Andrew Michaels

Tom McNeal, the school system's new director of security, emergency preparedness and response, says decisions to delay or close for inclement weather is weighed by many factors.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman filed legislation Friday to help veteran-owned businesses easily procure county purchasing contracts.

The school system’s School Naming/Renaming Committee recommended the Board of Education name Elementary School 42 “Hanover Hills Elementary.” The board will finalize the name on Jan. 11.

Howard County fire officials are asking residents to take precautions when using heating sources after five fires were reported in the past four weeks.

The Board of Education approves the 2018-2019 academic calendar and holds a public hearing for input on the name of Elementary School 42 opening in Hanover in August 2018.

Ellicott City Post Office mail carrier Dave Colbert shares what it's like on the job during the busy holiday season of delivering cards and packages.

MIchael Martirano was selected as Howard County Public School System's permanent superintendent during a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 19.

Abdilai Karim Sesay Braima, 19, of Laurel pleaded guilty to a drug-related armed robbery at a Clarksville home in April.

The city of Laurel Planning Commission discusses a special exception application filed by medical marijuana dispensary Blu Pharms LLC.

Beginning next fall, students attending Howard or Prince George's Community colleges can take courses at the Laurel College Center as part of Bowie State’s bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Active-duty Army trauma surgeon Kyle Remick, of Walter Reed hospital, teaches River Hill High School ninth-graders about on-site trauma care in collaboration with the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

A proposed route for the high-speed maglev rail line, connecting Baltimore to Washington, D.C., could potentially run through South Laurel and city Mayor Craig Moe says he is against the project.

Prize-winning shoe cobbler, Sunny Yoo, of Ellicott City, said the shoes that earned him a silver medal in the 2016 German Shoe Repair contest were stolen from the family-owned business, Cobbler & Co. shoe repair, at the Arundel Mills mall over the weekend.

Wilde Lake High School Principal Rick Wilson sent a letter home to parents after another fight among students. The third fight in three weeks, Wilson and school officials share how the school system is working to prevent violence.

Del. Barbara Frush will not seek reelection when her term expires in 2018, but will co-chair Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker's campaign for governor.

Parents and other community members have started a Change.org petition to Save Rockburn Park — one of two potential sites for the Howard County Public School System’s 13th high school.

Waterloo Elementary School in Columbia was one of six schools in the state to receive the state Department of Education's 2017-2018 Blue Ribbon award.

Taco's owner, Laurel resident Linda Davis, collected donations from his supporters and presented $714 to the Laurel Police Department’s breast cancer awareness campaign, the Pink Patch Project, for METAvivor research and support.

Introduced by HCPSS interim superintendent Michael Martirano, the JumpStart program will be expanded at Oakland Mills High and started at River Hill High to give students opportunities to earn college credit.

Howard County police are investigating a car that overturned into a sediment pond off Route 100 in Ellicott City Monday afternoon.

Brittany McElhiney, 29, of Ellicott City, was sentenced to five years in prison Nov. 30 for vehicular manslaughter in 2016 after driving under the influence on the wrong side of the road and hitting a 78-year-old man, who died from his injuries about three weeks later.

Playgrounds at Blandair Regional, High Ridge, Kiwanis Wallas and Western Regional parks may be temporarily closed during construction, but officials said they chose this time to limit the impact on visitors.

State delegate and physician Terri Hill hosted an open meeting for residents to discuss questions and concerns with Howard County General Hospital leadership.

The Howard County school system’s Application and Research Laboratory unveiled its virtual reality and augmented reality instruction program for high school students at the school.

Built by Columbia-based KasCon, the commercial kitchen immerses students in the professional atmosphere of restaurants, food service and catering.

Retired Howard County Fire Chief Don Howell worked with the fire department and the county government to commission dedication signs for five firefighters who lost their lives on duty in 1953 and 1969.

A Laurel man is facing multiple robbery and theft charges after he was arrested by Howard County police for two October robberies in North Laurel.

Keven Oswald Joseph, 36, was charged with human trafficking and prostitution, police said Friday, and is being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center.

The Howard County School Board decided to significantly scale back redistricting at the elementary and middle school levels and halt high school redistricting.

Laurel High School celebrated the arts with student performances in instrumental and vocal music, drama and dance.

Beginning in January, incoming high school juniors and seniors can enroll in agricultural science and HVAC courses at the Applications and Research Laboratory.

Laurel artist Tiffany Carmouche has volunteered with the Laurel Winter Shelter program, formally called Winter Haven, for more than a decade in both Prince George’s and Howard counties, working with shelter clients as models for her sculptures.

The 12-acre Ellicott City site will be purchased as part of a larger process to relieve overcrowding in Howard County elementary schools.

Howard County Police responded to a fight between two freshmen at Oakland Mills High School Tuesday morning in Columbia.

The newly elected Laurel City Council was sworn into office Monday evening, welcoming two newcomers and the return of three incumbents after the Nov. 7 contested election.

The Howard County Public School System is in the process of hiring a new independent auditor to perform a forensic audit prior to submitting its budget to the County Executive in January.

Boy Scouts honor veterans for their service on Nov. 11 during at flag retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 60.

Sarah Elizabeth Hensley, 39, of Laurel, was killed in collision on Nov. 11 in the 9300 block of Montpelier Drive in Laurel.

Beginning Nov. 15, emergency room patients and visitors must use Howard County General Hospital's main entrance.

As the teacher's union's new president, Colleen Morris says the Howard County Education Association will restore its relationship with the Howard County Public School System with support from the Board of Education and interim superintendent.

A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted Sgt. Jason Sarver on Oct. 31, said John Erzen, spokesman for the county’s state’s attorney’s office.

Member of the Laurel Board of Elections counted write-ins as well as absentee and provisional ballots to determine the official count in yesterday’s City Council election.

Howard County police have arrested six people for selling and distributing opioid out of a Columbia apartment, including a Baltimore man who was out on bond awaiting trial in an earlier charge.

Voters cast their ballots between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day at the Laurel Municipal Center for Ward 1 residents and the Robert J. DiPietro Community Center, 7901 Cypress St., for Ward 2 residents.

Oakland Mills High School principal Katherine Orlando said she is working with the Howard County police to investigate the racist social media post.

The 2018 election for the Howard County Board of Education will see three candidates, so far, in a race for four seats left behind by term-limited members.

Early voting for all wards is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Laurel Municipal Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Road. 

Howard County police said Melvin Jacome, 15, of Hyattsville, was arrested Thursday Nov. 2 for his involvement in the drug deal behind the Whiskey Bottom Shopping Center in the 9000 block of North Laurel Road.

On Nov. 2, amateur photographer John Petro said he wanted to capture “an autumn morning” at Centennial Lake in Ellicott City, using his Nikon D810’s 95mm lens.

Laurel city officials demonstrate how to use the voting machines for the upcoming City Council elections, taking place Nov. 7.