An EF-1 tornado touched down in Columbia on Thursday afternoon as severe storms in the Baltimore area brought down trees and led to power outages in Howard County. The EF-1 category tornado, which is classified as having wind speeds from 86 mph and 110 mph, hit in Columbia at 3:34 p.m., the National...
Eighth grader Rishi Kumar, a student at Ellicott Mills Middle School in Ellicott City, took third place in National Geographic’s GeoBee national competition Wednesday after competing in the final round in Washington, D.C. As the third-place finisher, Kumar will receive a $5,000 college scholarship...
Howard County athletes won six medals on Day 1 of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association track and field championships. The six Howard County schools in Class 2A competed on Thursday at Morgan State University’s Hughes Stadium, with River Hill taking home five of the six medals....
It was another standout campaign for Howard County girls lacrosse, featuring both team and individual success. Glenelg was the last public school team standing, making it to the 2A state semifinals, and every area team played at least 12 games including playoffs. By the end of the year, there were...
Grant Bunyard competed in the decathlon for the first time about a month ago. Three weeks later, the Atholton graduate won a national championship in the combined event. Bunyard, a freshman at Howard Community College, finished first in the decathlon at the National Junior College Athletic Association...
Howard knew what it was up against Wednesday night in the 4A state championship game. The mighty Severna Park Falcons entered the contest 18-1 on the season and winners of the last three state titles. They are considered the best public school team in Maryland and were heavily favored by any knowledgeable...
With the end of the school year approaching, the Howard County Public School System is ramping up its free weekday lunch program to provide meals to children over the summer with 15 locations this year, compared to last year’s six. The additional nine locations are “in response to the high demand...
When a massive flood swept through historic Ellicott City nearly three years ago, Main Street storefronts were destroyed and shops were gutted, causing several businesses to close and customers to look elsewhere. In the fall after the July 2016 flood, a team of Howard Community College students...
A former employee at an Anne Arundel County drug rehabilitation center was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling heroin. Patrick Broxton, 48, of Ellicott City was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore after he pleaded guilty Nov. 23 to conspiracy to distribute...
Howard County has followed several local jurisdictions as well as the state of Maryland in filing a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid OxyContin, and other opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic. In Howard County, more than 130 people,...
Norma E. Swope, a World War II war bride who later became an Ellicott City homemaker and a department store sales associate, died Sunday of kidney failure at Harmony Hall, a Columbia assisted-living facility. She was 95. The former Norma Lena Maud Evans, who was the daughter of William Albert Edward...
A 43-year-old Baltimore County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal 2017 Christmas night stabbing in Columbia, the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office said Monday evening. Damien Gary Clark was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, attempted second-degree murder and two counts...
Howard County police are offering a reward for information about Saturday’s shooting in Columbia in which a bystander was struck in the leg during an altercation involving two men outside of a convenience store. The bystander — Kaylin Castle, 21, of Columbia — was listed in fair condition Monday...
Cartoons and clever word play are the key elements of a new Horizon Foundation campaign that aims to empower people to help others who struggle with mental health challenges. “Emotional Support Human Etiquette” is a multimedia effort that’s a play on the role of emotional support animals and a...
When Wayne L. Wold gives an organ recital at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City, he will be the only performer for most of the program. Although this concert is being presented by the Howard County Concert Orchestra, the orchestra itself does not appear on the program....
Laurel’s Main Street will be alive with activity Saturday as its well-loved Main Street Festival returns, promising a parade, food, games and entertainment for all ages to enjoy, organizers said. The city’s largest festival, the one-day event attracts between 75,000 to 100,000 people, according...
For those who believe the unfortunate chain of events that rocked the Triple Crown series over the past couple of weeks will be the death of the Preakness in Baltimore, consider the possibility that it might be just the opposite. The transparent attempt by The Stronach Group recently to change...
Dr. Rolando V. “Doc” Goco, a retired internist who had maintained practices in South and Northeast Baltimore as well as Laurel, and earlier had survived the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II, died April 28 of dementia at his Tucker, Ga., home. The former longtime Laurel...
Officials broke ground Friday on the Laurel Park Station development — located adjacent to the Laurel Park racetrack — that is meant to revitalize the Route 1 corridor in Howard County. The 63-acre, mixed-use development will be built out from the renovated MARC train station and include 1,000...