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Baltimore County Council advances measure to make it harder to build in rural areas
The Baltimore County Council has voted to advance a measure that would require a supermajority to build in designated rural areas of the county. The charter amendment will now go before voters in 2026.
The Baltimore County Council had made it harder to develop in designated rural areas of the county. The urban-rural line protects the Gunpowder River and county reservoirs, including Loch Raven, shown here.
National Park Service restores Harriet Tubman, slavery words to Underground Railroad website
The National Park Service restores language to webpages describing the Underground Railroad after reaction to the changes.
Exhibits in the visitor center at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park near Cambridge, detail the life of the abolitionist. The National Park Service manages co-manages the visitor center with Maryland State Parks.
US Supreme Court declines to hear Baltimore County appeal in inmate pay case
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Baltimore County’s appeal in a case involving jail inmates who had worked at a recycling center.
Inside the materials recovery facility (MRF) in Baltimore County on September 7, 2023.
Choate House was a national historic landmark. A Baltimore County developer bulldozed it.
The developer who tore the historic home down said he also wanted a different outcome, that he even offered to pay to move it to a parcel of land he is donating to the county.
The old Choate House, photographed in 1989
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from dance to drama
Things to do in Baltimore County, from jokes to horror punk and art galleries.
The Letter, painted in 2018 by Karen Warshal, and shown at SPCE, a contemporary art gallery in Glen Arm.
Man charged with murder in Baltimore County stabbing
Baltimore County Police detectives have charged a 23-year-old man with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Taejhiana Walker, 22.
 Rashard Mack has been charged with murder in a Parkville stabbing.
Maryland State Police investigate inmate death at Eastern Shore prison
Shane Lanham, 28, was pronounced dead on Saturday at Eastern Correctional Institute.
State police are investigating the death of Shane Lanham, 28, at Eastern Correctional Institute.
Randallstown NAACP president abruptly resigns
Ryan Coleman has resigned as president of the Randallstown NAACP amid differences with the state conference over his role.
Ryan Coleman, President Randallstown NAACP gives his remarks at the Randallstown NAACP Rally at the Baltimore County School Board in 2022.
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from gardening workshops to community cleanups
Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending April 3 that will connect you to spring.
Toads don’t wait to reach their vernal pool spawning grounds to get busy. Lisa Lewenz often picks them up while they are mid-mate.
Is breaching Baltimore County’s urban-rural divide ‘the dumbest growth possible?’
As the Baltimore County Council considers a measure that would make it harder to change its Urban Rural Demarcation Line, here are answers to five questions about the decades-old URDL.
Prettyboy Dam impounds the Gunpowder Falls to create the 1500-acre Prettyboy Reservoir in northern Baltimore County.
From brownfield to green jewel: Baltimore County opens $25 million park in Sparrows Point
The park includes playing fields, an indoor gym, and a new playground. It also features a 16,000-square-foot community center and an ADA-accessible fishing pier and kayak launch.
County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, center, cuts the ribbon alongside local dignitaries and children at Sparrows Point Park on Wednesday.
Coffee Talk Cafe owner Nara Khakurel already knows your order. He wants to know you, too.
Nepali immigrant Nara Khakurel’s coffee shop in Towson is a nexus of jurors and Baltimore County officials.
Nara Khakurel at his cafe, Coffee Talk Cafe, in Towson.
Baltimore County population grows for first time in 4 years, new data shows
Baltimore County reversed three consecutive years of population decline, thanks in large part to new immigrants.
Baltimore County reversed three consecutive years of population decline.
Hampton plantation site tells the history of slavery – and of Towson. Will the Trump administration erase that?
The Hampton National Historic Site near Towson tells the history of slavery at a former plantation site in Baltimore County. Some worry that the Trump administration's push to revise history will erase that.
The Hampton Mansion is seen at sunrise at Hampton National Historic Site in Towson.
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from Irish music to ... Irish breakfast
Seven things to do in Baltimore County, including St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Crowds enjoy St. Patrick's Day at the Guinness Brewery.
Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy endures in a virtual museum.
Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy lives on in an archaeological virtual museum
A selection of artifacts found by archeologists at the Ben Ross Homeplace, including various kitchen items and pieces of housewares.
I rescued an injured bald eagle after I woke up. How’d your morning go?
Sometimes, you have to do something that scares you. On Wednesday morning, I helped rescue a wounded bald eagle from a neighbor’s yard and transported it to a wildlife center.
Hugh Simmons of the Phoenix Wildlife Center, checks out the eagle that I rescued on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
7 things to do in Baltimore County: Job fair for federal workers, Irish music in the park
Seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Irish music in Oregon Ridge. The event is popular every year.
Much ado about $60. How 2 Republicans’ complaints led the library to cancel a Democratic candidate’s event.
Sharonda Huffman, who is seeking to become the first Black woman elected to the Baltimore County Council, is pushing back against claims that she held a political fundraiser at the Essex branch.
Sharonda Huffman talks to attendees at the kickoff event for her campaign for Baltimore County Council at the Essex Branch of the Baltimore Public Library in December.
There’s a push to make rural Baltimore County even more untouchable — despite housing crisis
A Baltimore County councilman wants to make it harder for developers to build in parts of the county outside of the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.
Councilman David Marks speaks during a meeting at the Old Courthouse in Towson last year.
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