$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...

Elkridge man indicted in decades-old death of former wife

An Elkridge man accused of killing his wife, who disappeared 21 years ago, was indicted May 9 by a Howard County grand jury.

George Wallace shooting: The day a campaign, and chaos, came to Laurel

Police grapple with overtime costs for special events

Howard County has become a more popular destination in recent years for athletic races, festivals and other special events. But that...

Police release new photos of man being sought in robbery at Laurel PNC bank

Anne Arundel County Police released Tuesday new photos of a man they are looking for in connection with a May 3 robbery at the PNC bank on...

Gun used in Ellicott City church killings registered to suspected shooter

The gun used in the killings at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Ellicott City last week was registered to the homeless man who allegedly...

Church community begins to heal after shooting deaths

A piano played, a bell rang and a congregation that less than three days before was shaken and stunned by tragedy continued to move toward...

Columbia teen charged in string of fires, including blaze that closed Sears

A Columbia teen is facing 16 criminal charges after being accused of intentionally setting a fire that shut down the Sears store at the...

Howard County teen pleads guilty to terrorism plot

With a full math and science scholarship to the Johns Hopkins University and accolades for his writing, Howard County's Mohammad Hassan...

Homeless man identified as Ellicott City church shooter that left two dead

Police have identified the man who they believe shot and killed two women in an Ellicott City church before turning his gun on himself.

Eight men arrested in North Laurel prostitution sting

Eight men from Maryland and Virginia were arrested Wednesday in North Laurel following the Howard County Police Department's first...

Columbia man arrested in pharmacy robbery that involved bloody syringe

A man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy using a syringe and tried to rob a woman at an ATM has been arrested, according to the Howard County...

Two critically injured after crash in Jessup

Five people were sent to area hospitals, two in critical condition, following a crash Wednesday in Jessup, according to the Howard County...

Carjacking murder of Pam Basu subject of former county cop's book

No one who lived in Howard County 20 years ago is likely to have forgotten the horrendous carjacking and murder of Pam Basu. On Sept. 8,...

Second wife files for divorce from man accused of killing first wife

An Elkridge woman whose husband was arrested April 18 and charged with killing his first wife two decades ago is seeking a divorce.