Howard County

More than 200,000 people have a Maryland permit to carry a handgun — a jump from fewer than 50,000 in 2020.

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori encouraged area parishioners to learn from Pope Francis’ legacy by embodying light and hope through service to those in the margins.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball unveiled a $2.3 billion operating budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning in July, recommending $100 million be trimmed from the county’s books.

This West Friendship home offers six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and nearly 7,500 square feet of comfortable living space.

After a tumultuous seven months, the Howard Community College board is at full strength and set to expand by two members, with new rules in place to ensure more transparency over its decision making.

Tensions are rising between Columbia villages and the Columbia Association as the two try to negotiate contracts.

Here are seven things to do in Howard County for the week ending Wednesday, April 23.

Doechii, Lucy Dacus and Noah Kahan will headline September’s All Things Go festival, which returns to a three-day event at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia.

The Howard County Police Department is establishing a full-time unit of officers to three areas in Columbia: the Merriweather District, The Mall in Columbia and Columbia Lakefront.

Nearly five years after Rabiah Ahmad was shot and killed in Howard County, police have arrested a suspect.

The school system is about to embark on a boundary review, also known as redistricting, for 11 schools in Columbia and Ellicott City.

This six-bedroom, five-bathroom home for sale in Highland features beautiful spaces inside and out.

Frustrated with the Trump administration, some federal workers and family members said they came to the Gorman Road overpass of I-95 looking for catharsis, community and a form of validation.

Here are 7 things to do in Howard County for the week of April 10 through 16, 2025.

Career counselors and employers offer advice to Maryland federal workers, some of whom are returning to a crowded job market as Trump's administration dramatically scales back the size of the government.

Blasts from ongoing Ellicott City flood mitigation projects are set to resume on or around April 14.

Albert William Rice Jr. was arrested and charged last week with two counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree sex offense.

A Howard County bus attendant, contracted to serve students at the Linwood Center, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of fourth-degree sex offense this week.

The women further accuse Dr. Matthew Bathula of installing software on hospital computers to steal their personal passwords and take control of their home networks.

Advocates say Howard County's police accountability board has not pushed hard enough to address apparent racial disparities in policing and failed to fulfill some of their basic duties in 2024.