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December 14, 2017

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The Aegis: Top stories

Harford Sheriff's Office 'very pleased' with turnout and interest for active church shooter seminar

Friday, Dec 15

Harford Sheriff's Office hosts nearly 500 people for active shooter training session at Mountain Christian Church Thursday morning.

After some wrangling, guilty plea entered in Bel Air murder case

Victor Levi Colbert pleaded guilty Thursday to the 2012 murder of Rodney Holmes Smith in Bel Air, bringing a nearly two-week jury trial and more than five years of legal maneuvering to an end.

Harford to borrow $50 million, part for new Havre de Grace secondary school

Harford County government is preparing to borrow $50 million next month to fund a variety of capital improvement projects including school and government building repairs, new schools, water and sewer construction projects and road and bridge repairs.

Upper Chesapeake Health files for state approvals on new Havre de Grace facilities

Updates on the Upper Chesapeake Vision 2020 as 2017 comes to a close include filing for state approval for a specialty psychiatric hospital on the Bulle Rock campus.

Harford County police blotter

Reports of arrests and neighborhood incidents from police agencies serving Harford County.

More than 20 medical marijuana dispensaries in Maryland approved, drug supply low

Nearly two dozen dispensaries are now authorized to open their doors, but regulators warn the drug supply will be low for months.

Maryland colleges join effort to collect data on biomedical students' career outcomes

The coalition of 10 universities includes UMBC and Johns Hopkins.

The last word [Editorial]

The Harford County Council's newly imposed time limit on the public speaking at council meetings gets an immediate test and appears to work out, thanks in large measure to the actions of the presiding officer.