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The Mall in Columbia shopping mall on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
Man sentenced to 7 years for secretly filming, stealing intimate photos and videos from 37 women
A Howard County court sentenced Delano G. Draine, 44, to 24 years in prison with all but seven years suspended after he pleaded guilty to secretly recording and stealing intimate media from 37 women.
Songwriter Kyshona will perform a special family-friendly show at Merriweather Arts and Cultural Center in Columbia on Friday, Feb. 26, 2025.
7 things to do in Howard County: A disco night, songwriting showcase and more
There’s plenty to do, from a disco revival night for adults to a family friendly musical showcase for students.
People gather for a federal workers career fair in Howard County on Feb. 26, 2025.
Maryland’s displaced federal workers pack job fair as Trump, Musk slash government
Hundreds of federal workers packed a job fair in Howard County Tuesday night to rehearse in mock interviews, pose for professional headshots and adapt their often lengthy resumes for the private sector.
Homes and businesses line Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, which experienced severe and deadly flash floods in 2016 and 2018, prompting county officials to invest millions in a plan to divert floodwaters from the old mill town.
The rising cost of preventing disastrous floods in Old Ellicott City
Howard County’s most expensive public project, Ellicott City flood mitigation, is overbudget at more than $153 million and counting.
Police said the investigation is ongoing, but they believe the suspect lived in the home with the two victims, his grandparents.
Man arrested after his grandparents killed in Columbia domestic shooting
Police identified DiAngelo Smith, 33, as the suspect in the domestic killing of two people in Columbia.
The Iron Bridge Wine Co. in Columbia currently has a Class D liquor license, which allows sales for both on- and off-premises consumption, but co-owner Steve Wecker wants to experiment with shipping a selection of wine bottles to clients’ homes.
Should Howard County expand liquor laws for movie theaters and taverns? State lawmakers are considering it
Maryland lawmakers are weighing an expansion to Howard County’s liquor laws that would pave the way for movie theaters to serve alcohol as well as for licensed taverns to offer delivery service.
Shooting in Southeast Baltimore leaves one man dead
Baltimore Police officers responded to a report of a shooting around 3:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of Plantview Way, a residential block just east of the Canton industrial area.
Beverly White-Seals, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Howard County, announced that she will retire from her role later this year after 13 years of dedicated service to the organization.
Beverly White-Seals, a longtime fundraiser for Howard County causes, is retiring
Beverly White-Seals has served on 20 nonprofit boards across the region and for the last 13 years ran the Community Foundation of Howard County. Now she’s retiring.
A song sparrow in the snow.
7 things to do in Howard County, from a backyard bird count to a singles book swap
Howard County has plenty of activities this week following the Super Bowl excitement.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, right, shakes hands with former Sen. Larry Young at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.
Howard County rolls out hotline, resources for federal workers amid Trump cuts
Amid the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically reduce and reshape the federal workforce, Howard County is standing up resources for residents who are feeling the pinch.
Howard County residents who work for the federal government packed a forum about the Trump administration’s moves to slash the workforce.
Maryland federal workers feel pressure ahead of buyout deadline
Hundreds of federal workers turned out for a forum in Howard County ahead of the Thursday night deadline to decide whether to take Elon Musk's resign-with-pay deal.
A new four-story medical office building known as 10285 Lakefront has opened on the downtown Columbia lakefront’s southern shore along Little Patuxent Parkway.
Hate visiting the doctor? At least these Columbia exam rooms come with a lakefront view
Columbia developer Howard Hughes has cut the ribbon on 10285 Lakefront, a four-story medical building along Lake Kittamuqundi.
The most expensive public infrastructure project in Howard County history, the extended North Tunnel is a work in progress.
County executive confident of Ellicott City flood project funding as work is poised to begin
Neither solid granite nor uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump's federal funding freeze has stalled Howard County leaders’ plans to bore a mile-long tunnel from Ellicott City to the Patapsco River this fall.
The vacant storefront that used to be the home of Williams Sonoma at The Mall in Columbia will soon house Uniqlo. Photographed on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
At The Mall in Columbia, Williams Sonoma is out as Uniqlo prepares to move in
Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is opening a new storefront at The Mall in Columbia.
Sriya Pothapragada has skydived 66 times and recently competed for Clemson University at the United States Parachute Association’s National Collegiate Skydiving Championship.
This academic wanted to study extremophiles. Then she got into competitive skydiving.
In the world of competitive skydiving, Ellicott City native Sriya Pothapragada considers herself a baby bird.
Harriet Tubman Cultural Center is hosting a Black history event on Tuesday.
7 things to do in Howard County, from a Groundhog Day tea party to a Black history event
From a Groundhog Day tea party to a Black history event celebrating Howard County residents, here are seven things to do for the week ending Jan. 5.
The main entrance to Hammond High School, part of the Howard County Public School System, in 2023.
Suit claims Howard County schools failed student-athlete who collapsed, became paralyzed
A mother filed a lawsuit claiming that Howard County school officials failed to provide her son with immediate medical care after he suffered cardiac arrest, leaving him quadriplegic.
Curved, white arches stand over a sign that reads "Columbia Gateway: A Corporate Community"
Amazon didn’t want Columbia Gateway, so Howard County has a new people-friendly plan
Howard County planners and consultants presented their preferred plan for redeveloping Columbia Gateway, the business park that Amazon passed over for its East Coast headquarters in 2018.
The bar area of Pub Dog in Columbia, MD as seen on September 21st, 2024.
7 things to do in Howard County, from happy hour yoga to ‘Shrek’ drag brunch
Whether you’re looking to exercise, enjoy art or spend your Saturday night out on the town, there’s plenty to do in Howard County this week.
Thousands will gather at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront on the Fourth of July.
What a hedge fund’s $1 billion play has to do with downtown Columbia
It’s not clear what the hedge fund ownership could mean for Columbia, which was founded in 1967 by James Rouse as a model of racial and socioeconomic integration.
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