Unhappy parents, teachers and education activists are pushing to put new faces on the Howard County school board in Tuesday's election. Howard's schools have long enjoyed a reputation as among Maryland's best, but critics say board members and the superintendent too often act without public input...
While crimes linked to online transactions remain sparse throughout Howard County in the last few years, the Howard County Police Department is addressing the nationwide issue with its latest crime prevention initiative, Transaction Safe Place. Lt. Jennifer Reidy-Hall said county police launched...
Four first-half goals propelled Glenelg to a 6-0 victory over River Hill in the Class 2A East Region final Wednesday evening. Leanne Duncan and Gabby Rachuba each had a pair of goals for the Gladiators. Rachuba also had an assist, as Glenelg won its 18th regional field hockey title. River Hill...
Voting to determine who should be the Howard County girls Athlete of the Month for October 2016 (Poll ends on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 11 p.m.)
Maryland State and Howard County police are warning residents about a roadside scam after a Baltimore man was arrested Monday in Ellicott City after flagging down drivers in an attempt to get gas money. Howard police spokeswoman Lori Boone said that Catalin Alexandru, 26, was arrested around 11:30...
As darkness falls across the land this Halloween weekend, Howard County will come alive with activities for both the brave and faint of heart. All across the county, familiar landmarks will reveal a side seen only by the light of the Halloween moon. Many people enjoy Rockburn Branch Park in Elkridge...
A Laurel man was arrested by Howard County police earlier this week for selling cocaine and heroin in his home on Covered Wagon Drive. Police say they received information about the drug sales and later executed a search warrant at the home of 33-year-old James E. Goldsberry, where they found suspected...
Howard County police have doubled their reward to $10,000 for information as they continue to search for Kenneth Frizzell Diggs Jr., who is wanted for the July fatal shooting of a woman at Turf Motel in Laurel. An arrest warrant was issued for Diggs, 47, in July after police said he shot and killed...
Standing in a newly refurbished store that was once a boutique where children and adults with autism worked, local and state elected officials honored merchants, organizations and residents for their heroism after a deadly flood swept through old Ellicott City nearly three months ago. But even...
Residents will have a final opportunity to review the county's redesign plans for Centennial Lane and provide feedbackon Thursday, Nov. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the Burleigh Manor Middle School cafeteria. The meetingwas requested by concerned Centennial residents at the second community meeting...
In what many are describing as an unsettling and stressful presidential election, Howard County residents say they were eager to get to the polls on Thursday for early voting, which began at 8 a.m. More than 50 voters formed a line inside Columbia's Bain Center around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and...
Howard County's local health initiatives must adapt as the national health care model shifts to more digital-friendly care and more patients struggle with chronic illnesses, according to local and state health care leaders and professionals. Nationwide, hospitals are grappling to meet the growing...