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9 hidden treasures in Baltimore County
Lutherville. Timonium. Cockeysville. I never thought that I'd move back to the 'burbs where I grew up, but then I did-- and discovered the area is full of hidden gems.
Peerce's restaurant in Towson makes the list of author Julie Scharper's hidden gems in northern Baltimore County.
Harford County sheriff releases sketch of suspect in Rachel Morin killing
Harford County sheriff releases a sketch of the suspect and new details in the killing of Rachel Morin, a Bel Air mother of five who was slain along the Ma & Pa Trail in August.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office released this sketch of a suspect in the August killing of Rachel Morin.
6 months after Rachel Morin’s murder: Grief, a demolished home, little progress
Investigators continue searching for the killer of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five whose body was found along a Harford County hiking trail last August. Authorities have had no recent breaks in the case, and those left behind are trying to figure out how to go on without her.
Patty Morin holds a photo of her daughter, Rachel Morin, in Timonium, Md. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. It’s been six months since Rachel’s body was found on a hiking trail in Harford County.
It’s summer camp registration season. Parents are not OK.
It is the middle of winter, but many parents are already thinking about summer because it’s camp sign-up time. One Banner reporter and mother of three talks about the stresses of signing up.
Lucia and Alma Korman heading to farm camp at the Baltimore County AG Center last year.
Family feud shuts down Fresh McKenzie farm in Baltimore County
For 15 years, Fresh McKenzie farm in Baldwin was a dreamy place for families to visit and pet farm animals. But a dispute between siblings has forced the farm to shut down.
Farmers Stacey and John McKenzie check on their camel, Jerry, at Fresh McKenzie farm in Baldwin, Maryland, on Jan. 17, 2024.
What’s your house’s hidden history? This historian is digging up stories, one address at a time.
Ever pass an old building and wonder what happened there? Armed with a Newspapers.com subscription, historian Katie Labor is figuring out the backstories of Baltimore homes.
Dr. Katie Labor points up at a building on Durst Street in Federal Hill.
Maryland didn’t get snow, but we did get ... Arctic birds?
Tuesday’s rainstorms swept unusual puffin-like seabirds into the mid-Atlantic region.
This dovekie, an arctic seabird, was swept ashore in Virginia by a rain storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Joyce Malecki’s brother describes FBI exhuming her body as ‘very emotional’
“I think of what she could have done with her life,” said Joyce Malecki’s brother, Darryl, as he discussed the FBI exhuming her body Thursday. He hopes there will soon be a break in the 1969 killing, which was investigated in the Netflix series, “The Keepers.”
Joyce Malecki.
FBI exhumes body of Joyce Malecki, whose killing was investigated in ‘The Keepers’
The FBI announced Thursday that it had completed the exhumation of Joyce Malecki from Loudon Park Cemetery. The Netflix documentary “The Keepers” explored whether Malecki’s murder was connected to the killing of Sister Cathy Cesnik in the early 1970s.
Promotional image for The Keepers on Netflix
Remembering Kevin ‘Buster’ Brown, the ‘guardian angel’ of Fells Point
For 20 years, Kevin Brown, who went by “Buster” or “Bustah,” made Fells Point a little warmer, safer and cleaner. He died late last month at 65.
Kevin Brown, better known as "Buster" or "the guardian angel" of Fells Point, died late last month at age 65.
A flock of rogue turkeys is wandering around Towson. How’d that happen?
Officials say a wild male turkey enticed a group of five female turkeys to leave the park and they don't know if they'll ever recapture them.
Five wild turkeys meandered through a breezeway at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson on Monday.
How to party with demons in Baltimore this holiday season
At least 10 events celebrating Krampus, the Christmas demon, are planned for the Baltimore region this year.
A Krampus wearing a furry moss suit extends his hands toward the camera as he walks by a stuffed bear at E.C. Pops.
FBI slated to exhume body of Joyce Malecki, whose killing was explored in ‘The Keepers,’ next week
Family has been searching for answers since Malecki disappeared on Nov. 11, 1969. “We’re hoping for some closure.”
Promotional image for The Keepers on Netflix
Major donor sues One Love Foundation, alleging organization in ‘disarray’
A major donor is suing the One Love Foundation, a nonprofit founded in honor of Baltimore native Yeardley Love, claiming that Sharon Love, Yeardley's mother and the organization's co-founder, opposed "outreach to LGBTQ and minority communities," prompting the CEO and nearly all board members to resign.
File: Sharon Love, mother of Yeardley Love, is shown at a college lacrosse game at Klockner Stadium May 16, 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Here’s your chance to name the next Boaty McBoatface in Anne Arundel County
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is seeking names for its new fireboats.
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department has launched a contest to name its two new Defiant NXT monohull pilothouse fireboats.
7 places to shop for holiday gifts in Bel Air and Harford County
A gift guide of the best spots to shop in Bel Air and Harford County for the holidays.
Angela Crenshaw appointed director of Maryland Park Service
Angela Crenshaw has been appointed director of the Maryland Park Service. The veteran park ranger, the first Black woman to hold the position, has headed the state park service in an acting capacity since April.
Angela Crenshaw attends a meeting in her office in Annapolis, Maryland on Sept. 22, 2023. Crenshaw has been appointed director of the Maryland Park Service by state Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz.
‘Bye now, Sweetheart’: Beloved Catonsville waitress Miss Peggy retires at 81
With her Southern drawl and rich laugh, Peggy Bailey has been a fixture at Jennings Cafe since 1979. At 81, she is retiring from the cafe where she has waited tables and cheered customers for more than four decades.
Peggy Bailey, known as “Miss Bailey,” has been waiting tables in Catonsville since 1967. She will retire soon from Jennings Cafe, where she has waited tables and cheered customers since 1979. She is pictured here sitting in a room known as "Peggy's Parlor."
Sermon on the streets: A trans pastor helps those on the margins find grace
Growing up, Elazar Zavaletta heard that trans people, like him, are an "abomination" in the eyes of God. Now a Lutheran pastor, Zavaletta has transformed his pain into solidarity with marginalized people.
Rev. Elazar Atticus Schoch Zavaletta waves to those passing across the street after holding a meeting for those of North Ave Mission at St Mark's Lutheran Church, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Linda Malat Tiburzi, abuse survivor and advocate, dies at 62
Linda Malat Tiburzi, a survivor of the notorious child rapist John Merzbacher while a student at the Catholic Community School of Baltimore in the 1970s, died at age 62. She was an advocate for survivors of abuse and rejoiced at the release of the Office of the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi (right) embrace outside of Our Lady of Good Counsel School and church on Fort Avenue in South Baltimore in January 2023. Their friendship spanned decades. Tiburzi, who dedicated her life to supporting abuse survivors, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at age 62.
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