Here’s a look at seven things to do in Howard County during the week of March 12-18. The theme is St. Patrick’s Day.

Patuxent Commons residents are feeling uneasy after police shot and killed 25-year-old resident Alexander LaMorie, an autistic man, who authorities say refused commands to drop a knife.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division identified the Howard County Police officers involved in the March 1, 2026, fatal shooting of a Columbia resident.

Howard County’s library system said Friday it is reinstating dozens of librarian support staffers it terminated this week for budgetary reasons.

Superintendent Bill Barnes proposed staff cuts that are leaving the community reeling. The school board decided to add them all back to the budget proposal.

Black History Month expo, Valentine's Day tea party and more in Howard County this week.

The Howard County Library System has quietly terminated 55 support staffers who primarily stack shelves, drawing a sharp rebuke from the system’s employees union.

The Banner’s Jess Nocera tried a handful of Howard County sushi spots for lunch.

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.

Wilde Lake Village Board members Katharine Rathbun, the chair, and her husband, Edward Richards, resigned from the board Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday, Feb. 12, to Wednesday, Feb. 18.

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.

The Wilde Lake Village board chair canceled another public meeting, so Columbia residents held their own.

Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, is charged with first-degree murder and violating a protective order in Howard County.

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.

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.

Emmetson Zeah, 19, was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of two teenagers near The Mall in Columbia in February 2025.

Got a case of cabin fever? Here some fun things to do in Howard County, including extended restaurant week and more.

Howard schools chief Bill Barnes acknowledged last month that it can seem like there’s no rhyme or reason to snow days.

Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.