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The Baltimore County Council wants to show its love for the underdog UMBC men's basketball team.

The owner of Oscar, a dog that died in Arbutus over New Years from hypothermia, has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty.

Baltimore County is forming an animal abuse unit with its police department to investigate allegations of animal cruelty, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced Thursday.

The guilty plea of former Baltimore County schools chief Dallas Dance on Thursday led to renewed calls for an independent investigation into the school system.

The Baltimore County Council approved a pair of bills Monday night that will allow tattoo shops to open in Arbutus and Towson, with some restrictions.

As Baltimore County Councilman Julian Jones noted, the $38 million in damages awarded in the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Korryn Gaines, who was killed by county police after a six-hour standoff in 2016, should prompt a review of police department policies. But it likely won’t.

Shame on Baltimore County Councilman Quirk for having no interest in crumbling Dulaney High School.

In the wake of Tuesday night’s deadline to file candidacy for the 2018 elections, Baltimore County’s District 1 is getting its first look at what the ballot will look like come November.

As Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz finishes his last year in office, some are questioning whether he has put the county on an unsustainable financial path that the next county executive will have to correct.

Baltimore County Police has seen a spike in calls reporting weapons at schools, school threats and weapons on students since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. And they're not the only jurisdiction.

The Baltimore County Council approved millions of dollars in incentives on Tuesday for expansion projects at Stanley Black & Decker and Sinclair Broadcasting.

A majority of the members of the Baltimore County Council have written County Executive Kevin Kamenetz saying they oppose his inclusion of a new school for Dulaney in next year's budget.

A tattoo shop is one step closer to opening in downtown Towson.

Nearly five years after Baltimore County Police Officer Jason Schneider was killed in the line of duty, his widow is in a dispute with county officials over whether she should receive his annual pension.

A vigil was held in Arbutus in January after a neighbor's Facebook post, alleging that the dog had been left outside in the harsh cold overnight in late December, and then later news that the dog had died, went viral.

Plans for a new Royal Farms gas station and convenience store on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville were approved in December, after a public hearing which the area’s neighborhood association leader said the community was not properly notified of.

Sheila Ruth, a progressive activist, is challenging incumbent Councilman Tom Quirk in a run for a seat on the Baltimore County Council.

During the 2018 state legislative session, southwest county delegates plan to work on issues ranging from healthcare and education to beer.

The Baltimore County Council is poised to select Councilman Julian Jones as its next chairman.

A townhouse development with 124 homes is under construction in Relay and could begin moving in homeowners as soon as the summer of 2018.

Baltimore County Council members vote Monday on nearly $43 million of financial assistance to the developers of the stalled Towson Row project.

Ahead of a Dec. 21 public meeting at Lansdowne High where engineers will present their proposed renovation plan for the school, take a deep dive into what the plan would mean for the aging school.

Members of the Baltimore County Council heard hours of debate Tuesday over whether to give nearly $43 million in financial assistance to the developers of the stalled Towson Row project.

The Baltimore County Council will hold a meeting Tuesday to discuss a proposal to give nearly $43 million in county support to the developers of the staled Towson Row project.

The Elkridge-based Planet Aid is suing Baltimore County in federal court over regulations approved by the County Council this summer which imits where its boxes can go.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is proposing to give more than $40 million in financial assistance to the developers behind the massive and long-stalled Towson Row project in downtown Towson.

Negotiators are close to agreeing to a new proposal for a key intersection in Towson, where a planned Royal Farms gas station roiled the community.

Parents are sparring with public officials as the Baltimore County school board prepares to inspect a design for a controversial renovation of Lansdowne High School.

The proposed design for a $60 million renovation for Lansdowne High School was released online ahead of a Nov. 21 meeting where it will be presented to Baltimore County's school board.

Tom Quirk, chairman of the Baltimore County Council, filed to run for a third term as representative of the county's southwest area.

There’s a push to require future Baltimore County executives to get approval for the salaries and benefits they give to top appointed employees.

Baltimore County is ordering extra ballot scanning machines for four dozen of the county's busiest polling locations — far less than the 230 machines sought by elections officials.

The county is building a relief sewer to stop raw sewage flooding out of drains and into basements in Academy Heights during heavy rains.

Amazon in 'final phase' of negotiations for distribution center Tradepoint Atlantic

Guinness brewery prepares to open a temporary tasting room in advance of a larger taproom and restaurant.

Baltimore County is learning that it’s getting more expensive to provide healthcare to jail inmates.

The Baltimore County Council holds a public hearing on Tuesday on bill to end pension 'double dipping'

Kudos to Vicki Almond and David Marks. they are the kind of public servants who live up to their titles.

A revised development plan for the corner of York Road and Bosley Avenue in Towson likely will not include a Royal Farms store or gas pumps — two features that

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is setting a 30-day deadline for a developer to come up with a new plan -- without gas pumps -- for a key corner in Towson.

The head of a group that represents dozens of community associations in the Towson area said this week that the group might take its fight to stop construction

The much criticized Towson Royal Farms project survived a vote in the County Council, but the story isn't over.

The Baltimore County Council votes Monday night on plans for a Royal Farms gas station and retail center at the corner of York Road and Bosley Avenue in Towson.

The property that was home to Good Shepherd Services' residential youth treatment program in Halethorpe is now on the market.

A man is dead after being shot by an off-duty Baltimore County police officer early Tuesday in Catonsville, police said.

Baltimore County Council to reconsider Towson gas station proposal

Baltimore County Council revoked its employee severance policy Thursday.

Baltimore County has scrapped a policy that allowed severance payments for top appointees on top of their retirement benefits.

The County Council needs to intervene and rescind Baltimore County's outrageous executive severance policy.

The Baltimore County government has changed its benefits policy for top officials, so the highly-paid county administrative officer will not receive a generous payout when he leaves.