Rewards offered for info on Baltimore County theft suspects, bank fraudster

TOWSON, MD—Rewards are being offered for information on suspects wanted in connection with two separate incidents in northern Baltimore County. The couple pictured (above left) has been involved in several theft and credit card misuse incidents at Smyth Jewelers in Timonium.  Police say the individuals purchased two Rolex watches from Smyth using stolen credit cards. The woman pictured (above right) […]

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 […]

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead coming to Baltimore County Public Library

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 […]

Winter Weather Advisory issued for Thursday in Baltimore area

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 […]

Winning $25,000 Pick 5 tickets sold in Parkville, Overlea, Towson

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 […]

Structure fire draws emergency response from PVFC

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 […]