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Through the new Communications Initiated Referral to Crisis program, Howard County 911 dispatchers will now divert certain calls to certified crisis hotlines run by Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. These calls will need to meet certain criteria before being transferred, including that the caller does not present any immediate harm to themselves or others.
- A Windsor Mill woman was found dead from a gunshot Wednesday in a Columbia parking garage, Howard County police said in a news release Thursday morning.
- "Let us all commit to working together to stop all hatred, bigotry and violence to anyone based upon their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity."
- Rise Above Aerial Arts, a new aerial arts studio offering classes in Columbia and Ellicott City, celebrated its grand opening last weekend by holding free pole fitness classes for women in the community.
- "Programs like Head Start are just the beginning of what is possible when we invest and support our working families in Howard County. We’ll continue to work toward a community where all our children have the resources and support needed to thrive."
- A sampling of Howard County police reports from June 11 to 18.
- Marriotts Ridge boys lacrosse senior Jack Slack and Hammond sophomore track hurdler Morgan Lane are the Howard County Athletes of the Week for the week of June 7.
- Mt. Hebron's Trinetra Vijayakumar, the Centennial pair of Rose Huang and Michelle Fradlin, and the Reservoir duo of Yari Armand and Joshua Cai all earned state titles while representing Howard County at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club on June 19, 2021.
- The Oakland Mills boys track and field team won seven gold medals and the MPSSAA Class 3A championship on Saturday, June 19, 2021. In total, Howard County athletes took home 14 gold medals at the state meet.
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- The Marriotts Ridge girls lacrosse team defeated C. Milton Wright 15-11 Friday night to secure the program’s first state championship since 2014.
- The Howard girls track and field team won the MPSSAA Class 4A championship on Friday, June 18, while the Lions' boys squad finished tied for second.
- Chopticon comes back from early 2-0 deficit to defeat Atholton in the 3A state baseball championship on Friday, June 18, 2021.
- Richard Eaton Llewellyn, a retired Northrop Grumman engineer who made videos of his global travels, has died at 75.
- Howard senior running back/wide receiver Curtis Eley headlines the spring 2021 Howard County football All-County package as the Offensive Player of the Year.
- "The tide is turning on stream restorations; the environmental community is beginning to see the trade-offs have not been worth the losses. Instead of Columbia leading the way, we were taken backward."
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- Reservoir softball defeated visiting Damascus, 1-0, in the 3A state semifinals on Wednesday behind the team's fourth shutout of the playoffs.
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced Wednesday that the county will host an expanded Fourth of July celebration at Lake Kittamaqundi to what was previously planned, including music, live entertainment and food trucks.
- The 43rd Howard County Invitational Swim Meet, held Saturday at Stevens Forest Pool in Columbia, saw several standout performances and was headlined by River Hill securing the combined team championship.
- Reservoir scored three times in the first inning on the way to a 6-0 victory over Manchester Valley in the 3A softball state quarterfinals on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
- A sampling of Howard County police reports from June 4 to 11.
- A roundup of playoff baseball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, tennis and track and field results and highlights on Monday, June 14, 2021.
- A new event that sounds like a lot of fun is the Courtyard Concerts’ 4th of July BBQ Bash, to be held in the courtyard behind Tonge Row in Ellicott City from noon to 4 p.m. July 4.
- One person is dead and two others are injured following shootings on Fri. June 25 and Sat. June 26 in Baltimore in unrelated attacks.
- The recent — and brief — gas shortage when the Colonial Pipeline experienced a ransomware attack was just a blip compared with two separate gas shortages in the 1970s. Recent photos of people filling up every conceivable type of container with gasoline triggered memories of coping with much more serious shortages.
- The grant for DPW’s six-month job training program is part of a multimillion effort to address environmental justice by providing jobs and more services for communities that have born the brunt of pollution.
- Carroll Community College is opening its doors to summer learners again this year. Whether five or 85 years old, CCC officials say students are excited for the education offered at the camps.
- Dr. William G. Brown, a Glen Burnie dermatologist who practiced for more than 30 years and cultivated various pastimes in his leisure, died of congestive heart failure on June 14 at his Pasadena home. He was 71.
