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4 min ago | Patch.com

Maryland Mortgage Program Targets Parts of Towson Area

Are you considering buying a home in Towson? Well, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Maryland Mortgage Program is offering a 2.875 percent interest rate for qualified first-time buyers and buyers in targeted parts of Baltimore County as an incentive to do so.

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Related Topix: Maryland, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Towson, MD, Home Buying

4 hrs ago | The Baltimore Sun

Man charged with photographing girl in bathroom stall at Harborplace

A 26-year-old man has been charged with reaching under a bathroom stall at a Harborplace pavilion and photographing or videotaping a teenage girl, according to Baltimore police.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD

8 hrs ago | Patch.com

Police: Reported White Marsh Mall Armed Robbery 'Did Not Occur'

Baltimore County police have officially downgraded a report of an armed robbery outside White Marsh Mall from earlier this month.

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Related Topix: White Marsh, MD

9 hrs ago | Baltimore News

Search Complete for UMBC Gunman

Authorities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, say they have completed a search for a man said to have a gun on campus and that the weapon has been recovered from the person's vehicle.

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Related Topix: University of Maryland Baltimore County

9 hrs ago | WBAL-TV Baltimore

UMBC police: Gunman no longer on Catonsville campus

Police with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said Thursday afternoon that they are still investigating reports of a gunman on the campus in Catonsville, but they believe the man is no longer there.

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Related Topix: Catonsville, MD, University of Maryland Baltimore County

13 hrs ago | Patch.com

County Schools Celebrate STEM Excellence

Three Annapolis High School students and a science teacher were among those recently honored for their accomplishments.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Anne Arundel County, MD, University of Northwestern Ohio, University of Maryland Baltimore County

14 hrs ago | WBAL-AM Baltimore

Pit Bull Task Force Named

Maryland lawmakers will review the impact of a ruling by the state's highest court that concluded pit bulls are an inherently dangerous breed and consider legislation in response, the presiding officers of the Maryland General Assembly announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Maryland Government, Maryland, US Governors, Martin O'Malley

19 hrs ago | ABC2 Maryland

Police: Man killed ex's new boyfriend

Police in Baltimore County say they need your help to find a man who stabbed another man to death then set the body on fire.

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Wed May 30, 2012

Patch.com

Speak Out: Should 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Be Offered At Libraries?

Looking to borrow a copy of the erotic thriller, Fifty Shades of Grey , the book at the top of the New York Times Best Seller List? Expect a long, long wait for the book at most Maryland area libraries.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Harford County, MD

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Marine From Maryland Killed In Afghanistan

Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky argued to have the trial delayed Wednesday, but a judge ruled it will start June 5. The audit raises concerns about the security of the Maryland Lottery's computer network.

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Patch.com

Woman Found in Gunpowder Forest, Possible Sexual Assault Victim

Police said they are investigating a reported sexual assault that may have occurred late Tuesday night in the Gunpowder Falls State Park .

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Related Topix: Glen Arm, MD

CBS Local

UMBC Professor To Head Holocaust Archive

A U.S. university professor has been appointed director of the International Tracing Service's Holocaust-era archive in the German town of Bad Arolsen.

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Related Topix: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Patch.com

Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Ready for Referendum

Take Perry Hall Patch's poll to share how you plan to vote on the issue: POLL: How Will Perry Hall Vote on Same-Sex Marriage? Opponents of same-sex marriage on Tuesday said they turned in more than enough signatures to take the issue to a referendum in November.

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Examiner.com

Man Wanted For Killing Man & Setting Truck on Fire

Police are seeking the public's help in finding 32 year old Lennell Earl Ellis of Rosedale who is wanted for killing a man who was later found in a burning truck.

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Related Topix: Rosedale, MD, Essex, MD

Patch.com

Pikesville Crime: Pikesville Teens Arrested in Armed Robbery

Four Pikesville teenagers were arrested in connection with an armed robbery of a Pizza Boli driver near their homes on May 25.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Life, Food, Pizza

Patch.com

Milford Mill 7-Eleven Target of Armed Robbery

The 7-Eleven where a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in March was the target of armed robbery last week.

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Related Topix: Milford Mill, MD

Patch.com

Signage, Enforcement Changes Afoot at Brooks Robinson Drive

Beginning Wednesday, truckers and other motorists will be allowed to park along Brooks Robinson Drive in Pikesville for only 24 hours-half the time previously allowed.

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Related Topix: Pikesville, MD

CBS Local

Baltimore County Looking To Create Jobs

Baltimore County has established a committee to look at ways the expansion of the Port of Baltimore can create jobs.

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Related Topix: Sparrows-Point, MD

CBS Local

Man Charged After Body Found In Burning Trunk

Baltimore County police are looking for a man wanted in the death of a man whose body was found in a burning work truck in Essex.

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Related Topix: Essex, MD, Rosedale, MD, Parkville, MD

Dundalk Eagle

Hundreds of fish found dead in Bullneck Creek

A new element was added to the smell the next day, as hundreds of dead fish floated to the surface of the creek.

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Related Topix: Anne Arundel County, MD, Weather

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