Bel Air News

The death of Sgt. Casey T. Briggs of Shippensburg occurred this week after he attempted to hang himself while he was being held on $250,000 bond for a number of criminal charges that included first degree assault, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office in Bel Air, Md.

Nadine Taylor of Ellicott City, Md., lost one of her favorite recipes for making grilled or roasted chicken gremolata.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting involving one of their own Saturday.

A Bel Air man died after being shot Saturday by a Harford County deputy who was responding to a domestic dispute, a police spokeswoman said.

The Allegany County Health Department will hold a clinic for seasonal flu vaccines and pneumococcal vaccines only Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at its office in the Willowbrook Office Complex.

A 17-year-old girl and another man are behind bars, facing carjacking charges. Maryland State Police say a 20-year-old woman was carjacked in the Harford Square neighborhood in Edgewood.

SALISBURY -- It took two college roommates more than 50 years to reunite after their graduation from Salisbury University.

Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision Friday evening in Belcamp, Harford County, state police said.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. When Kiva Slade makes biscuits for her family on Saturday mornings in January, she has fruit from a nearby farm to spread on top despite the fact that she lives in Upper Marlboro, Md., and it's freezing outside.

The Main Event, scheduled for Saturday, October 17, with a raindate of Sunday, October 18, has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

In minutes you can drive northeast on Bel Air Road to Honeygo Boulevard, covering the short distance between landmarks of Perry Hall's suburban past and present - from the Perry Hall Square Shopping Center to the new library, from work that needs doing to a project completed this year to good reviews.

Spreading the word about resolving conflicts collaboratively. Fall is the best time of year to experience agriculture in Harford County, there are many farms offering a variety of fun, family-oriented activities G.I. Jobs has announced that Harford Community College has made its list of 2010 Military Friendly Schools.

October 2, 2009: Nicole Spagna is shown with her children Dominic Osorio and Kristina Spagna at Christmas 2008.

No one has ever told 7-year-old Dominic Osorio that he has brain cancer . Instead, his mother devised a story and made him the lead character.

The number one lie in police work, according to Karen Kruger, Senior Assistant County Attorney in Bel Air, Maryland, is: "I can't recall." Kruger opened her Monday afternoon IACP session on 'the continuum of deception' by retelling a question she'd heard from attendees prior to her talk.

During these financially difficult times, it is very upsetting when we hear stories about thieves taking advantage of innocent people.

On a day when Maryland's texting while driving ban takes effect, Harford County employees are now banned from using any kind of wireless device while driving a county vehicle, and while driving their personal vehicle while on county business.

Police in Bel Air said a device that steals personal information from ATM cards was discovered on a machine at a Bank of America branch on Main Street.

While the details of where and when two hearings on a water company's proposal to raise rates for some 950 customers in the Pinto area are not yet known, a state agency has provided guidelines that will allow for greater public participation in an orderly manner.

Maryland State Police have arrested and charged a Bel Air man with attempted murder.