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Memorial for Dennis Lane set for Merriweather Post

By Sara Toth, stoth@tribune.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:25:00 EDT

In Howard County, Dennis Lane was an iconic individual, his friend Paul Skalny said Friday. So it's fitting that a celebration of the life and legacy of the Howard County blogger takes place at an equally iconic Columbia landmark: Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Howard system looks ahead to middle school redistricting

By Sara Toth, stoth@tribune.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:00 EDT

Construction has already begun on a new Howard County middle school, set to open in Hanover's Oxford Square development in August 2014. The system is already looking to how it will fill that school with students as the middle school redistricting process begins.

One rescued from car after flash flood in Howard County

By Carrie Wells, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:50:09 EDT

National Weather Service calls for flash-flood warning

Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Howard County after heavy rain Thursday night led to flash flooding, fire officials said.

Daughter, boyfriend indicted in Howard blogger's killing

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:33:00 EDT

Morgan Arnold's attorney says he has 'grave concerns' about her mental state

A 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend arrested in the killing of her father in his Ellicott City home this month were indicted and charged as adults by a grand jury this week, according to court records.

Howard County Council approves budget higher than Ulman's request

By Arthur Hirsch , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:46:54 EDT

Spending plan boosts funding for schools, police

The Howard County Council adopted a $923.5 million general fund spending plan Thursday that increases allocations for schools and police while not raising income or property taxes.

Columbia pools get prepped for Memorial weekend opening

By Luke Lavoie, llavoie@tribune.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:40:00 EDT

For Columbia Association Aquatics employee Ken Zachmann, springtime means one thing: time to get to work. "Sometimes, over the winter, you put a pool to sleep perfect but it wakes up a little disturbed," said Zachmann, who has spent the last 44 years working for CA Aquatics in some form or another.

Local student raises money for Boston Marathon victims

By Sara Toth, stoth@tribune.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:12:00 EDT

Lindsey Bartlett, a fifth-grade student at Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City, launched a community service project earlier this month to raise funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Woman plans cross-country bike ride to benefit Ulman cancer fund

By Julie Baughman, jbaughman@tribune.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:48:00 EDT

Up until a month ago, Sarah Robbins had never ridden her bicycle more than 15 miles at a time.

Columbia family hopes daughter's legacy lives on through scholarship

By Sara Toth, stoth@tribune.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT

Mary-Kathryn Abernathy never realized her dream of becoming a history teacher. The Columbia native was killed by a drunken driver while watching a drag race in the early morning hours of June 21, 2009, along westbound Interstate 70 near Security Boulevard in Woodlawn. She was 21.

Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2013 will return to Merriweather Post Pavilion

By Wesley Case , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:00 EDT

The Virgin Mobile FreeFest — the annual, all-day music festival that brought Jack White, Skrillex, Alabama Shakes and more to the area last October — will return to Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion this year, spokeswoman Audrey Fix Schaefer confirmed on Tuesday night.