Howard County News
Teens use gun, karate belt in cabbie attack
Several Oakland Mills High School students are facing attempted murder and robbery charges in connection with a March 1 attack on a cab driver.
Police: Home invasion reported in Jessup
Howard County police investigate reported home invasion in Jessup
Muslim development opposed in rural Howard County
Group aims to limit Muslim development of former Catholic school in rural Howard County, Md.
Laurel cops to wear video cameras (VIDEO)
Laurel police officers will start to wear small cameras that the department hopes will hopefully put an end to disputes at traffic stops and other situations.
Arundel, Howard schools look into later school start times
More and more school systems are thinking about changing their start times to gear them to the biological clock of teens.
Parents rally around bill to protect children from cyberbullying
Maryland Delegate Jon S. Cardin is putting forth a bill that would make publicly posted cyberbullying a crime in Maryland, thus closing the loophole that exempts harmful material transmitted via social media websites.
Flood waters dropping along Patuxent River in Laurel
The Mayor of Laurel has declared an immediate municipal civil emergency due to release of water from Howard Duckett Dam.
Veteran entrepreneur training expanding in Md.
A program that teaches military veterans how to start a business is expanding from its Eastern Shore roots to two more Maryland counties.
Two Maryland counties to test new road treatment on I-70
Sugar beet molasses will cover the highway this winter.
Alleged victims of Md. deaf school aide now at 7
The number of children allegedly abused by a teacher's aide at the Maryland School for the Deaf in Columbia has risen to seven.
A story of bravery: Howard County officer pulls teen from burning car
At around 3 a.m. Friday, Cpl. Craig Ream with the Howard County Police Department was driving to work when he spotted something.
Md. teen hit while walking to school, in serious condition
A 17-year-old Howard County high school student was taken to Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Tuesday morning after being hit by a car on his way to school.
5 teens injured in crash outside of Mt. Hebron High
Howard County police believe five teens were leaving Mt. Hebron High School parking lot when they pulled directly into the path of a large tree service truck. All five teens were injured.
Montgomery Co. senator wants to halt speed camera bounties
How speed cameras vendors are compensated is latest squabble over Maryland's controversial safety program, which motorists say are inaccurate in some jurisdiction.
Ellicott City man arrested in string of burglaries
Howard County police have arrested an Ellicott City man in connection with a string of burglaries.
Newtown shooting victim Josephine Gay was Md. native
One of the young victims of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., was a Maryland native and a fan of Ravens purple.
19-year-old gets 60 years in fatal stabbing
A Columbia man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a fellow teenager in 2011.
Man caught on tape stealing packages from house in Md.
In one local community, a man was caught on tape stealing packages from a home in Columbia, Md.
Man gets 40 years in Frederick shooting
A Howard County man has been sentenced in Frederick to 40 years in prison for wounding a man and shooting at a police officer in 2005.
Ulman sings, picks up trash after losing football bet
There was singing, laughter and a lot of burgundy and gold Wednesday as Howard County Executive Ken Ulman paid off a friendly wager.



