Harford County

The Bel Air man who jumped over the White House fence on Wednesday had threatened to do so in a July incident where he scaled a nearby security barrier, according to court records.

Harford County voters and those around the state can start casting their ballots Thursday when seven days of early voting open for the Nov. 4 general election.

A Civil War Trails monument planned at park honoring Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton

The Harford County Council voted Thursday night to override a veto of legislation that will increase the base pay of the next county executive from $90,000 annually to $130,000.

Investigators have determined last month's fire that gutted the vacant Memorial Hall building on the former Bainbridge Naval Training Center property in Cecil County was deliberately set.

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Last weekend, equestrians from all over the country participated in the Fair Hill International. The barns, fields, rings and trails were buzzing with activity while spectators enjoyed the dressage events, the jumpers and the steeplechase races.

Congratulations to the Perryville Panthers football team on their win over the Havre de Grace Warriors in the Susky Bowl. Great job guys. Score was Perryville, 34, and Havre de Grace, 28.

Owners of the iconic Anderson Hardware of Joppa, whose main building was destroyed in a June 2013 fire, have begun to move ahead with obtaining county approvals they need to rebuild the store.

Two men have been charged with stealing more than five miles of copper wire off of utility poles in northern Harford County and selling it for scrap.

Two Edgewood boys, one age 16 and one 17, have been accused of sexually assaulting a girl in June in Edgewood.

A school construction project 18 years in the making, officially kicked off Tuesday morning with a groundbreaking ceremony for the $37.07 million, nearly 150,000 square-foot replacement of Youth's Benefit Elementary School in Fallston.

An argument Tuesday night over a bill that would have changed Harford County's community input meetings highlighted the challenges of making the county's development process more user-friendly.

While Mike Simon acknowledges he does not have the education credentials of Nancy Reynolds, his opponent for the District D seat on the Harford County Board of Education, he still considers himself a worthy candidate.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police reports:

Here's one man's scheme for running in Saturday's Baltimore marathon: strap an iPad to your back, show highlights of the Orioles' three world championships and hope other runners hang back to watch it.

Girls soccer teams from Bel Air, C. Milton Wright and Fallston were all winners Tuesday in regional playoff action.

While Friday was a tough day for two county girls soccer teams, it was a good one for two others.

With regular season play finished up earlier in the week, girls soccer teams have turned their focus toward the region playoffs.

All three boys soccer playoff games on Friday involving Harford County teams were shut-outs – Harford teams won two of them.

The Bel Air girls volleyball team had a chance to share the UCBAC's Chesapeake (upper) Division crown, but it had a tough task to achieve it – beat undefeated Rising Sun.