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A Columbia man who reportedly livestreamed inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning, the FBI said.
- "The Planning Board decision sent a clear message: Strip centers don’t belong alongside a Columbia parkway or any other parkway."
- The Howard County Board of Education unanimously approved a hybrid learning model Tuesday that will begin rolling out March 1, with all students who want to be in school buildings returning by April 12.
- The funding, which requires Howard County Council authorization to be put in the current 2021 budget, could be in renters’ hands as soon as March, according to Kelly Cimino, director of the county Department of Housing and Community Development.
- Five months after the original vote on the school resource officer program, the Howard County Board of Education once again couldn’t come to an agreement on the issue during its Jan. 21 meeting and voted to confront the topic at later meetings.
- A sampling of Howard County police reports from Jan. 15 to 22.
- Participation in the JumpStart dual enrollment program between Howard County school system students and Howard Community College increased 15% from last spring to the 2020 fall semester.
- A Columbia couple are among a small network of families across the country who are welcoming asylum-seekers into their homes for long-term stays. By taking in a Honduran mother and her young son, the Zinners wound up forging bonds that have made the strangers like family.
- Applications for the 2021-22 Howard County student member of the Board of Education are open until Feb. 4.
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- A Columbia man is facing federal charges of making multiple social media threats to blow up a federal building and kill elected officials, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Thursday.
- In the year since it formed, Howard County Truth & Reconciliation has been digging through remnants of the past, uncovering new and discarded information about lynchings, and subsequently sharing and explaining the findings to residents via Facebook and emailed newsletters.
- Del. Reid Novotny said he introduced legislation Wednesday in the General Assembly to strip student school board members in Maryland of their vote if it is a “deciding vote” on a motion.
- The Howard County Arts Council is accepting applications for ARTsites 2021, an outdoor public show featuring large-scale sculpture. Both artists and community sites interested in hosting a piece are encouraged to apply.
- More than 200 people have died of COVID-19 in Howard County since the pandemic began, according to the county’s health department.
- Howard Community College will be the next COVID-19 vaccination site beginning Monday, county officials announced Tuesday.
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- The Howard County Public School System on Tuesday once again delayed the return of its in-person small group programs due to the county’s “continued unfavorable COVID-19 rates,” according to a news release.
- A sampling of Howard County police reports from Jan. 8 to 15.
- "The Howard County school board has two duties: provide the best education possible for our children and use our tax dollars efficiently and effectively to do so. This is hardly easy and should not be complicated by political considerations."
- W.R. Grace & Co. said Friday it was willing to discuss a possible sale to 40 North Management after the New York company boosted its unsolicited offer for the Columbia specialty chemical giant to $4.3 billion.
- The Howard County Health Department said it plans to enter Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 25, a week after the state plans to do so.
- In a winter season with no high school athletics in Howard County, the competition goes virtual with a fan's choice tournament featuring all-decade boys basketball teams selected by the staff of the Howard County Times.
- A Columbia man who reportedly livestreamed inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning, the FBI said.
- Researchers at the nonprofit RAND Corp. say Baltimore’s so-called “spy plane” brought small increases to the number of violent crimes solved by police last year, but they stopped short of concluding whether or not the controversial surveillance program is worthwhile.
- Zabril Carey wants to be a talk show host. The 21-year-old senior communications student at Bowie State University took his first steps toward that goal with the launch of his own podcast “Locked in the Podcast” six months ago.
- Maryland lawmakers are considering a long list of changes to the Maryland Environmental Service, a low-profile independent agency thrust into the spotlight after its director received a six-figure payout when he left to work for the governor.
- Maryland counties are announcing and revising plans and guidelines for holding classes while containing the spread of coronavirus.
- Baltimore has converted two of its recreation centers to serve as temporary shelters for women and couples experiencing homelessness when wind chill temperatures hit freezing or below this winter.
