Homeless man sentenced to 30 years in girlfriend's burning death

A homeless man who was found guilty of second-degree murder for setting his longtime girlfriend on fire in North Laurel has been sentenced...

Seniors identified as prank turns into vandalism at River Hill High School

Vandals struck at River Hill High School this past weekend in what the school's principal described as something students had intended to be...

Laurel 2-year-old remains in critical but stable condition after near-drowning in bathtub

A Laurel toddler who nearly drowned in a bathtub Thursday evening remains in critical but stable condition and appears to be regaining...

$500,000 in pot plants found in former Balto. police tech's Laurel home

A former Baltimore city police technician has been arrested after Howard County police said they found more than a half-million dollars in...

Soft Stuff to finish season; will reopen next as an ice cream parlor

Soft Stuff, the popular ice cream stand to the east of the Forest Diner, on the same property, will remain in business, but in a different...

Traffic, affordable housing concerns raised at Columbia downtown redevelopment meeting

Finding little to fault in the design of the first building project in the downtown Columbia redevelopment process, residents at a community...

Laurel Art Center opens for final liquidation

The Laurel Art Center, which closed in February after 35 years as a Main Street business, will reopen Memorial Day weekend for a final...

Housing forums to discuss FHA financing issue for condo associations

Howard County Housing is hosting three community forums this month beginning Thursday with housing professionals to discuss the growing...

Maryland braces for Memorial Day travelers

State transportation officials hope you'll do a lot of sightseeing this Memorial Day weekend. Just not on the Bay Bridge.

Motorcycle crash in Howard Co. kills man, 45

A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday evening on Route 99, Howard County police reported.

Wine festival, concerts, triathlon will snarl traffic this weekend

Between three days of concerts, a two-day wine festival and a morning-long triathlon, drivers in downtown Columbia and around Centennial...

Bumps in the road: County to start funding speed humps again

Speeding is so bad on Furrow Avenue that resident Tom Albert said cars have veered off the road, knocking down mailboxes and clipping...