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Video shows moments after fatal police-involved crash in Howard County
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver and the Howard County Police Department.
The Maryland Attorney General's office on Tuesday released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 police involved fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver in Columbia.
Controversial husband and wife resign from the dysfunctional Wilde Lake Village Board
Wilde Lake Village Board members Katharine Rathbun, the chair, and her husband, Edward Richards, resigned from the board Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Wilde Lake Village Board Chair Dr. Katharine Rathbun sits for a portrait in the auditorium at Slayton House in Columbia, Md., on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
7 things to do in Howard County, from a haunted Valentine’s to Bird Bonanza
Seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday, Feb. 12, to Wednesday, Feb. 18.
A group of birders spot a bird in the canopy during the one remaining day of public access at the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Howard County schools spent $8 million on weight-loss drugs — then pulled the plug
The Howard County Public School System will no longer cover GLP-1 medications for employees who take the drugs for weight loss starting March 31.
FILE - Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, File)
Another Wilde Lake board meeting was canceled. So residents held their own.
The Wilde Lake Village board chair canceled another public meeting, so Columbia residents held their own.
Community members meet at Slayton House on Monday evening to discuss their concerns about the actions of the Wilde Lake village board.
Man charged in fatal Ellicott City stabbing of estranged wife was in custody 4 hours earlier
Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, is charged with first-degree murder and violating a protective order in Howard County.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026 - Police went to a home on Huntsmans Run near Williamfield Drive on Sunday for a report that Alexander Stephenson stabbed his wife. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Stephenson later surrendered at the Howard County Police Department’s Northern District Headquarters.
Howard school board votes to increase summer program fees
The Howard County Board of Education voted Thursday to increase the enrollment fees for the summer gifted and talented program and for the Black Student Achievement Program.
The Howard County Board of Education voted Thursday to increase the enrollment fees for two summer programs for students.
What the heck is going on with the Wilde Lake Village board?
Since three new members were elected last spring to the Wilde Lake Village board in Columbia, critics say, infighting and discord have replaced collaboration and problem-solving. Police have been called. The village manager scrutinized. Elections questioned.
Homes are seen along Wilde Lake in Columbia on July 2, 2025.
Howard County judge convicts 19-year-old in double shooting near Columbia mall
Emmetson Zeah, 19, was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of two teenagers near The Mall in Columbia in February 2025.
The Mall in Columbia shopping mall on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
7 things to do in Howard County, from an extended Restaurant Week to ‘Cool Runnings’ showing
Got a case of cabin fever? Here some fun things to do in Howard County, including extended restaurant week and more.
Howard County's winter restaurant week is extended until Feb. 8 because of the recent snow and ice storm.
In Howard County, predicting school snow days is a sport
Howard schools chief Bill Barnes acknowledged last month that it can seem like there’s no rhyme or reason to snow days.
A child sleds down a hill at Lake Elkhorn during a snow day on January 6th, 2025 in Columbia, MD.
From roads to hospitals, how Maryland is preparing for the snowstorm
Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.
A snow plow on St. Paul Avenue on Monday, January 6, 2025.
7 things to do in Howard County, from corvid conundrum to winter farmers market
Seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday Jan. 22 through Wednesday Jan. 28.
Learn how to spot the difference between crows and ravens at the Howard County Conservancy on Saturday.
Howard County officer ID’d in attempted traffic stop preceding crash that killed minor
State investigators identified the Howard County Police officer involved in an attempted traffic stop before a fatal crash involving a juvenile driver in Columbia.
The Howard County Police logo seen outside their headquarters on January 25, 2024.
13 people sent to hospital after fire at Towson apartment building
Baltimore County firefighters responded to a three-alarm apartment fire in Towson Monday night.
The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a 3-alarm fire at 204 E. Joppa Road in Towson.
Embattled Baltimore County councilman won’t seek a 4th term
Embattled Republican Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell is not seeking a fourth term.
Baltimore County Seventh District Councilman Todd Crandell after a Baltimore County Council work session at the Old Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson on July 29, 2025.
Police shoot knife-wielding person during Bolton Hill mental health crisis
Baltimore Police shot a suspect who refused to drop a large knife. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police stand on the balcony of a ninth floor apartment while investigating after an officer shot a knife-wielding person at 1111 Park Ave. in Baltimore on Monday.
National Harbor to get its own Las Vegas-style Sphere
Sphere Entertainments wants to build a 6,000 seat capacity venue at the National Harbor.
A rendering showing a Sphere at the National Harbor.
Icy fire truck crash leaves Baltimore firefighters with minor injuries
Responding to call late Sunday night, a Baltimore City fire truck slid into a parked box truck.
Truck 55 sits in the Baltimore City Fire Department station in Pigtown on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Howard County superintendent’s budget targets struggling students
Howard County Public Schools Superintendent Bill Barnes is proposing a nearly $1.3 billion spending plan.
School system superintendent Bill Barnes attends a Howard County Board of Education Meeting at their headquarters in Ellicott City, Md. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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