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.

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 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, is launching a campaign for Howard County executive in 2026.

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.

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.

Seven things to do in Howard County, from a half-marathon for cancer research to Pride festivities.

Police are still gathering information about why William Marshall was in New York and whether anyone was helping him.

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.

A federal lawsuit filed by Second Chance reveals that the Baltimore nonprofit and its founder, Mark Foster, are under IRS scrutiny.

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 approved a $2.35 billion operating budget Wednesday.

Howard County is launching a free weekend “trolley” bus service through Old Ellicott City’s Main Street.

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.

Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to her hometown of Columbia for the ninth annual Books in Bloom on Saturday.

The biggest political conversations in Howard County often happen at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks.

This week, treat your mom to a Mother’s Day activity, attend several literary-themed events or enjoy some trivia.

Montgomery County's rapid bus network Flash is expanding service into Howard County along the Route 29 corridor in 2026.

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.

Jung’s announcement comes early in the election cycle, giving the Democrat more than a year to campaign leading up to the primary election in June 2026.