Here’s what not to miss before the fair wraps up on Saturday.

Chemical company W.R. Grace & Co. wants to recycle plastics in Columbia, but neighbors worry about the impact on air quality.

Howard County Police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old male at The Mall in Columbia on Saturday night.

Queen Takes Book, an indie bookstore in Columbia, is hosting a Where’s Waldo scavenger hunt for 6-inch Waldo cutouts that are hiding all around Columbia. It’s an annual national summer event.

Seven outdoor activities to do in Howard County, including a “Finding Nemo” showing at The Wine Bin, an O.A.R. show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion and a Sunday farmer's market.

Seven things to do in Howard County from concerts at Merriweather to Christmas in July.

A Q&A with Shawn MacInnes, the new president and CEO of the Columbia Association.

After surveying 375 parents and students, Howard County schools will provide healthier breakfasts and lunches this coming school year.

The Howard County Board of Education has reduced the minimum distance between home and campus for a student to qualify for a school bus ride. The change takes effect in the 2025-2026 school year.

Seven things to do in Howard County from July 11 through July 17.

Seven things to do in Howard County from July 4 through July 10th.

Columbia Association’s annual Fourth of July celebration is highlighting the story of immigrants this year.

Howard County residents have voted to name a new tunnel-boring machine “Rocky.” Its first order of business is to cut through 5,000 feet of granite, part of an effort to tame floodwaters in Ellicott City.

After tense negotiations with the school system, the Howard County teachers union has a new contract.

Howard County officials on Tuesday broke ground on a project to add an indoor pool at the North Laurel Community Center, ending a decadeslong wait.

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

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.

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.

Baltimore Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert Saturday afternoon that led them to a 17-year-old boy suffering a fatal gunshot wound and a 15-year-old with a nonfatal one.

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