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    Some of the 9,000 products that use a red dye the FDA has banned are produced by McCormick & Co.
    Icing and imitation bacon bits among McCormick products affected by red dye ban
    McCormick & Co. makes 16 products that use a red food dye the FDA has banned starting in January 2027.
    For sale: 1920s estate overlooking the Loch Raven Reservoir in Baltimore County
    This 1928 stone home sits on nearly 7 acres of private land, overlooking the Loch Raven Reservoir.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Middle River woman charged with murder in death of her 11-year-old daughter
    Keyona Dillon, 34, was arrested around noon on Thursday when officers responded to a home in the 2100 block of Firethorn Road, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.
    Officials said an electrical extension cord failure caused the fire that killed Janet Pereira in a home on Marshall Road in Dundalk.
    Dundalk house fire leaves 74-year-old dead
    A 74-year-old woman died Wednesday in a Dundalk house fire, the Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release.
    “In Bloom” is one of the comics Atomic Books in Hampden gets exclusively through Diamond Comic Distributors. Photographed on Friday, January 17, 2025.
    Diamond Comic Distributors seeking buyer to avoid layoffs, Hunt Valley closure
    Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy filing last week could mean layoffs and the closure of its Hunt Valley headquarters if it doesn’t find a buyer by April 1.

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    Grocery Outlet Inc. cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of its newest store in Overlea, Maryland on January 23, 2025.
    As food prices rise, 1 discount grocery store in Baltimore County isn’t concerned
    Grocery Outlet, a bargain chain with deep discounts on food, opened a new store in Overlea on Thursday.
    Baltimore County firefighters are back on the seen at a metal recycling facility in Dundalk where a fire that had burned over the weekend rekindled Thursday.
    Firefighters again battle flames after recycling facility fire rekindles, residents deal with smoke
    Crews were on the scene at Owl Metals Inc. facility Thursday morning working to put out the fire, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
    A customer shops at Atomic Books in Hampden on Friday, January 17, 2025.
    Maryland’s Diamond Comic Distributors had a monopoly. How did it go bankrupt?
    Hunt Valley’s Diamond Comic Distributors had a monopoly in the industry, yet slip-ups during the pandemic and delayed deliveries pushed it into bankruptcy last week.
    A view toward downtown Baltimore from Druid Hill on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
    Why does Baltimore stink today?
    City and state officials point to cold weather as the culprit for the stench in the Baltimore region many experienced Wednesday morning.
    Row of portable toilets.
    A lot for Johnny on the spot? Baltimore County spending about $1.2 million on portable potties
    The Baltimore County Council was asked to approve the expenditure of $1,174,101 on portable toilets, nearly twice its planned outlay.

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    A dog leaps at a prior World of Pets expo.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County this week: World of Pets, restaurant week
    It’s freezing this week, but if you’re willing to brave the cold, there are plenty of fun things to do in Baltimore County this week, from an interactive pet show to live classical music performances.
    Four decades after Sharon Miller was found dead, Baltimore County Police are asking the public for help solving the unsolved case.
    What happened to Sharon Miller? 42 years later, son still seeks answers in mom’s killing
    When Charles Miller was just 11 years old, his mother was killed. Now, 42 years later, he is still searching for answers about what happened.
    Bronwyn Mitchell-Strong, education director at the Natural History Society of Maryland, describes the process of assembling a woolly mammoth skeleton.
    Time is running out to see Baltimore’s woolly mammoth
    Woolly mammoth bones on display at the Natural History Society of Maryland’s museum are leaving soon.
    Meghan Brady Merkert.
    Meghan Brady Merkert was a loving mother who did everything with a smile
    Meghan Merkert, a Timonium mother of two who was expecting her third daughter, died suddenly Dec. 19. She was 36.
    Firefighters began battling a three-alarm blaze at the Owl Metals Inc. facility in the 1900 block of Rettman Lane in Dundalk a little after 6 p.m. on Saturday.
    Baltimore County firefighters monitor hot spots, flare ups after recycling facility blaze
    Baltimore County firefighters are working to put out hot spots and monitoring for any flare-ups at a recycling facility that caught fire over the weekend.

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    A man crosses the street on S. Highland Ave. in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
    Inside the Baltimore communities that backed Trump’s return to the White House
    A pattern that played out nationally also held in Maryland. Trump performed better in almost all of its 23 counties and Baltimore than he did four years earlier.
    Baltimore County firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze that broke out Saturday evening at a recycling plant in Dundalk. (Baltimore County Fire Department)
    Recycling plant fire in Baltimore County causes partial building collapse
    Baltimore County firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze that broke out Saturday evening at a recycling plant in Dundalk.
    Sharonda Huffman stands outside the kick-off event of her campaign to run for the Baltimore County Council, at the Essex Branch of the Baltimore Public Library in Essex, MD on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
    Candidate gets early start in bid to bring more diversity to Baltimore County Council
    Sharonda Huffman, a Democratic activist, has launched her campaign for one of two new Baltimore County Council seats.
    For sale: Incredible estate in Baltimore County
    A circa 1821 stone farmhouse exudes historic charm and has been thoughtfully expanded and updated for modern living.
    Lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
    A bucket for a bathroom? Baltimore County schools investigate strange message
    “The school system does not utilize buckets,” an administrator quickly clarified.
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