Howard County News
New superintendent takes over Howard Co. schools
The first woman to lead Howard County's 50,000- student school district is set to begin her new job.
Man charged with slinging marbles at speed cam van
An Ellicott City man was arrested on Tuesday for repeatedly driving past a speed camera van and firing glass marbles with a sling shot.
Police: Teenage boy found shot in Howard County
Howard County police say a 15-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after being found shot in the Marriottsville area.
Teen found shot in Marriottsville, Md.
Howard County police are investigating a shooting in Marriottsville, which is near Ellicott City.
Fire in Howard Co. causes $150,000 in damage
Howard County Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire Tuesday evening in Columbia, Md.
Possible meth lab found in Howard County Holiday Inn
Police in Howard County, Md. are investigating what appears to be a meth lab in an Elkridge hotel room.
Mother duck waits while ducklings are rescued
Animal control came to the rescue in Columbia, Md. today when it rescued a set of ducklings that were separated from their mother.
Man arrested for fatal hit-and-run in Ocean City
A 30-year-old Lorton, Va. man has been arrested and charged in the hit-and-run death of a 22-year-old Howard County man in Ocean City, Md.
Volunteer mounted patrols to debut in Howard Co.
Howard County police are getting some equine assistance this Memorial Day weekend.
Howard Co. police investigating fatal motorcycle accident
The Traffic Enforcement Section of the Howard County Police Department is investigating a fatal single vehicle accident that occurred Sunday, May 20 on westbound MD Route 99.
Elkridge man accused in 1991 murder indicted
A Howard County grand jury has indicted an Elkridge man accused in the 1991 killing of his wife.
Maryland man arrested for growing 170 pounds of pot
Officials estimate the plants yield a street value of $510,000.
Episcopal leaders forgive Maryland church shooter
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is offering forgiveness and a funeral service for a homeless man who killed himself after fatally shooting a priest and church secretary last week.
Hearing held for Howard County school board member
A hearing to determine whether a Howard County school board member should be removed from the panel is underway.
Md. teenager pleads guilty in terror case in Pa.
A teen from Pakistan with a once-bright future in the U.S. pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism charges for helping an American woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" support an Irish terror cell planning to wage a Muslim holy war in Europe.
Man charged with robbing pharmacy with syringe
Howard County police have charged a man with armed robbery after he allegedly threatened a woman with a blood-filled syringe he said was tainted with AIDS.
2 drivers die after striking trees in Md.
Police in Maryland are investigating two fatal accidents in which drivers struck trees.
Md. man charged in wife's 1991 death
A Howard County man has been charged in the 1991 death of his missing wife after a body was found in concrete beneath a shed at their home.
Md. prosecutors drop charges in twin's death
Howard County prosecutors are dropping charges against a Columbia man who had been accused of killing his twin brother.
Man incompetent to stand trial in hospital slaying
A man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital has been found incompetent to stand trial.
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