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Gothic Slayers, starring Ben Getz, a Havre de Grace native, left, and Dylan Eshbaugh. Maryland Premiere of Gothic Slayers Film at The State Theater of Havre de Grace, Saturday April 5th 7:30 pm - 10pm. (Courtesy Careful Icarus Productions)

‘Gothic Slayers’ film shot at Churchville mini golf center premieres in Havre de Grace Saturday

April 3, 2025 at 2:46 p.m.

Co-written by Getz and his co-star Dylan Eshbaugh, the film was shot in Churchville. The story follows two mini-golf employees whose slacker lifestyle is upended when a demonic cult invades...

Bel Air Police closed Courtland and Office streets near the Harford County Circuit Courthouse as the trial for Rachel Morin’s suspected killer began on Monday morning. (Brennan Stewart/Staff)

Rachel Morin case: Downtown Bel Air readies itself as murder trial begins

April 1, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

Bel Air officials began preparing months ago for the trial of the Salvadoran man charged in the August 2023 killing of Rachel Morin, a Bel Air mother of five. They assumed...

Mayor Stacy Link reacts to a performance by Girl Scout Troop 2010 during Sykesville's Let Freedom Ring Parade on Saturday, July 1, 2023.

Sykesville Mayor Stacy Link will run for reelection, with one challenger

March 31, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.

Sykesville's election is set for May 6. The mayor and two town council seats will be on the ballot.

Officials move swiftly after more than 100 rabid raccoons were identified in last few months.

Two rabies alerts in Harford ‘not abnormal’ for spring, health department official says

March 27, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.

The Harford County Health Department issued two rabies alerts this week— one on Tuesday for a raccoon that tested positive in the Forest Hill area, and another on Wednesday for a...

Taneytown Elementary School. (Brennan Stewart/Staff)

Taneytown mayor orders ‘immediate action’ from city departments to curb speeding

March 26, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

Taneytown Mayor Christopher Miller announced on social media Wednesday that he has directed the city manager, Department of Public Works, and police department to implement "immediate traffic calming solutions" within...

Greenberg Gibbons announced today that Barnes & Noble is coming to Westminster Crossing West. The 27,500-square-foot store will be located next to Michaels. This will be Barnes & Noble’s first location in Carroll County. (Barnes & Noble/Courtesy)

First-ever Carroll County Barnes and Noble to open in Westminster this summer

March 26, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

The store, which will be the first to open in Carroll County, is expected to be 27,500 square feet, according to a news release from Greenberg Gibbons, a Baltimore-based commercial...

Construction on the Ma and Pa Connector Trail – Segment 3 continues with the arrival of one of the trail bridges. (Harford County Government/Courtesy)

Construction resumes on Ma and Pa Trail, connecting Forest Hill with Bel Air

March 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Construction is under way this week on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail as workers install a prefabricated bridge near the Bel Air Bypass, connecting the Bel Air and Forest...

Common across the U.S., rabies is spread to humans through the bites or scratches of an infected animal: most commonly, bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes. Early symptoms include fever, headache, and itching. If the infection is not treated early on, it can progress into delirium, hallucinations, and insomnia, by which time theodds of surviving the disease are extremely slim.

Rabies alert in Harford after raccoon in Forest Hill area tests positive

March 25, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

The raccoon was discovered near the 2200 block of Johnson Mill Road, according to a news release from the department.

Black vultures sit in the grass near the entrance to the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Trail below the Conowingo Dam. The trail was closed after multiple dead vultures were found with avian influenza.

Dozens of dead vultures found near Conowingo Dam being tested for avian flu; trails closed

March 25, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

Dozens of dead vultures discovered at the Conowingo Dam between Cecil and Harford counties over the weekend are being tested for avian influenza. Nearby trails are closed.

Mona Becker is Westminster's first female mayor.

Becker has challenger in Westminster mayoral race; Chiavacci and Hoff running for re-election to council

March 24, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

Westminster Mayor Mona Becker will have an opponent in the May municipal election — Nicholas Thomas, 39, a deputy for the Frederick County Sheriff's Office and city resident since 2019.

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