Mayor to Announce Clean Community Winners
The Mayor’s Fall Clean Up is set for Oct. 27 and 71 city communities will wait to see if they’re one of four selected to win a $5,000 first prize in the Clean Community Competition. As part of the...
View ArticlePolice: Dumbbells, Knife Used To Kill Elderly Couple
Twenty-pound dumbbells and a knife were the weapons used to kill longtime Sudbrook Park residents Vaughn and Marjorie Pepper. According to Baltimore County police, the dumbbells have been recovered,...
View ArticleLAST CHANCE: MD Lottery Looking for Unclaimed $250K Winner
The owners of the 7-Eleven franchise on Beaver Dam Road in Timonium have all but given up hope on meeting the winner of a $250,000 Mega Millions ticket that was sold at their store. The ticket was one...
View Article24 Pounds of Cookies Stolen
The Cookie Monster may be on the loose. Twenty-four pounds of cookies, valued at $358.80, were stolen from The Great Cookie store at the Towson Town Center Tuesday. Video surveillance caught two men...
View ArticleBaltimore City Ratted Out for County Problem
Baltimore may have been unfairly named the third dirtiest city in America. A Travel and Leisure magazine survey pointed to growing rat problems as a reason for the high ranking. "Does this Maryland...
View ArticleDouble-Homicide Suspect Attempts Suicide in Oklahoma
Matthew Long of Pikesville ran to Oklahoma, but he may not have been able to escape what police say he did in a Sudbrook Park home. Long, 31, who is, so far, the sole suspect in his grandparents'...
View ArticleBGE Derecho Response Criticized During Council Hearing
A City Council committee hearing on the lessons BGE learned from the June derecho, which left thousands without power, gave residents and council members a venue to vent their frustration. The Housing...
View ArticleWeather Predicting Crab Coming to Baltimore
Baltimore couldn’t let the rodent from up north have all the weather predicting glory. In a news release, Old Bay and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that a Blue Crab dubbed...
View ArticleYour Weekend: Orioles Rally, Former Towson Musician Returns
Friday Starting Friday in Cockeysville, the Baltimore Orioles will host a series of rallies celebrating the team's success and its push for the postseason. The celebrations continue in Essex Saturday...
View ArticleMr. Shush?
Officer Jon Walter, a long time community relations officer in the Northern District, will be taking over as the new student and community liaison at Johns Hopkins University. Walter is taking over...
View Article5 Ways to Prepare for the Baltimore Running Fest
I suppose I was relieved when Charm City Run general manager Brian Nasuta didn't groan when I told him I hadn't started preparing for the Baltimore Running Festival. Part of me refuses to admit just...
View ArticleBaltimore Food Co-Op Closed
The Baltimore Food Co-op, which opened in Remington last summer, announced on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon that it has closed for good. The message from Mary Cox, the co-op’s president, reads:...
View ArticleWhite Student Union Moving Forward at Towson U
The White Student Union is moving ahead with its attempt to gain official recognition as a Towson University student group. Matthew Heimbach, who is serving as the interim president, said the group...
View ArticleFans Share Memories of Memorial Stadium
ralahinn1 I am happy that my daughter was old enough to go there while the O's were still playing there. One of the first games she went to, she must have been 5 or 6, she didn't have a clue which...
View ArticlePleasant Hope Pastor Claims Councilman Pushing Church Out
(UPDATED) 3:10 p.m.—In an email to congregants of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, Rev. Heber Brown III questions the future of his church in North Baltimore. In the email Brown (who recently started a...
View ArticleUPDATED: Man Jumps Off Southbound I-95 Bridge
8:20 p.m. update: Officials have not released the identity of the man who jumped off the southbound I-95 bridge into Patapsco Valley State Park. At approximately 3:45 p.m., a ranger at the park's...
View ArticleSuspect in His Own Grandparents' Homicides Still in OK
Matthew Long, the Pikesville man who police suspect of killing his grandparents with dumbells and a knife, is still in Oklahoma. According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, Long is still in...
View ArticlePolice Nab Burglars During Cookie Heist
Looks like the cookie's crumbling for two 16-year-old boys with allegedly sticky fingers. Two juveniles were arrested after Towson Town Center security officers caught the pair jumping over the...
View ArticleForbes: Hampden a Hipster Haven
Congratulations Hamsters, …er, Hampden hipsters. Forbes listed the neighborhood as the fifteenth best hipster neighborhood in America. The magazine praises the neighborhood because it "embodies retro...
View ArticleBaltimore Metro Rogues Gallery: Sept. 15-21
Each week we'll present a round-up of mugshots from around the Baltimore Metro region. Want to read the full story? Check out the links below. Man Allegedly Hit Two With Car, Stabbed One At Strip Club...
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