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    A stunning backyard is one of the highlights of the home, with luxurious resort-style amenities.
    For sale: Grand estate with resort-style amenities in Clarksville
    A stunning backyard is one of the highlights of the home, with luxurious resort-style amenities.
    Swapna Raina has called Howard County home for more than twenty years.
    Indian families add new spice to Howard County’s ‘Koreatown’ corridor
    The number of Howard County’s Indian residents has more than doubled since 2009, now accounting for 6.7% of the county’s total population.
    A still from bodycam footage released by the Howard County Police Department shows a man they identify as Micah Booker running toward Officer Michael McKee shortly before McKee fires on him.
    Bodycam video shows man with spear shot, killed by Howard County police
    Authorities said Micah Booker stabbed his 26-year-old brother, Samuel Louie Booker IV, inside a residence in the 9200 block of Wilbur Court on June 9.
    Molly Moores as Calphurnia, DeJeanette Horne as Julius Caesar, with Gabriel Alejandro as Mark Antony in the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s latest production of “Julius Caesar.”
    7 things to do in Howard County, from ‘Julius Caesar’ under the stars to a Jimmy Buffett cover band
    Here’s a look at seven things to do in Howard County for the week ending Wednesday July 16.
    Goodwill industries of the Chesapeake, a thrift store and donation center, will open a new location in Mid-August in Laurel, MD.
    Massive Goodwill store set to open in Laurel in late summer
    A 22,000-square-foot store opening next month in Laurel will be the largest of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake’s 31 locations in Central Maryland and on the Eastern Shore.
    Centennial Lane Elementary School
    Howard County parents want to ax pre-K to avoid redistricting. It’s not that simple
    Shuffling preschool classrooms doesn't fit in with Howard County's plan to expand pre-K access for high-need kids
    For sale: Contemporary home on a tranquil wooded lot in Glenwood
    The five bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home offers distinctive interiors, modern updates, and great outdoor spaces.
    Three of six homicides this year in Howard County have been related to domestic violence, police said.
    Domestic incidents are responsible for half of Howard County homicides in 2025, police say
    Three of six homicides this year in Howard County have been related to domestic violence, police said.
    Scenes from the 2023 Columbia Lakefront Fourth of July fireworks.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from Fourth of July fireworks to ‘National Treasure’ viewing
    Events in Howard County, including Fourth of July fireworks, 'National Treasure' viewing and more.
    The Howard County Health Department issued a precautionary health alert after a clogged sewer line overflowed at a Laurel rest stop.
    Sewage overflow at I-95 rest stop in Laurel prompts health alert
    The Howard County Health Department issued a precautionary health alert Wednesday after a clogged sewer line overflowed at a Laurel rest stop.
    The neighborhood where Felicia Novotny Davis and her partner attempted to purchase a home in Columbia, Md. on Monday, June 9, 2025. in Columbia, Md. on Monday, June 9, 2025.
    Howard County settles for modest climate building code changes as lawsuits pile up
    Howard County climate advocates and elected leaders made a bold push in 2023 to decarbonize building codes.
    A hotdog wrapped in bologna, a Baltimore classic from Attman’s Delicatessen.
    The Dish: Baltimore is a hot dog town. Here are 6 spots that prove it.
    It’s the time of year when hot dogs start to sound like a good idea. Try them at these six spots with deep ties to Baltimore.
    Howard County double shooting investigated as possible murder-suicide
    Police in Howard County are investigating the shooting deaths of a man and a woman as a murder-suicide.
    State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.
    Two Howard County men arrested for fatal I-70 shooting in Frederick County
    Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were charged with first-degree murder and related firearms charges, police said.
    Howard County officials transported residents of a senior healthcare facility in Ellicott City to other locations after a late-night flood caused by a broken sprinkler pipe.
    Broken sprinkler pipe displaces 74 residents at Ellicott City senior facility
    Fire and rescue units moved the residents to other facilities overnight while relocating dozens of others within the campus.
    7619 Mulberry Street
    For sale: Fully updated home in Maple Lawn
    Maple Lawn, a sought-after planned community in Fulton, offers walkable streets with desirable amenities.
    The Caribbean American Heritage Festival returns to Color Burst Park in Columbia on Saturday.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a Maker Faire to ‘The Princess Bride’
    Head down to the Columbia Lakefront Friday night for a screening of “The Princess Bride” or Saturday night for live music.
    Mother holding child's hand.
    To give kids their best shot, Howard County is backing family-first foster care
    The state wants to prioritize keeping foster kids with family. This Howard County program could help.
    From left, Brian Saval, Mike Pastore Sr. and Paul Saval in front of Pastore's.
    Saval Foods acquires Pastore’s in local food service shakeup
    The two distributors combined have about 220 years of experience in the Baltimore area.
    The W.R. Grace & Co. headquarters in Columbia.
    Despite outcry, Maryland approves Columbia plastics plant for company with toxic past
    The Maryland Department of the Environment has approved an air quality permit for W.R. Grace to build a pilot plastics recycling plant at its Columbia headquarters.
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