager accused in the Perry Hall High school shooting, will be tried as an adult or juvenile.

Witnesses described Robert W. Gladden Jr. as having had a troubled childhood and difficulties at school, as the teen accused in the Perry Hall High School shooting sat for a hearing Wednesday to determine whether he will be tried as an adult or a juvenile.

WASHINGTON — Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting in Connecticut.

Baltimore County officials announced a plan to spend $3.7 million on school safety upgrades, including a camera system that will stream live to police stations and patrol cars, new entry systems in all schools, and a state-of-the-art visitor identification system.

Martin Whittier wrote and directed The Hardest Six, a short film about the trials and tribulations of a high school wrestler

Superintendent of Baltimore County Schools honors area educators

Ray Lewis' 'last ride' was worth the ink

Baltimore County's new schools superintendent seeks to strike a balance between making schools better and keeping costs down

Baltimore County classrooms would have about 100 more teachers next school year under a budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Superintendent Dallas Dance.

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz reiterated a familiar theme on Tuesday in stating that his top priority during the upcoming General Assembly session, which opens tomorrow in Annapolis, will be funding for education.

Adults who leave firearms within reach of a dangerous minor should face serious criminal penalty

Perry Hall High Principal George Roberts, who was named the 5th District Citizen of the Year by David Marks, received support from his Towson neighbors and the Perry Hall community after the shooting at his school in late August.

It was an eventful year in Maryland, from the passage of same-sex marriage to end of Michael Phelps' Olympic career, the end of Sparrows Point and the debut of a new $1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Nancy Lanza should have known better than to keep guns at home

Perry Hall shooting victim Daniel Borowy gets shirts, CDs and two tickets to the pop star's upcoming concert.