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7 things to do in Baltimore County, from mandolin music to the 2025 BMW Golf Championship
Here are some things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 13.
Vintage country mandolin on wooden background
Montgomery Police arrest suspect in 1995 killing of DC police officer
The Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland did not immediately identify the person arrested in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Denna Fredericka Campbell, an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington.
The Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland did not immediately identify the person arrested in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Denna Fredericka Campbell, an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington.
A Maryland prison has a security fence problem. It nearly fell down again
Compromised and aging fencing at a medium-security prison in Hagerstown has put the facility under strain
A photo of the fallen fence at Roxbury Correctional Institution on Friday, shared by a prison employee who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
Horse killed in crash at Assateague Island — first since 2022
The 16-year-old horse was known as Gizmo.
The wild horses at Assateague Island split into two main herds, according to the National Park Service, one on the Virginia side and one on the Maryland side.
After Smithsonian controversy, Amy Sherald’s painting of trans model lands New Yorker cover
After painter Amy Sherald pulled her National Portrait Gallery exhibit, the MICA alum’s work — "Trans Forming Liberty’ — is on the cover of the New Yorker.
“Trans Forming Liberty,” a painting by Maryland Institute College of Art alum Amy Sherald, is the New Yorker’s latest cover image.
Baltimore County teen writes children’s book inspired by sister with Down syndrome
‘One in a Millieon’ helps fill the gap in research on siblings of people with disabilities
Ava (left) and Millie Perlin (right) on a family vacation to Miami last year.
Letter: Renewed housing policy can rebuild Black families, restore social fabric
Redlining destroyed the Black family in Baltimore, and the city is in the position and has the obligation to restore it through housing policy, says Antoine Lovell, an assistant professor at Morgan State University.
Many vacant houses still stand in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood on March 19, 2025. Empty and vacant lots replace them, but residents say it hasn't improved the area.
Prosecutors drop — then refile — case against man charged in shooting that wounded 5 at Morgan State University
Marquis Brown, 19, of Washington, D.C., is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
Five people were shot in 2023 during homecoming at Morgan State University.
They speak for the Gunpowder River. That includes warning about E. coli.
Volunteers with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers are uncovering dangerously high E. coli levels in parts of Baltimore’s beloved river, raising concerns about water safety, pollution and what’s at stake for 1.8 million residents who rely on it for drinking water and recreation.
Tubers float down the Big Gunpowder Falls River in Monkton last month.
Feud between Anne Arundel judges heads toward finale. Unfortunately, they dragged me into it.
The two-year feud between two Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges heads toward a denouement this month, when a disciplinary commission considers complaints against one of them. Unfortunately, they dragged me into this.
The sign outside an obscure office building near Annapolis points toward the Anne Arundel County Orphans Court.
Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
The owners of the Dali, the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, are suing the builders of the vessel for defective design.
Workers walk along the destroyed bow of the Dali in May 2024.
Baltimore County Council rejects Klausmeier’s pick for inspector general
The Baltimore County Council was to vote Monday night on the nomination of former EPA program manager Khadija Walker to be inspector general. County Executive Kathy Klausmeier tapped Walker to replace IG Kelly Madigan, who has ruffled feathers in the suburban county.
Baltimore County Inspector General nominee Khadija Walker attends a Baltimore County Council work session ahead of addressing the council at the Old Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson on July 29, 2025.
Anne Arundel marks milestone in long-awaited redevelopment of Crownsville Hospital campus
Officials on Monday unveiled Anne Arundel County's new Nonprofit Center, a renovated building on the old Crownsville Hospital campus.
Ratasha Harley, founder and executive director of One Annapolis, is congratulated by Sen. Chris Van Hollen following Monday's ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Nonprofit Center in Crownsville.
Iconic Pimlico stall is too termite-damaged to be fully preserved, state says
As Maryland rebuilds Pimlico, demolition is underway, including the historic Stall 40, once home to Derby champions.
Mystik Dan in Stall 40.
CEO to leave Maryland’s largest health insurer for Florida job
Brian Pieninck, CareFirst CEO, will take over as CEO of another BlueCross BlueShield insurer in Florida.
Brian D. Pieninck, President and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield speaks at Impact Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023 in Baltimore.
Memories of the Penn North mass overdose keep a survivor striving for recovery
A survivor of the July 10 mass overdose incident in West Baltimore struggled at first to find an open treatment center.
A survivor of the mass overdose poses for a portrait in the Penn North neighborhood, Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Maryland mother reindicted for murder 11 years after children disappeared
Catherine Hoggle has been rearrested and charged with killing two of her children, who disappeared in 2014 as toddlers and have never been found.
A grand jury reindicted Catherine Hoggle, center, on two counts of first-degree  murder, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Her children, Sarah and Jacob Hoggle, were ages 3 and 2 respectively when they were last seen in September 2014.
Cicada killer wasps stop mail in parts of Baltimore
Baltimore residents went weeks without mail. The reason? Wasps. The Postal Service gave no warning — just silence, frustration, and missed medication.
An Eastern cicada killer wasp in the Belair Edison neighborhood on Monday.
Neighborhoods are hosting National Night Out events across Maryland — find yours
National Night Out aims to build stronger connections between communities and local law enforcement.
Some National Night Out events will include safety demonstrations from fire and police.
Arts office leader Tonya Miller Hall, Mayor Brandon Scott’s office part ways
Tonya Miller Hall, senior advisor of arts and culture for Baltimore, is no longer working for Mayor Brandon Scott’s office, which established a new arts office in April.
Tonya Miller Hall, pictured here giving remarks at an Inviting Light event in Station North in March, is no longer working with Mayor Brandon Scott’s office.
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