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The latest from Jess Nocera
Pay to park is coming to The Mall in Columbia
Starting Monday, 120 prime parking spots at The Mall in Columbia will require payment to ease parking headaches.
She survived the Ellicott City flood. A decade later, she remembers her lost loved one.
Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the flood in Ellicott City that took the lives of Joseph Blevins and Jessica Watsula.
The Columbia mom of 3 who was ‘sunshine in human form’
Emily Rieger, a Columbia resident who was actively involved in Swansfield Elementary School’s PTA and the Hickory Ridge Community Association, died in June from a rare autoimmune disease.
Howard County test scores: 10 top schools in a year of slow growth
Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.
Baltimore man pleads guilty to fatal crash that shook Howard County’s Indian community
The Indian community in Howard County has more than doubled since 2009 and now accounts for 6.7% of the population.
Ethics complaint over Howard County Council member’s community center scrutiny dismissed
The Howard County Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint filed against County Council member Deb Jung by developer Brian Kim, who claimed her scrutiny of the planned community center was driven by her campaign for county executive.
Historic Ellicott City inn remains shuttered after weekend fire
The Wayside Inn, a 246-year-old bed and breakfast in Ellicott City, remains closed after a lightning-sparked fire damaged the building’s first floor and basement.
A Paraguayan food truck helps a Howard County resident stay connected to home
Lourdes Karina Pinto, a North Laurel resident, opened Tasty Empanadas in 2018 before expanding the food stall into a food truck.
Sisters of Bon Secours places conservation easement on some of its Howard County land
The Sisters of Bon Secours USA sold a portion of its land to the Howard County Conservancy as a way to ensure it will never be developed.
Candles by Candy: How a hobby lit a flame for a Howard County business
With what began as a pandemic hobby, Candace Bell took her love of candlemaking and turned it into a business.
Howard County opens free opioid overdose prevention vending machines
The Howard County Health Department announced Tuesday it has opened two free vending machines that dispense naloxone and other items.
3 takeaways from Howard County’s primary election
Howard County voters handed Vanessa Atterbeary not only the Democratic nomination for county executive but also apparent wins for her allies in all five County Council races.
Howard County voters embrace diversity in Tuesday’s primary
Here’s a look at how candidates fared in Howard County during Tuesday’s primary, aside from the county executive’s race.
Old Ellicott City’s eggplant and peach sculptures went to court. They won.
A Howard County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of allowing the eggplant and peach statues to remain on Main Street in Old Ellicott City.
Columbia residents riled up about proposal to turn one of its 23 pools into a splash park
A Columbia Association executive proposed turning one of the community’s 23 neighborhood pools into a splash park, sparking one of the most heated debates of 2026.
‘A Herculean task’: Howard County officials secure site for future high school
The next Howard County high school will be built at Troy Park, located at 6500 Mansion Lane in Elkridge.
Beloved Parkinson’s boxing program in Howard County saved after community outcry
The Howard County Office on Aging and Independence decided to end Rock Steady Boxing classes with little notice or reason. Then residents stepped in.
Second vigilante mom sentenced to 12 years for role in shooting of 2 teens in Columbia
Columbia resident Wyketa Burgess, who was convicted for her role in the shooting of two teenagers outside a retail grocery store in Columbia on Oct. 12, 2024, was sentenced Wednesday morning.
Howard County rippers and groms stoked as long-awaited Columbia skatepark opens Friday
After years of relying on parking lots and distant skateparks, Howard County skaters finally get a long-awaited new place to ride when Columbia's Blandair skatepark opens Friday.
Choose civility? Columbia Association leaders just can’t seem to get along.
The discord in the Columbia Association keeps escalating. Infighting is the order of the day, and ethics complaints are the new weapon of choice. Is it a generational shift, or a reflection of today’s political polarization?
