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Police arrest man in stabbing of city officer at Balto. Co. strip club

Baltimore County police have charged an Overlea man in the stabbing of an off-duty Baltimore police officer early Thursday at a strip club in the Dundalk area.

Joan S. Buck, teacher and businesswoman

Joan S. Buck, a former educator and businesswoman, died Friday evening at Maryland General Hospital after being stricken with a heart attack at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. She was 86.

 
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Anthony J. Iacoboni Sr., contractor

Anthony J. "Tony" Iacoboni Sr., a retired underground utility and site contractor, died of cancer...

Balto. Co. plans bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors

More than four years after three people died of carbon-monoxide poisoning in a rented townhouse in...

Dan Rodricks: The other side of B&D's history here

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Essex man charged with killing his girlfriend's 15-month-old boy

An Essex man who was caring for his girlfriend's 15-month-old baby was charged with first-degree...

Baltimore County schools see increase in enrollment this year

Baltimore County schools saw a slight increase in enrollment this year for the first time in several...

Officials' spouses pitch in to fight hunger

Myrna Cardin, wife of Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, donned a T-shirt printed with "Elect to end hunger"...

Henrietta E. Hestick, psychologist and professor

Henrietta E. Hestick, a practicing clinical psychologist...

Ravens sing a different tune

Derrick Mason can carry a football much better than he can carry a tune. But on Tuesday, the...

Black & Decker, Stanley Works to join

Black & Decker Corp., the Towson-based toolmaker founded here almost 100 years ago, said Monday that...

Ex-Marine's killing in Baltimore County a mystery

Grayson Edward Kenney Jr. was a former Marine who had fallen on hard times. He lived in an old shed,...

Balto. Co. enacts scrap metal law

The Baltimore County Council unanimously enacted legislation Monday that will require scrap metal...

Smart Growth incentives fail to rein in suburban sprawl

Maryland's once-pioneering Smart Growth effort has not succeeded at reining in suburban sprawl,...

John Charles Macgill, decorated WWII pilot

John Charles Macgill Jr., a decorated World War II bomber pilot who flew 30 combat missions and...

Raymond Blair, co-owner of building firm

Raymond B. Blair, co-owner of a Timonium commercial building firm, died from intestinal bleeding...

Fast luxury's slow sell

Local motorists bored with their Mercedes, BMW or Bentley have one place to go around here where...

Baltimore County may get major council turnover

Retirements, executive race, legal woes hint at new faces

Slain man who allegedly shot, injured county officer identified

Officials have identified the man who shot and wounded a county police officer responding to a...

Baltimore Co. considers easing into speed cameras

Baltimore County officials hope to piggyback on Montgomery County's existing contract for the...

Affordable senior complex planned in Randallstown

Enterprise Housing Corp. is set to develop 9 acres in Randallstown into a $15.7 million affordable...

Officer shot in Parkville treated, released

A Baltimore County police officer who was shot in the shoulder while responding to a domestic...

Baltimore County bill seeks to curb scrap metal theft

Law enforcement alone cannot halt the growing number of metal thefts, but Baltimore County officials...

Warren E. "Libby" Mitzel, educator

Warren E. "Libby" Mitzel, a retired physical-education instructor who taught in city public schools,...

Balto. Co. officer wounded, suspect killed in Parkville

A 30-year Baltimore County police veteran was shot Friday while responding to a domestic dispute...

Man kills rival, self at direct-mail firm

A man who police said was motivated by a dispute over his estranged wife walked into a direct-mail...

Pikesville man accused of firing shot that killed liquor store owner in July

A 30-year-old Pikesville man was accused Friday of firing the shot that killed a liquor store...

6 men arrested in killing of Fullerton liquor-store owner

Murder linked to robberies of 15 other city, county stores

Public urged to avoid stream after sewage spill

Baltimore County residents were advised to avoid Powder Mill Branch after an overflow of 20,000...

Ritual bath to honor couple murdered in Mumbai terror attack

A ritual bath, steeped in symbols of Judaic faith, will remind those who immerse and pray in its...

Peter Seoane Jr., business executive

Peter Seoane Jr., a retired paper company executive who was a big-band and Hollywood musicals...

Edmondson Ave. in Catonsville closed due to water main break

Edmondson Avenue has been closed between Hillside and Greenlow roads in Catonsville while...

Woman is 1st 'U.N. Citizen Ambassador' from U.S.

Catonsville writer-photographer's work from Congo won contest

State officials launch outreach plan for next year's census

State officials on Wednesday announced the start of an outreach plan for the 2010 census that...

Baltimore County considers bill to curb theft of metals

Faced with an alarming escalation in the theft of copper, aluminum and other metals, Baltimore...

Scott takes lead in Md. GOP chairman's race as rival quits

Republican politician and activist Audrey Scott emerged this week as the front-runner for chairman...

Rosemary T. Brozena, church volunteer

Rosemary T. Brozena, who realized a life dream of earning a college degree when she was in her 50s,...

Jeffrey S. Neral, Baltimore County police officer

Jeffrey S. Neral, a 17-year veteran Baltimore County police officer, died Sunday at Good Samaritan...

County pupils go 'Wacco for Flacco'

New Town Elementary fifth-grader Iman Linton, 10, and her brother, Isaiah Paterson, 5, pose with the...

Paul P. Blitz

Paul P. Blitz, a decorated World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, died from...

'Haunted house' gets a little scarier

Off-duty officer accused of pulling gun on character

Ministry helps Marylanders buy food

Hundreds of families across Maryland get relief for their food budgets — not manna from...