Top Stories: Council Controversy and a UMBC Gun Scare

Here are the top Baltimore County news stories for this week as reported on Patch.

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A student brought a replica gun on campus at UMBC Thursday, causing campus police and Baltimore County police to search for the suspect.

A law firm that raised thousands of dollars for two freshmen Baltimore County Council members wrote "significant portions" of a bill that could benefit a client seeking to develop a contested Bowleys Quarters marina.

Kids Helping Kids program collected 462,497 pounds of food and raised $120,814 in donations.

Two people were transported to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Thursday night with possible life-threatening injuries after a man stabbed a woman, drove off and got into a car accident in Owings Mills.

A Baltimore County Library official says there have been 1,160 requests for the book, which is the most in recent memory.

One of Catonsville's independent pharmacies announced it was closing this week because health insurance rules have eroded its profits.