Howard County officials are asking a federal court to review six orders from the Federal Aviation Administration about noise from low-flying planes at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. In July, the county filed an administrative petition with the FAA seeking “immediate” action to resolve complaints...
On Jan. 16, 1984, Gary L. Gardner had his first day with the Howard County Police Department, as a patrolman in West Columbia. He would go to spend 35 years with the police department, climbing the ranks and eventually becoming chief. On Dec. 31, Gardner will walk the hallowed halls of the department...
The Howard County Times, in partnership with Jim Coleman Honda, will be selecting one Howard County player for boys basketball and one for girls basketball to be honored as the Player of the Week throughtout the 2018-19 season. At the end of each month, the designated individuals will be put into...
Wilde Lake boys basketball heard the hype surrounding all the incoming transfers ahead of the 2018-19 campaign. It was hard not to, as several private school players returned to their hometown programs. River Hill has three of them, including brothers Ryan and Nick Marshall who came over from Mount...
In a hostile road environment against Reservoir Friday night, Howard’s young girls basketball team grew up in a big way. The Lions got a double-double from freshman Gabby Scott (15 points, 12 rebounds) and took advantage of an 11-0 run between the end of the third quarter and beginning of the fourth...
In the county-opening game for both teams, Long Reach got a career-high 35 points from senior Lyric Swann to help pull out a 75-68 victory over Mt. Hebron in a game that came down to the final minute. The win was the 100th career victory for Lightning coach Kelli Cofield, who was honored on the...
A school bus carrying the Glenelg High School jazz band after it performed at swearing-in ceremonies for new Howard County leaders was hit by a car on Monday night, police said. The bus, with 21 students, two teachers and the driver, was traveling from Howard High School in Ellicott City to Glenelg...
Nearly half of Howard County’s schools came out with top ratings in the state’s new education rankings, part of a federal accountability system that grades all public schools based on test scores as well as measures such as graduation rates and achievement of English language learners. The Maryland...
A 43-year-old Jessup man was killed when he was hit by a pickup truck on Route 175 early Tuesday morning, Howard County police said. Donnelle Markus Williams was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck about 3:57 a.m. in front Patuxent Institution, a state high-security prison. Police...
Howard County welcomed four new school board members Monday afternoon. All said they are prepared to get to work and contribute to making decisions for the state’s sixth-largest school system and one of the highest achieving in the nation, based on test scores. Vicky Cutroneo, Jen Mallo, Sabina...
Opposition is growing to a proposal that would permit Howard County to place a fee on plastic bags. A state bill introduced by Del. Terri Hill would allow the county to impose a fee of up to 5 cents on plastic bags; it would not apply to paper bags, plastic bags used for bulk vegetables or produce,...
Calvin Ball was sworn in as Howard’s county executive last night. Ball represented Oakland Mills and Columbia on the County Council for 12 years. He is the first African American, nonwhite person to hold the office. The Democrat in November unseated incumbent Republican Executive Allan Kittleman....
A massage therapist at a Howard County spa has been released on bond after he was arrested last week and charged with touching a female client inappropriately, county police announced Monday. Gene Coxson, of The Pearl Modern Spa in Fulton, was charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree...
Three young adults from out of state have been charged with breaking in to houses in Ellicott City, Woodstock and Marriottsville, allegedly making off with electronics, a handgun, jewelry and credit cards, Howard County police announced Friday. Police, who tracked one of the stolen credit cards...
Howard County’s top prosecutor will not pursue criminal charges against county Register of Wills Byron Macfarlane, who was accused of letting a group use his access key card to enter the closed county courthouse on a Sunday. State’s Attorney Dario Broccolino found no “admissible evidence” in a...
Laurel residents who look forward to shopping for a Christmas tree each year from the Laurel Lions Club’s yearly fundraiser will have to look elsewhere. After 61 years, the Laurel Lions Club will not sell Christmas trees this holiday season. Laurel Lions Club President Charles Brannan, said the...
An engraved Laurel Historical Society Walking Tour plaque at the front entrance points to the longevity of the 1889 Victorian home where Jim and Marlene Frazier have lived in Old Town for almost 42 years. Inside, a lovely parlor Christmas tree shines with white lights, cranberry garlands and treasured...
A plan to replace an iconic Laurel diner with a medical marijuana dispensary has met with opposition from city residents and others who want the historic building preserved or even moved. Pure Hana Synergy has a purchase agreement on 118 Washington Bld in Laurel. The property includes the Tastee...
Since 1972, the case of the woman with no name has haunted Prince George’s County homicide investigators. With only skeletal remains as evidence, they didn’t know where she was from, who she was and how she wound up dead in the woods unnoticed for months before a hunter strolling through the area...