Here’s a look at how candidates fared in Howard County during Tuesday’s primary, aside from the county executive’s race.

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.

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.

The next Howard County high school will be built at Troy Park, located at 6500 Mansion Lane in Elkridge.

The Howard County Office on Aging and Independence decided to end Rock Steady Boxing classes with little notice or reason. Then residents stepped in.

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.

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.

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?

Earth Funeral, a human composting company, is opening its first East Coast location in Elkridge. The process includes a deceased person being placed into a vessel with mulch, wildflowers and wood chips for approximately 30 days.

Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.

For the first time in years, the Howard County Board of Education isn’t struggling with what beloved program or staff positions to cut this spring.

One resident likened the situation to a “civil war,” while others called it “taxation without representation.”

A Howard County judge rejected a motion by the three ousted members of the Columbia Association’s board of directors seeking to be reinstated ahead of Thursday night’s meeting.

A ransomware attack disrupted Canvas, an online platform used by schools and colleges across Maryland to manage grades, assignments and classwork, with hackers claiming access to billions of records.

Howard County is home to dozens of chain restaurants, but instead, there's plenty of mom and pop places to support instead.

Since joining Harper’s Choice Middle School in August 2023, first as a co-assistant principal and then as principal, Tiffanie Nunley has brought the once struggling school fresh ideas and a new vision.

Atholton High School’s principal is on leave for the remainder of the school year after an “emotional interaction” with students in the cafeteria, according to district officials.

Howard County begins construction on a mile-long flood tunnel in Ellicott City to prevent future deadly flash floods and protect historic Main Street.

On Friday, the Columbia Association published an 82-page report detailing the last seven months of board infighting that led to three members being removed.