BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last year, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday. This marks the first time the Justice Department will pursue the death penalty in President Donald Trump’s second term. Mangione, 26, was federally charged in […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and two burglaries that were reported in recent days. At approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2025, a suspect burglarized a residence in the 3600-block of Klausmier Road (21236) and stole property. At approximately 6 p.m. on Friday, March 21, a suspect burglarized a residence in the 3700-block of Proctor Lane (21236) and […]
TOWSON, MD—BrightView Towson will be holding a document shredding event this weekend. Swing by Brightview Towson from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 5, 2025 to safely dispose of personal documents. Attendees will be able to take advantage of a free, professional shredding service to protect their identities and clean out files. Acceptable items include financial documents, cancelled & […]
TOWSON, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) and Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation are hosting a virtual public meeting to discuss the MD 45 (York Road) Roadway Improvement and Water Main Replacement Project. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The project aims to improve a half-mile […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday announced that he has joined a multi-state lawsuit (PDF) challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) abrupt termination of nearly $11 billion in public health grants. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, alleges that the terminations, announced on March 24 by HHS Secretary Robert […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students have earned 28 National Medals in the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers’ prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Program, the nation’s longest running arts recognition program for students in Grades 7-12. This year, nearly 110,000 teens from U.S. territories, Canada, and every state in the nation participated in the awards program, entering more than […]
DUNDALK, MD—One person is dead following a Tuesday morning standoff in Dundalk. At approximately 7:30 a.m., on April 1, 2025, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 2500-block of Gray Manor Terrace (21222) for a report of a prior firearms discharge. As officers were investigating that call, they began to be fired upon by a nearby resident. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With Tax Day approaching on April 15, the personal-finance website WalletHub on Tuesday released its 2025 Tax Burden by State report. The study found that Maryland has the ninth-highest tax burden in the U.S. Hawaii came in at number one, followed by New York at number two. Alaska was the state with the lowest tax burden. In order to […]