Leah Brennan
32 stories by Leah Brennan
- Keith Parrish is the commissioning manager for the NASA project, which will allow humans to examine the earliest galaxies.
- In June, jurors indicted a Westminster woman who allegedly intentionally caused the death of a Golden Retriever and tortured an Australian Shepherd.
- A Westminster man was arrested Monday after he allegedly assaulted another person.
- Wings of Love, Kuwait first incorporated in October 2015, and started by adopting out about 45 dogs. Now, they've adopted out about 410.
- The medical marijuana industry started up in Maryland in late 2017, and Howard County currently has six dispensaries with their full licenses.
- Well over 100 people came to the Maple Lawn kick-off event Tuesday night.
- The Howard County Fair's goat show teaches responsibility.
- In Maryland, there are 65 dispensaries that have received their final licenses to operate, with 13 in Baltimore County. We talk to users and staff at dispensaries in Halethorpe, Timonium and elsewhere.
- The legislation would add an additional process and public meeting for developments with scenic road entrances or that have more than 99 units and are within a mile of scenic entrances.
- Gilchrist and the Nkoaranga Lutheran Hospital ā which provide hospice and palliative care in the United States and Tanzania, respectively ā first partnered in 2009.
- A plan to end a tax on mobile home residents has been tabled by the Howard County Council.
- The bill awaits County Executive Allan Kittleman's signature, and would take effect 61 days after it gains his approval.
- After studying contract, Howard County Council throws its support to a public-private partnership plan for a new $140 million courthouse in Columbia.
- Howard County Council enacts one-year building moratorium around Ellicott City to study how to prevent major flooding.
- The exhibit was created last fall as part of a celebration for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
- Catonsville IHOP on Baltimore National Pike celebrates grand opening on chain's 60th anniversary with 60 cent pancakes on July 17.
- The system uses trained plainclothes volunteers, who observe park activity and file reports to unarmed park rangers that contact county police in dangerous circumstances.
- The outdoor space, which will include a playground, greenhouse and music corner, is expected to be completed by November.
- Wicklein's Water Gardens first opened in 1954, and it now primarily sells native plants.
- The Howard County Indivisible Immigration Action Team has demonstrated over I-95 for the past two Fridays, and plans to protest again today.
- St. Peterās Episcopal Church, with the help of other local congregations, has provided supplies and funds for affected residents and business owners.
- After being in the parade for more than 10 years, the Baltimore Rosies will be honored by grand marshaling the Towson Fourth of July Parade.
- Invisible Fence Brand of Maryland donated 28 pet oxygen mask kits ā which include a small, medium and large mask, an instructional DVD and a one-page written explanation on how to use them ā to the county.
- Vanessa Atterbeary, Shane Pendergrass and Jen Terrasa came out on top in the Democratic primary for the House of Delegates.
- Local organizers react to 'zero tolerance' policy and plan to rally against U.S. immigration practices on Saturday.
- Fireworks will be shown at Lake Kittamaqundi at dusk.
- After trees were painted in Oregon Ridge Park in the fall, the commission submitted a statement to the Baltimore County Council in May to push for change in how some parks projects are reviewed and approved.
- A chief election judge said Thursday afternoon that turnout had been āpretty goodā at the Ridgelyās Run Community Center site, but a ālittle slowerā than the 2014 and 2016 primaries.
- Thursday was the start of early voting across Maryland including at the Arbutus Recreation Center in Baltimore County where turnout was steady.
- Locals along the stretch shared their perspectives on the historic meeting, which ranged from optimism to cautious skepticism.
- Frances Tarantino celebrated alongside family and friends June 8 at Park View at Columbia, where she's lived for about 15 years.
- Officials and parents gathered at Dumbarton Middle School on Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting for the $28 renovation and upgrades to the school.