After much thought, Zirkin decides he’ll run again

BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: May 13, 2013
Tags: Baltimore County, death penalty, dna, election, General Assembly, politics, Sen. Robert A. Zirkin

Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat who cast a critical vote as the General Assembly decided to repeal the death penalty, said Monday he will seek re-election.

Baltimore County settles three ADA cases

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 12, 2013
Tags: ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, attorney's fees, Baltimore County, breaking news, lawsuit, legal news, maryland, Settlement

Two firefighters and a former police lieutenant have tentatively settled their $6.9 million lawsuit alleging that Baltimore County forced them from their county jobs in violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, County Attorney Michael E. Field said in a statement last week.

Baltimore County lawyer blamed for client’s murder

BY: Kristi Tousignant
POSTED: May 9, 2013
Tags: baltimore city, Baltimore County, isiah callaway, larry j. feldman, Law, lawyer, legal news, malpractice, sliverman thompson slutkin white, tavon davis

The family of a potential witness in a federal bank fraud case is accusing his former attorney of malpractice that led to the young man’s death.

Man gets life sentence in Towson mall slaying

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 7, 2013
Tags: Baltimore County, baltimore county news, crime, Law, legal news, murder, towson town center

A man has been sentenced to life without parole for the shooting death of a teenager outside an upscale department store at a Baltimore County mall.

Baltimore police hire new internal-affairs chief

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 6, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore County, crime, legal news, maryland, Montgomery County, police, police commissioner anthony batts

A lawyer with the Baltimore city government who handles police department cases has been appointed as the department’s new head of internal affairs. Rodney Hill replaces Grayling Williams, who left the department in March after about a year on the job. Hill is a former Montgomery County police officer who rose to the rank of [...]

Port may remake Sparrows Point

BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: May 3, 2013
Tags: Baltimore County, breaking news, Business, coke point, Economy, jobs, kevin kamenetz, Manufacturing, maryland, maryland port administration, Sparrows Point

Before shutting down last year, RG Steel’s plant at Sparrows Point employed 2,000 steelworkers. At its height, the Bethlehem Steel operation employed more than 30,000.

Baltimore County expects 10,000 jobs could be created if a portion of Sparrows Point is sold to the Maryland Port Administration.

Report examines future for Sparrows Point site

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 1, 2013
Tags: Baltimore County, bethlehem steel, Development, development news, kevin kamenetz, Sparrows Point
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A new report will suggest future uses for the former Sparrows Point steel mill site. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz says the findings of the Sparrows Point Partnership will be announced Friday in Towson. Kamenetz formed the group of 16 business and private sector leaders last May to advise the county on uses for industrially [...]