Howard County

We’re deep into local budget season in Maryland, when decisions are made for spending nearly $28 billion on priorities and problems. Here’s what I learned by listening to hours of budget addresses this spring.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball filed emergency budget legislation Monday to provide up to $14.5 million in additional funding to the school system for the coming fiscal year.

Four youths hopped out of the Sonata after the crash and fled the scene, police said. One of them was injured in the collision.

Seven people were indicted Friday for a series of armed robberies that targeted bank customers across multiple Maryland counties, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown. 

Nearly 1.3 million gallons of sewage overflowed in a Columbia townhouse community, the county health department said Friday. The agency has issued a precautionary health alert.

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.

Michael Martirano left the Howard County Public School System abruptly last year.

Luxurious interiors and a backyard oasis make this Clarksville home a rare find.

Liberty Reservoir, one of the region’s key water resources, has dropped to its lowest point in nearly two decades.

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.

Howard County police are investigating a fatal wreck into a Columbia building Wednesday afternoon in what witnesses say was a speed-related crash.

Kong Pocha, a restaurant beloved for its Korean fried chicken, adds a new location in Howard County.

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.

Bennie's Pizza owner Desmond Reilly alleges the closures of his Howard County restaurants The Walrus Oyster & Ale House and Chicken + Whiskey are because of crime at the Mall in Columbia.

The Howard County State’s Attorney’s office sentenced a Baltimore County man to 50 years in prison for his role in a violent road rage shooting.

Dorothy Redding, who taught art at Howard Community College and later her own school, the Redding Academy of Fine Arts in Columbia, died April 8 of Alzheimer’s disease.

Communities at aging schools are still waiting to see how the fate of their buildings could change.