Baltimore County announces 2025 series of budget town hall meetings

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County on Friday announced its 2025 series of town hall meetings to hear from constituents and stakeholders about their ideas and priorities for the County’s FY26 budget. Seven meetings – one for each County Council district – will provide a forum for public discussion focused on future budget priorities and ensure that community members have the opportunity to […]

Mother charged following death of 11-year-old daughter in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A mother has been arrested and charged following the death of her daughter in Middle River, police say. Keyona Dillon, 34, has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of her 11-year-old child. At around noon on Thursday, January 23, 2025, officers responded to the 2100-block of Firethorn Road (21220), where they located the deceased child inside […]

Baltimore man faces federal indictment for sexual exploitation of a minor, producing child sexual abuse material

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been indicted on charges of sexual exploiting a minor and producing child sexual abuse material. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, charging Jose Adan Lopez-Guevara, 37, with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material. Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced […]

74-year-old woman dies in Dundalk house fire

DUNDALK, MD—A 74-year-old woman died in a one-alarm Dundalk house fire on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Janet Pereira, of the 1800-block of Marshall Road in Dundalk. At just after 11:45 a.m. on January 22, 2025, crews responded to the 1800-block of Marshall Road for a report of a dwelling fire. Units arrived and found fire coming from […]

Grocery Outlet holds grand opening in Overlea

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Grocery Outlet held its grand opening in Overlea/Fullerton on Thursday morning. The ribbon was cut at 10 a.m. at the new supermarket, located in the former Horizon Cinemas location at the Belair Beltway Plaza shopping center. Founded in 1946, Grocery Outlet is a high-growth, retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products and offers fresh produce, meat, deli, dairy […]

Fire reignites at Owl Recycling facility

DUNDALK, MD—A fire has reignited at a recycling facility in Dundalk, says after it was first extinguished. The three-alarm blaze initially broke out at around 6 p.m. on January 18, 2025 in the 1900-block of Rettman Lane, at the Owl Metals Recycling Plant. The fire caused a partial building collapse and one person was injured. At just before 10 a.m. […]

Maryland aide charged in $20K theft of legislative scholarship funds

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Maryland State Senate legislative aide has been charged with felony theft and unauthorized access to a computer system for stealing legislative scholarship funds, according to Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III. Esther Dikongue is accused of using her position to allocate $20,000 in scholarship funds from a state senator’s office to her own educational institution. The […]