Howard County leaders are seeking public input on five possible sites for a new Columbia library. County officials announced plans last year for a new $144 million lakefront library, but residents said they wanted more of a say in the process.
Gaming isn’t just about Monopoly and Candy Land anymore — a new generation of board games, collectible card games and tabletop role-playing games has exploded in popularity.
The Baltimore region has two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives up for election with no incumbent. In one race, there’s a clear front-runner; in another, no one has an advantage, according to new polling.
The $1.13 billion budget released by Acting Superintendent Bill Barnes in January called for eliminating roughly 350 positions across the district. But when school board members gathered for their final budget work session on Feb. 29, they reduced that potential figure to about 180 positions.
A Howard County man and Crips gang member has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy that led to the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Juan Ross in 2020.
A 150-year-old church in Columbia founded by formerly enslaved people was awarded a state grant worth almost a quarter-million dollars to preserve African American history.