Carroll County (Maryland)

Delegate urges Carroll residents to oppose rain tax, gun control measures

2013-05-17 10:12:00

Carroll County residents can expect to see the county's proposed "rain tax" structure within the next month-and-a-half, but Del. Justin Ready urged residents to support their local officials as they fight the new fee and regulations from the Firearm...

Vounteers pour into Wine in the Woods this weekend

2013-05-16 08:27:00

Inge Crist plans to volunteer at Wine in the Woods this weekend, just as she has most years since the popular Columbia festival began 21 years ago. The Germany native and 54-year resident of Ellicott City, who "picked grapes as a child and grew up...

Carroll Sheriff Tregoning will not seek reelection in 2014

2013-05-16 18:50:00

Longtime Carroll County Sheriff Ken Tregoning announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2014 after completing his 16th year in office. Tregoning said a combination of factors led him to decide against running for reelection in 2014,...

Rare late-season freeze possible early Tuesday in Carroll Co.

2013-05-13 07:04:00

A freeze watch is in effect for Carroll County overnight Monday into Tuesday, something known to happen this late in May only once in more than every 10 years. Temperatures are expected to drop to the lower 30s there early Tuesday, according to the...

Carroll parents file complaint after teacher placed on leave

2013-05-15 13:43:00

The Maryland State Department of Education plans to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by the parents of nine New Windsor Middle School students earlier this week, department spokesman Bill Reinhard said Wednesday. Parents filed a...

Owings Mills-area farmers markets offer more than produce

2013-05-08 06:06:00

The idea came to her in a dream. Yes, a dream. Cathy Shapiro dreamed about coffee-flavored ice pops, strange as that sounds, and then the Pikesville resident spent 18 months turning the dream into reality. This summer, the public can taste the results...

IAAM B Conference lacrosse championship delayed, not denied, for Park

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Park junior midfielder Sara Lessans said the Bruins used their time wisely while waiting for a severe thunderstorm to pass over the Gerstell Academy field on Saturday afternoon in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference final....

O'Malley, CEO praise Knorr's new Westminster facility

2013-05-09 16:20:00

The Knorr Brake company unveiled its new Westminster facility Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Gov. Martin O'Malley and Knorr-Bremse CEO Heinz Hermann Thiele. Knorr Brake is the American base of German-based Knorr-Bremse. It...

Newly formed company purchases former Knorr building

2013-05-09 05:10:00

A recently formed corporation is the new owner of the former Knorr Brake Corp. building on Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster. Land Sea Air Manufacturing, a company fabricating components for the aircraft and aerospace industries as well as defense...

Traffic: 4-vehicle collision closes all lanes on MD 924 in Harford

2013-05-08 06:19:09

All lanes have been closed in both directions on MD 924 in Harford County due to a four-vehicle collision, one of three incidents affecting the close of Wednesday morning's rush hour, according to the state Department of Transportation. The 8:45 a.m....

Carroll high schools ranked among America's best

2013-05-07 09:56:00

Century, Liberty, and South Carroll high schools have been named to Newsweek's List of America's Best High Schools for 2013. The three schools were among 68 Maryland high schools to earn a spot on the list of the 2,000 best in the nation that have...

Carroll County deputy in shock trauma after collision

2013-05-07 15:43:00

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a deputy was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma on Tuesday after his patrol car collided with another vehicle on Route 140 west of Westminster. Master Deputy Matthew Wilson, a five-year veteran of...

Will Hornby writes down the answers for Team Orange during an April 17 practice for the Battle of the Books, an upcoming event for Carroll County students that quizzes them on their knowledge of several of Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Books.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

The Western Maryland district-level, high school oratorical scholarship contest was held Feb. 23 in Woodsboro, Md., at American Legion Post 282. Attiya Latif placed first and advances to the state-level contest at Towson University.

2013-03-03 21:09:00

Sam Willingham of South Caroll, left, tries to jump out of the way as Cody Sharkey of Winters Mill tries for a takedown in the championship match of the 2A/1A 152 pound weight class during the 2013 Maryland State Wrestling Tournament at the University of Maryland's Cole Field House.

2013-03-02 00:00:00