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February 8, 2019

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Fallen Harford County sheriff's deputies to be remembered Sunday on third anniversary of their deaths

Thursday, Feb 7

On Sunday, Harford County will remember two Sheriff's Office deputies who lost their lives while on duty three years ago.

Harford executive urges future fiscal discipline in fifth annual State of the County address

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, in his fifth annual State of the County Address, highlighted prior successes that have left the county on better financial footing than when he came into office in 2014, but he also urged fiscal discipline ahead of potential national economic slowdowns.

For two Aberdeen firefighters, minutes before rescue felt like an eternity

“It was definitely a scary experience. I hope we never have to experience it again,” said an Aberdeen firefighter who fell through a hole in a burning house and was held onto by a fellow firefighter.

Harford school board members leaning toward increase in superintendent's budget request to county

There’s a consensus among many members of the Harford County Board of Education that the school system’s budget request being sent to the county executive should be for more than the $467.7 million the superintendent has proposed.

Harford's first Pledge Program students vow not to use drugs, help friends, family to be drug-free

Sydney, a fourth-grader at Youth’s Benefit Elementary School in Fallston, and her older brother, Aidan, 11, a fifth-grader, were among the first class to graduate from the Pledge Program through the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and Office of Drug Control Policy.

Harford schools will settle with Youth's Benefit Elementary subcontractor for $500,000

Harford County Public Schools will pay a $500,000 settlement to Rommel Cranston Construction, a subcontractor that worked on the multi-phase project to build a new Youth's Benefit Elementary School in Fallston.

Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer, dies at 83

Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson had those skinny legs and a gingerly gait that made it seem as if his feet always hurt. But the ferocity with which he played baseball belied his appearance.

Maryland Gov. Hogan fights back against lawmakers over post-Labor Day school year start

Frustrated by Maryland lawmakers' attempts to undo his executive order to start the state's public school year after Labor Day, Gov. Larry Hogan says he'll submit a bill that would make school boards ask voters if they want to start school earlier. Hogan says he's offering "genuine local control."