Baltimore County Recreation and Parks announces spring 2025 festival lineup

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks on Wednesday announced its 2025  spring festival series including celebrations of culture and the great outdoors. Irish Music Festival Saturday, March 8th from 1 to 6 p.m. Oregon Ridge Lodge in Cockeysville A celebration of Irish music and culture includes food, drink and craft vendors. Featuring Baltimore’s own ShamRogues, Celtic Corridor, […]

Suspects arrested after impersonating police officer in Towson

TOWSON, MD—Two suspects have been arrested after impersonating a police officer in east Towson last month. On Friday, February 28, 2025, a Baltimore County Police Department officer arrested 24-year-old Jordan Kearney and 30-year-old Kendall Vaughn on multiple charges, including impersonating a police officer. The officer, who was conducting a business check in the area of Joan Avenue and Loch Raven […]

Police searching for missing teen last seen in Parkville

UPDATE: Amina Johnson has been located. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Amina Johnson, 13, is 5’1” tall and weighs 100 pounds. She was last seen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025 in  the Parkville area wearing a black sweater/jacket, black leggings, and white tennis shoes. Anyone with information […]

Baltimore County to hold pop-up career fair

UPDATE: The location has been updated to StarTUp at the Armory, located at 307 Washington Avenue in Towson. Original story below… ——— TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier on Friday announced the first-ever County Connect Pop-Up Career Fair. The March 6 event – hosted by Baltimore County’s Office of Human Resources – will feature 15 county departments hiring for a […]

Whiting-Turner to relocate HQ to Goucher College campus

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 […]

BCPS graduation rate rises for second straight year, dropout rate improves

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 […]