Baltimore County News

A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after an apparent attempted murder-suicide Friday in Catonsville.

Police said a woman was found dead inside a home around 4:45 p.m. An injured male was transported from the scene to a hospital for treatment.

A house under construction in the 2600 block of Yorkway has been torn down after being heavily damaged by fire on Thursday.

Between 12:52 a.m. and 1:05 a.m. Saturday, a man wearing all black, including a black ski mask and gloves or socks on his hands, emerged from the receiving area of the Pikesville store at 1737 Reisterstown Road with a tool and two bags, according to a report by Baltimore County police.

Pikesville High and Fort Garrison Elementary schools could get air conditioning if the proposed Baltimore County Public Schools budget is approved.

Mystery illness. Several Baltimore County elementary schoolers-rushed from the classroom to the hospital.

Baltimore County officials are still working to figure out what caused more than a dozen schoolchildren to fall ill Thursday, while the school is still expected to open on time Friday.

Two Pikesville High School students face assault charges after they fought Thursday at the school.

A resident of Hartley Circle in Garrison was robbed at gunpoint last week outside his home.

The average cost of a a CT scan in Howard County is more than twice the average cost of the procedure in Baltimore County, according to data from New Choice Health , a private company that encourages people to become smarter healthcare consumers.

The Homestead Property Tax Credit was created to help homeowners deal with large assessment increases on their principal residence.

Two area educators were recently honored for excellence in the classroom by the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce.

The State Highway Administration is planning some major work on the MD Route 140 Bridge at the Carroll/Baltimore County line next year.

The Baltimore County Council Thursday took a little off the top of County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's third budget .

Pinewood Elementary School was evacuated Thursday afternoon after students reported feeling "light-headed," as if they were going to faint.

Early last Wednesday, a woman kicked in the front window to her ex-boyfriend's apartment to confront him.

The suits, filed last September by two former firefighters and a former police officer, claimed that each of the men was subjected to non-job related medical testing and illegally dismissed from duty.

It costs on average $590 less to get a colonoscopy at hospitals in Anne Arundel County than the state average.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz came to the Greater Dundalk Community Council meeting on May 9 to talk about the county's budget and the recently announced proposal from the Sparrows Point Partnership, but most members in the audience came to talk about the sale of the North Point Government Center.

Maryland State Police are asking Frederick County deputies to patrol parts of state routes 85 and 355 due to a trooper shortage there and a reorganization of the state agency.