TOWSON, MD—The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is relocating its corporate headquarters to the Goucher College campus in Baltimore County, the university announced on February 26th. The national construction management and general contracting firm plans to construct a new 150,000-square-foot office building on the campus as part of a “strategic partnership” with the college. The new building is expected to be completed […]
TOWSON, MD—The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students rose —for the second year in a row—to 85.84 percent, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) on February 25. The graduation rate for the Class of 2024 increased by nearly one percentage point from the previous year’s rate of 84.99 percent. The […]
TOWSON, MD—Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead is coming to Baltimore County. “An Afternoon with Colson Whitehead” will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium. Colson Whitehead has established himself as one of the most versatile and innovative writers in contemporary literature. The first person to win back-to-back Pulitzer Prizes in fiction […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The next round of wintry precipitation is heading toward the Baltimore area. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Baltimore County and Baltimore City. The advisory will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Light snowfall is expected with accumulations of up to one inch. The first snow […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—It was a big week for local lottery players in northeastern Baltimore County. The Maryland Lottery says that winning $25,000 Pick 5 tickets were sold in Parkville, Overlea, and Towson over the past week. A winning $25,000 Pick 5 ticket was sold on February 13, 2025 at Taylor Avenue Carroll Fuel, located at 900 Taylor Avenue, 21286 (claimed). Another […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Crews responded to a structure fire near in the Parkville/Towson area this week. In the early morning hours of Monday, February 17, 2025, units from the Baltimore County Fire Department and Providence Volunteer Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1900-block of Haverhill Road (21234). Crews arrived to find the structure fully engulfed in flames. It took […]
TOWSON, MD—Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in Towson in December. Police on Monday announced that 46-year-old Michael Distance has been charged with first-degree murder. On Sunday, December 8, 2024, officers responded to the unit block of Ecoway Court (21286) following reports of a […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Fire Department will hold a Fire Safety for Adults class later this month. The session will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at the Baltimore County Public Library Loch Raven Branch. Topics will include fire hazards in the home, lithium-ion battery safety, smoke & carbon monoxide alarms, and fire prevention & safety […]