One may think that after losing six starters from a team that made it all the way to the state finals last year, Lansdowne varsity softball may have considered reducing their expectations in 2012. Well, whomever thought that, thought wrong. After con... »
Baltimore County police said they have, effective immediately, stopped collecting DNA samples from suspects arrested and charged with certain violent crimes. The policy switch comes after Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that part of a state law... »
A few sequels, one or two reboots, and Johnny Depp in weird costumes. The summer movie season is about to start. MTV is calling 2012 a nerdy movie summer, and also one of the biggest. Says MTV: It's a crowded landscape to be sure; you'll want to spend ... »
The Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Thursday asked the Baltimore office of the FBI to investigate a recent act of vandalism at an Islamic community center in Riverview, the organization announced in response to a story in Arbutus Patch. A... »
Cigarette smuggling in Maryland is on the rise, according to Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot. "We've got an epidemic of this smuggling in our state," Franchot said during a Thursday news conference in Towson with Baltimore County State's Attorney S... »
The inbound lanes of heavily-traveled Washington Boulevard were closed Thursday morning by a hydraulic fluid spill that affected the roadway from Sulphur Spring Road to the Lansdowne Station Shopping Center. The incident began at around 10:05 a.m., pol... »
An award-winning documentary about a unique collection of miniature death scenes and the woman who made them is slated to have its Baltimore-area premiere at the Hollywood Theatre on June 5. Of Dolls and Murder, by Minneapolis filmmaker Susan Marks, is... »
Police have a man in custody and faces charges in connection with the murder of Phylicia Barnes, the 16-year-old who disappeared from her sister's Baltimore apartment in December 2010 and whose body was found last April, reported WJZ. Michael Johnson, ... »
A few sequels, one or two reboots, and Johnny Depp in weird costumes. The summer movie season is about to start. MTV is calling 2012 a nerdy movie summer, and also one of the biggest. Says MTV: It's a crowded landscape to be sure; you'll want to spend ... »
The speed camera that was torched on South Rolling Road has been replaced but questions remain on how to best handle safety on the two-lane road that has turned into a major thoroughfare. Improving pedestrian safety and controlling traffic volume and s... »
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz held a news conference Wednesday to highlight existing laws aimed at reducing signage illegally placed along roads. "Our Code Enforcement Bureau responds to complaints by removing signs and works with businesses posting ... »
An Islamic community center in Riverview was vandalized in an act that Baltimore County police have classified as a hate crime. According to police, between 7:30 p.m. on April 20 and noon the following day, someone tossed a rock through a rear window o... »
Patricia Mueller questions how Robert Jarrett, 57, could have stayed in the family home if he knew his wife's body was buried under a shed in the backyard. Jarrett is in custody on charges of killing her sister, Christine. "How could he raise his kids ... »
April 20: At some time since 9 p.m. the previous evening, an unknown person took a riding mower, two blowers and a weed trimmer from an unlocked shed on the 1900-block of Bell Avenue in Halethorpe. April 20: Between 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., an unknown pe... »
After a relatively quiet first year in office, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has found himself in conflict with other state and county elected officials and labor unions. The recent conflicts over legislation in Annapolis and in Towson have... »
