Lillian Reed

Baltimore restaurateur and Elkridge resident Bob Cockey is running for Howard County executive in 2026. He becomes the fourth candidate to run in the spring Democratic primary.

Some of the biggest stories in Howard County: From zoning battles, the approval of the new lakefront library, school redistricting and a new inspector general.

Howard County Police arrested Christian Kinuthia, of Windsor Mill, Friday at the scene of a nonfatal shooting in a McDonald’s parking lot in Jessup.

From Howard County’s first Kwanzaa market to an ugly sweater party, here are seven things to do Dec. 18-24.

Baltimore City firefighters have contained a blaze at Falkenhan’s Hardware, a staple in Hampden that sits on the edge of the Miracle on 34th Street holiday lights display.

The land is part of Charles Carroll’s once nearly 13,000-acre estate, which was established in 1702. It included a plantation and grand residence called Doughoregan Manor, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

Del. Jessica Feldmark is withdrawing from the Howard County executive race in 2026 and will instead seek reelection to the House of Delegates following a breast cancer diagnosis.

Mohammed Halawa, 26, of Clarksville, was found dead in a wooded area by a search team Saturday morning, days after he was last seen leaving his home.

Architect Frank Gehry, who designed Merriweather Post Pavilion and other Maryland buildings, has died. He was 96.

Forecasters for the National Weather Service expect Saturday to be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain and drizzle, then partly sunny in the afternoon.

A quadruple shooting early Saturday morning in southwest Baltimore left two people dead and two others hospitalized with serious injuries.

With the holiday season in full swing, here are seven things to do in Howard County from Dec. 4-10.

Emergency room wait times in Maryland hospitals have long exceeded the national average, and a new state commission says the reasons are systemwide and could be complex to fix.

A Howard County hearing examiner ruled Monday that Manor Hill Brewing violated zoning laws.

Kelly Madigan, Baltimore County’s first inspector general, is leaving her position after four difficult years to become the first inspector general in Howard County.

Patapsco Valley State Park’s smallest attraction is a Maltese cross marking a spot on a 400-year-old map created by Capt. John Smith.

Bark Social is hosting a grand reopening Thursday in Columbia’s Merriweather District after shuttering a year earlier.

Here are some things to do in Howard County for the week beginning Nov. 21 — and none of them involves visiting a grocery store.

The Howard County board members have accused council members Deb Jung and Liz Walsh of political interference and coercion.

A simmering conflict between Howard County’s Board of Appeals and County Council members erupted this week with claims of political interference and a wave of resignations.