UPDATE: Police are now investigating this incident as a suicide. Original story below… COCKEYVILLE, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating after a man’s body was found on a county trail on Sunday. At just before 4 p.m. on March 17, officers were called to the Oregon Ridge Trail (21030) for a report of a dead body found off the […]
HUNT VALLEY, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation & Parks will hold an Irish Music Festival this weekend. The event will be held 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Oregon Ridge Lodge. The festival will feature food, drinks, dance, and live music by The ShamRogues. Between music sets, visit the Potomac Valley Irish Wolfhound Club, explore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will be hosting five in-person workshops in February and March to review grant opportunities to improve bicycle and pedestrian access and safety throughout the state. The workshops are designed to help community groups, local governments, nonprofits, school districts and education agencies, transportation and transit authorities, natural resource or public land agencies […]
TOWSON, MD—The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., this week announced the 21st Century Instructional Initiative Grant recipients for 2023-2024. Project funds were awarded to schools for proposals dedicated to enhancing the skills and knowledge students must have to be successful in the 21st century. This year’s grant recipients are as follows: Battle Monument School – “Let’s Put […]
COCKEYSVILLE, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks on Tuesday released the final Oregon Ridge Master Plan (ORMP), a long-term aspirational roadmap that outlines a community-driven vision to direct investment of existing and future resources at Oregon Ridge Park (ORP) in Northern Baltimore County. Encompassing over 1,000 acres in the Cockeysville area, ORP offers an array of amenities, including […]
COCKEYSVILLE, MD—A 54-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash in the Cockeysville area this week, police announced on Tuesday evening. Authorities say that, on Monday, September 25, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department were notified that the driver of a 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle, William Chair III, 54, was pronounced dead at Sinai Hospital after being transported to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Friday announced that all eleven defendants who were indicted in March 2023 for a prison contraband conspiracy operating at Jessup Correctional Institution in Anne Arundel County have pleaded guilty to their roles in the conspiracy. The investigation was led by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit, the Department […]
TOWSON, MD—The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., is asking the community to assist in ensuring that BCPS students have the school supplies they need for the new school year. “Supporting the Tools for School campaign is a tangible way for community members to help us get the school year off to a positive start,” said BCPS Superintendent […]