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Field hockey teams from Bel Air and Fallston each won region championships Wednesday, both shutting out the opposition on home fields.

The Laurel Board of Trade's annual Trick or Treat on Main Street is scheduled Thursday for 6 to 8 p.m.

The student-run production of "Escape from Dracula's Castle" and "Little Women 2: Wraith of the Undead" at Century High is just one of many events happening on Oct. 31, Halloween, which conveniently falls on a Friday this year.

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Day in Maryland on Nov. 1, Howard County Heritage sites will participate in a day of special programming that is free and open to the public. Additional parking for Ellicott City events will be available at St. Peter's Episcopal...

Since the Downtown Columbia Plan was passed in 2010, there have been a lot of improvements and additions made to Columbia's Town Center.

President Lincoln's decree on Jan. 1, 1863 -- in the midst of the American Civil War -- only freed slaves in rebellious states that had seceded from the Union. Maryland wasn't one of them, so slavery remained legal until the state legislature adopted a new constitution outlawing...

When Racquel Knight was let go from her government job in early 2013 because of sequestration cuts, she did what every other person would do: feverishly applied for jobs.

Top-ranked McDonogh left little doubt that its undefeated Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference regular season would bode well for a stellar showing in the league championship meet Wednesday afternoon at Oregon Ridge Park.

The Rising Sun field hockey team never had much of a chance in the Class 2A North Region championship game Wednesday against visiting Hereford.

Thomas J. Turner, a paraplegic who brought the issue of accessibility to the public's attention after being deemed a "fire hazard" for blocking a ramp at the old Memorial Stadium, died Sunday at his Ruxton home of heart failure. He was 57.

Marriotts Ridge’s golf team may have captured its third consecutive 1A/2A state championship trophy on Wednesday at the University of Maryland golf course, but Mustangs coach Mark Dubbs still found himself getting as emotional afterward as he did following the program’s first crown.

The choice is clear. Choose a county executive that promotes more choice not less.

I'm delighted and impressed that three respected news organizations have endorsed Allan Kittleman for County Executive. It is amazing that the Sun, the Times, and the Columbia Flier all endorsed Allan considering that they usually support the Democratic candidate. They got it right and...

Large and diverse population adds to its importance, says political scientist

We are in the midst of an election season. Signage is on many street corners. One that caught my attention was for Senator Kittleman declaring him an Independent Leader.