Harford County News

A federal judge has sentenced a Florida man to 10 years in prison after he was stopped with $4 million in heroin on a Maryland road.

A federal judge has sentenced a Florida man to 10 years in prison after he was stopped with $4 million in heroin on a Maryland road.

A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the wake of his February arrest for having $4 million worth of heroin during a Harford County traffic stop.

Harford County authorities are investigating the Wednesday night stabbing of a 41-year-old man.

The Harford County Sheriff's office is investigating the robbery and stabbing of an Edgewood man.

Neighbors of Harford County 's landfill say that its problems go far deeper than the 56 safety and environmental violations addressed in an independent study last week, and that they don't trust the study's ...

The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating an arson early today at an abandoned business in Joppa where Harford County plans to build a new sheriff's precinct station, authorities said.

An off-duty Baltimore police officer was arrested in Harford County Saturday on charges of assaulting three people and brandishing a gun at an ex-girlfriend's house, police said.

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Harford County officials hope to auction three small public buildings in downtown Bel Air, rather than pay the high costs of renovating them.

BEL AIR - All electronic devices will be banned from the Harford County Circuit Court.

The party at a fire hall in Joppa was advertised in splashy colors on the MySpace Web page, and dozens of people showed up for an event that promised a disc jockey, live music and a bar.

For the second time in three weeks, a construction worker has died in an industrial accident in Harford County, authorities said today.

An adult man, who was not identified, fell about 40 feet from a roof to a concrete floor at a warehouse under construction in Perryman.

Police and emergency crews responded to the 2:40 p.m. accident at the building site at 511 Chelsea Road, an area where there are several large warehouses. The worker, who was wearing safety gear, was moving sheet metal on the roof when he fell and died at the scene, police said.

Harford County Sheriff's office says a construction worker died after falling from the roof.

A 61-year-old Harford County man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to committing wire fraud in a scheme to bilk 71 companies out of $2.3 million, according to the Maryland U.S. ...

Lawyers for three-time murderer Kevin G. Johns Jr. say they are appealing a judge's order that has kept their client in prison despite an insanity verdict last month.

Harford County had its third homicide this year when an Edgewood man was shot and killed at a dance party in Joppa .

Lawyers for a state prison inmate convicted of three murders have given formal notice that they will appeal to the state's second-highest court a judge's order that has kept their client in prison despite an ...

JOPPA, Md. - Harford County Sheriff's Office says a 22-year-old Edgewood was fatally shot at a private party held at a fire hall.

The Whiteford Volunteer Fire Department in northern Harford County has received $231,088 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

The money will allow the fire company, which includes 150 volunteers - about 90 of whom are active in fire and emergency services - to purchase 100 sets of protective or 'turnout' gear and face masks.

'We are ecstatic,' said Whiteford assistant chief John Williamson. 'This means we can replace all our turnout gear and upgrade equipment. It brings us into full compliance with national standards.'