Howard County

Soak in all the summer sun with your pick of outdoor events that include live music, good eats and great company. One thing is important for many of this week’s events from Juneteenth celebrations to outdoor concerts to see Maggie Rogers or Brooks & Dunn: bring a blanket!

The Howard County Public School System will reorganize six divisions.

Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and reckless endangerment in the deadly shooting of Ryan Demby, which happened on South Charles Street near East Cross Street in Federal Hill on Sept. 29, 2023.

A man recovered Sunday evening from the water in Patapsco Valley State Park has died, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.

There were tornadoes in Baltimore, Montgomery, Howard and Carroll counties.

There are endless events in Howard County to launch into June, from a Pride celebration to a self-defense class, and even craft workshops or a pet adoption event.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Wednesday beginning at noon when widespread rain and thunderstorms will move across the area.

An Owings Mills man is facing 68 charges related to allegations he recorded 11 women at various locations around Howard County and illegally accessed private media from 37 other women, according to police.

A Tuesday evening panel hosted by The Baltimore Banner touched on education and business topics across Howard County. Panelists included County Executive Calvin Ball and Bill Barnes, the Howard County Public School System superintendent.

The letter, which focuses on River Hill High School, said Principal Robert Motley and Assistant Principal Allison Volinsky are violating district policy and the First Amendment rights of the students.

Dennis Mattey, the interim CEO and president of Columbia Association, is retiring after a five-decade career with the community’s governing body.

Goucher Prison Education System, or GPEP, allows inmates to study and earn credits towards a degree while in prison. Students take about eight to 10 years to graduate because the majority are working full-time while serving their sentences.

Four family members are dead and one is seriously injured in a shooting that Howard County Police described as an apparent murder-suicide.

Maggie Kudirka has been living with metastatic breast cancer for years. That hasn’t stopped the Howard County ballerina from teaching dancing and putting together an annual benefit concert.

Howard County’s finalized budget will put more than $14 million into its Complete Streets program, recognized by Smart Growth America as having the best policy of 1,700 across the U.S.

John Sarbanes is exactly the right person to ask about fixing Congress. It’s his cause. His answer is long and flows from The Federalist Papers to the fall elections. It isn’t Congress that’s broken, he says, it’s us.

In August 2022, Alex Morales was riding his bike and was struck by a drunk driver. Despite sustaining a traumatic brain injury, Morales is graduating on time from Oakland Mills High School on May 31.

Seven things to do in Howard County from May 30 to June 5, including Old Ellicott City Pride Fest and the annual Maryland Half Marathon.

The goal, developers say, is to turn affordable housing on its head — making seamless with surrounding communities and attractive to residents of various income brackets.

The Howard County Board of Education adopted its fiscal year 2025 spending plan after a challenging budget season.