Murderer Linked to Rape, Search for Phylicia Barnes Ends in Tragedy: News Roundup for 4/17 - 4/24

Phylicia Barnes, the North Carolina teen who had been missing since December, , but the circumstances of her death continue to elude detectives.

William Donald Schaefer—Baltimore's legendary former mayor, Maryland governor and statecomptroller—died Monday at the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville. He was 89.

Despite cloud and a bit of rain, families traveled from all over Baltimore County to participate in the 's Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday afternoon.

 
According to longtime Baltimore journalist and author Michael Olesker, the essence of William Donald Schaefer's political style can be captured with two words: personal contact.

A man who is in prison for murdering his wife in Owings Mills in 2008 has been linked to rape that occurred in Reisterstown in 2001, police say.

A roundup of incidents in Precinct 3, serving Reisterstown and Owings Mills.

Maryland has taken “a small but significant step” toward removing criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, says state Del. Dan Morhaim, who represents Reisterstown.

The American Red Cross was on hand at VFW Post 521 Tuesday in Owings Mills to collect blood donations needed by cancer and burn victims, among others, and a few weathered the rain to support the cause.

This week's host discusses what the lesson is for her 3-year-old daughter since pink's campaign has led to heels and boas.

We'll let you decide which of the two pork dishes you should have cooked for your Easter Sunday meal, although it tastes just as good on non-religious calendar days.

A laundry list of reasons why the neverending rain is making sports editor Dave Snyder miserable. (Spoiler: he even resorts to lying about his gardening skills.)

For the past eight weeks, several inmates at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson have been carrying around their favorite books--with titles like Green Eggs and Ham and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It's the product of a Catonsville-based program that works with dads in jail.

The scene at  Friday afternoon was efficient and laidback as the back room worked on arrangements for Easter, Passover and regular customers.

In the last year, more than a dozen cybersecurity companies have moved into a research park near the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Until now, they've been under the radar, so to speak.