Baltimore County Council picks a new Baltimore County executive.

From a late New Year’s Eve party to glow-in-the-dark painting, here are seven things to do in Baltimore County this week.

A 68-year-old man was identified as the victim found dead after a Christmas morning fire in Harford County, officials said.

It’s a perfect week to chill, whether that’s outside in the cold, or inside with the heat on, or somewhere in-between. Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending New Year’s Day.

The year 2024 was big for The Baltimore Banner and the largest county we cover. Here are some of the top stories from this past year.

Parishioners are preparing for their final Christmas Mass at St. Pius X in Towson, one of the last Baltimore-area churches to close its doors under the Archdiocese’s church merger plan.

Former State Sen. Jim Brochin’s rhetoric on detainees troubled many council members whose votes he needs to be named the next county executive in two weeks.

Fred Homan left county government six years ago, but he remains a constant presence at Baltimore County Council meetings.

The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a shooting in the area of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson.

Five candidates are advancing to the final round of the selection for Baltimore County executive, the County Council announced Wednesday.

Concerts, train gardens and even the art of Japanese fish painting are among the offerings in Baltimore County this week.

Nearly 200 residents attended a forum to discuss the qualities they’d like to see in the next county executive. The Baltimore County Council will narrow the list of candidates Monday.

The Mangione name is well-known in Baltimore County political and civic circles.

Baltimore County officials want to make the island, reachable only by boat, accessible to more people.

Former County Councilmember Tom Quirk, who represented the Catonsville area from 2010 to 2022, announced Thursday night that he was dropping out of the race to serve out the term of County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Litigation involving inmates working at the Baltimore County recycling center is the county’s latest large legal expenditure.

The Baltimore County Council is searching for an interim county executive to succeed Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr., who was elected to Congress last month.

Baltimore County is growing more diverse, and that means more delicious ethnic foods.

A study from the Johns Hopkins University reconfirms what residents have long suspected: The black dust in Curtis Bay comes from coal.

Vince Leggett, a conservationist who worked to preserve Black history and culture along the Chesapeake Bay, died Saturday. He was 71.