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The Howard County Council’s chamber, known as the Banneker Room, inside the George Howard government building in Ellicott City.
‘Time for a new generation of leaders’: Meet the early candidates for Howard County Council
These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.
Howard Public Library mascot Booker the Owl greets attendees at the Howard County Library System’s 2025 Battle of the Books on April 25, 2025, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia.
Howard County adults are (finally) getting their own ‘Battle of the Books’
Howard County’s wildly popular reading competition, “Battle of the Books,” has been a hallmark event for fifth graders since 2008. This fall, adults will have the opportunity to compete in their own version.
Howard County Police officer, man with spear identified in deadly shooting
Authorities on Wednesday identified a Howard County Police officer and the Columbia man he shot during a fatal encounter involving a spear this week.
The Howard County Police logo seen outside their headquarters on Jan. 25, 2024.
Victim identified after Howard County Police fatally shot man wielding a spear
The Howard County Police Department identified the stabbing victim as Samuel Louie Booker IV, 26, of Columbia. He remains in critical condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
Del. Jessica Feldmark, a Democrat who previously worked in Howard County government, is launching a run for county executive in 2026.
Del. Jessica Feldmark is running for Howard County executive in 2026
Del. Jessica Feldmark, a Democrat, is launching a campaign for Howard County executive in 2026.
The Howard County Department of Corrections has its detention center on Waterloo Road in Jessup. ICE officials appear to want the Howard County Council to change county law regarding its detainer requests for county inmates.
Behind the scenes, ICE is meeting with Howard County’s top elected leaders
Federal immigration authorities are meeting behind closed doors with Howard County’s top elected leaders to discuss a dispute over detaining people in the county jail who are suspected of entering the country illegally.
Runners raised money for cancer research and patient care in the 2024 Maryland Half Marathon & 5K in Maple Lawn, an annual event that has contributed more than $6 million to date to the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.
7 things to do in Howard County, from a half-marathon for cancer research to OEC Pride
Seven things to do in Howard County, from a half-marathon for cancer research to Pride festivities.
Ofc. Brian Onwezi walks through the Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
Is crime a problem at The Mall in Columbia? Depends on who you ask
Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seating at the food court in the Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
Teen arrested in fatal shooting near The Mall in Columbia’s food court
Police are still gathering information about why William Marshall was in New York and whether anyone was helping him.
Howard County Department of Corrections in Jessup.
ICE slammed Howard County for releasing Honduran offender. The county says it followed the law.
ICE criticized the Howard County Detention Center for twice releasing a Honduran national, Alex Yonatan Flores-Arce, as local officials say the law bars them from intervening.
Second Chance founder and CEO Mark Foster is suing the IRS after the federal agency fined the nonprofit last year.
Facing scrutiny, Second Chance is tangling with the IRS
A federal lawsuit filed by Second Chance reveals that the Baltimore nonprofit and its founder, Mark Foster, are under IRS scrutiny.
The Saturday Farmer’s Market on Main returns to Ellicott City starting this weekend. Another farmers market is back for a second year in Savage starting Wednesday.
7 Things to do in Howard County from a free ‘Wicked’ screening to a Memorial Day observance
Memorial Day is often billed as the unofficial start of summer. In Howard County, it heralds the return of several beloved community events, from free summer movie nights at The Wine Bin in Old Ellicott City to the second season of Savage’s new(ish) farmers market.
The Howard County Council’s vote means the school board will need to cut tens of millions from its budget
Howard County schools come up short in lean County Council spending plan
The Howard County Council approved a $2.35 billion operating budget Wednesday.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, center left, joins others to launch the public “trolley” service in Old Ellicott City on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Public ‘trolley’ service returns to Old Ellicott City after 70 years
Howard County is launching a free weekend “trolley” bus service through Old Ellicott City’s Main Street.
The former Cinemark theater in Columbia is slated to open again by Phoenix Theatres on May 9, according to a sign on the building.
Movie showings resume at Columbia’s Snowden theater — for now
Columbia Snowden 14 and ScreenX resumed movie screenings May 9 even as the property's Florida-based owner, Sterling Organization, pursues plans to demolish the theater and build a warehouse in its place.
Author Laurie Frankel at her childhood home in Columbia.
Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to hometown of Columbia for Books in Bloom
Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to her hometown of Columbia for the ninth annual Books in Bloom on Saturday.
The Wilde Lake Village Starbucks in Columbia is a who's-who of Howard County movers and shakers.
Why Howard County’s power brokers prefer to meet at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks
The biggest political conversations in Howard County often happen at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks.
Columbia's annual literary festival Books in Bloom in 2024. The festival returns this Saturday, May 10.
7 things to do in Howard County, from Books in Bloom to ‘The Office’ trivia
This week, treat your mom to a Mother’s Day activity, attend several literary-themed events or enjoy some trivia.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, center left, and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, center right, announced a partnership to expand Montgomery‘s Flash bus rapid transit service along Route 29 in mid-2026.
Montgomery County’s rapid bus line will expand up Route 29 to Howard County in 2026
Montgomery County's rapid bus network Flash is expanding service into Howard County along the Route 29 corridor in 2026.
Lake Kittamaqundi and downtown Columbia.
Bill Ackman’s hedge fund just got closer to buying up downtown Columbia developer
Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.
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