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Three-vehicle crash in Perry Hall kills Edgewood woman, 30

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:50:00 EST

Second victim taken to hospital

A 30-year-old Harford County woman was killed Wednesday after her car collided with two other vehicles along Belair Road in Perry Hall, Baltimore County Police said.

Police: Mother says she delivered stillborn baby, put body in trash

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:06:00 EST

Investigators say unidentified mother called police but release few other details

Bel Air police are releasing few details about a woman who said she delivered a stillborn baby at a home in the town and then threw the body away.

Harford charter review panel suggests council term limits

BY BRYNA ZUMER, bzumer@theaegis.com — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:00:08 EST

Board also calls for more flexibility in redistricting process, possible end to newspaper publication of notices in favor of the Internet

Harford County could limit county council members to two successive terms in office and require a county redistricting committee to be less partisan, if recommendations by the charter review board are approved.

Trooper receives minor injuries in Harford car chase

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:03:00 EST

Joppa man, 22, charged with DUI, assault, traffic offenses

A state trooper narrowly escaped serious injury during an early-morning chase Friday along Route 152 in southern Harford County, and a suspect has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

Firefighters control blaze in northern Harford home

BY KAYLA BAWROSKI, kabawroski@theaegis.com — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:28:47 EST

Several companies battle fire, no injuries reported but dog dies

Forty firefighters from several companies battled a blaze in a home in the Street area of northern Harford County late Thursday afternoon.

Harford teachers union, school board reach accord on bonus payment

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:07:54 EST

First $625 disbursement would be made two weeks after council, executive approve funding

Harford County's teachers union and school board reached a tentative deal Wednesday to amend this school year's contract to include half of the county executive's proposed bonus disbursement.

Boy Scouts seek land in process dating to Colonial era

By Edward Gunts , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:28:00 EST

No one owns 19 acres in Harford, records show

The 19 wooded acres in northern Harford County blend in well with the sprawling Boy Scouts campground that surrounds it.

Aberdeen man charged with sexual assault of 13-year-old girl

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:10:27 EST

Aberdeen city police have charged a local man in connection with a sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl last week.

Appeals court: State cannot re-indict defendants unfit for trial

By Arthur Hirsch , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:30:00 EST

Judge panel finds in favor of two men charged in Baltimore, Harford counties

A Maryland appeals court has ruled that the state violated the rights of two men who were found incompetent to stand trial and were then held in state institutions beyond the legal time limit without going through proceedings for commitment to a mental hospital.

Company challenges award of travel plaza contract

By Candus Thomson , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:15:00 EST

HMSHost says bidding favored Miami company

The multimillion-dollar contract to turn Maryland's travel plazas on Interstate 95 over to an out-of-state company is being challenged by a Bethesda-based firm that says the bidding process favored the eventual winner.