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• Maryland

Howard County hopes first Pride event Saturday will lead to annual celebration

The Howard County Pride Festival is Saturday and is co-sponsored by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.

By Erin B. Logan

Jun 27, 2019

• Maryland

Man charged with homicide, assault of Columbia couple being held without bond

A man charged with the homicide and assault of a couple in their Columbia home on May 5 is being held without bond, the State's Attorney's Office said.

By Jess Nocera

May 13, 2019

• Maryland

Howard County police charge man with homicide, assault of Columbia couple in their home

Howard County police have charged a man with the homicide and assault of a couple in their Columbia home on May 5.

By Catherine Rentz

May 11, 2019

• Obituaries

Rick Colom, radio host who loved melodic popular music, dies

Columbia resident Rick Colom accumulated an extensive collection of recordings from the pre-World War II era, which he shared on radio programs and the

By Jacques Kelly

May 9, 2019

• Maryland

Columbia woman charged with murder in death of newborn

Moira Akers, 38, of Columbia, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with the murder in the death of her newborn son, who was found dead inside a zipped plastic bag at her home in November, Howard County police announced Thursday morning.

By Jess Nocera

Apr 25, 2019

• Maryland

Reuniting Howard County General NICU nurses with their former patients: 'These babies are miracles'

Clutching a framed photograph of herself from her days in the NICU, Katelyn Thomas, her mother and her former NICU nurse, Sue White, attended a reunion last week for NICU babies from Howard County General Hospital.

By Jess Nocera

Apr 24, 2019

• Maryland

Howard County police arrest two men in Columbia fatal shooting

Howard County police say two Columbia men are being charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and related charges in the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man at Harper's Choice Village Center.

• Maryland

Howard County police offer reward for information about last week's fatal shooting in Columbia

Howard County police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information about a fatal shooting on Thursday in Columbia.

• Maryland

Howard County police identify 27-year-old Columbia man killed in shopping center shooting Thursday

Howard County police say 27-year-old Ronald Carolina, Jr., was killed in a shooting in Columbia on Thursday afternoon.

• Opinion

Let's make Howard County the healthiest place in America

Howard County is partnering with Howard County General Hospital on a program to bring more primary care physicians to the community.

• News

This Maryland man ingested cyanide in open court. 20 years later, officials detonated explosives tied to him

Deputy State Fire Marshals detonated explosives Sunday that were believed to have belonged to Alan Bruce Chmurny, who died about 20 years ago after he ingested cyanide in open court.

By Lillian Reed

Mar 25, 2019

• Maryland

Pedestrian in critical condition after getting hit in an Elkridge Costco parking lot

A pedestrian is in critical condition Saturday after being hit in a Cosco parking lot in Elkridge.

By Yvonne Wenger

Feb 4, 2019

• Maryland

Howard police: Woman found dead in Columbia woods Sunday

A woman was found dead near a wooded area in Columbia on Sunday afternoon, Howard County police said Monday.

By Jess Nocera

Feb 4, 2019

• Obituaries

J. Spencer Hammond, church musician and teacher, dies at 88

J. Spencer Hammond, former longtime minister of music, organist and choir director at Douglas Memorial Community Church who also taught music in the city public schools for more than three decades, died ThursdayJAN24 at Howard County General Hospital from complications from a fall.

• Maryland

Howard County fire crews rescue man from burning townhouse in Columbia

Howard County fire officials say crews rescued a man from a fire at a Columbia townhouse just before dawn Friday.

By Erin B. Logan

Jan 18, 2019

• Maryland

3 things you didn't know about the president of Howard County General Hospital

Steven Snelgrove, 61, took the helm of Howard County General Hospital in Columbia in 2014.

• Obituaries

Donna L. Cadenhead-Tynes, former telemetry nurse, dies

Donna L. Cadenhead-Tynes, a former Bon Secours Hospital telemetry nurse and avid Ravens fan, died Dec. 8 from complications of metastatic endometrial cancer at Howard County General Hospital.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dec 20, 2018

• Health

Curbside delivery: Mom makes it to — but not inside — hospital to have her baby

A Laurel woman planned to deliver her baby at Howard County General Hospital, but she made it only as far as the driveway outside the front door.

By Meredith Cohn

Dec 12, 2018

• Maryland

Bus carrying high school band involved in crash after Howard ceremony

A Howard school bus transporting the Glenelg High School jazz band from one high school to another, was struck by a car on Monday night.

By Jess Nocera

Dec 5, 2018

• Obituaries

Graham Banks, plaster artisan who helped restore Hippodrome and other sites, dies

Graham Paul Banks, an officer in a decorative plastering company that restored the Hippodrome Theatre and numerous other landmarks, died of cardiogenic shock Nov. 15 at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 66.

By Jacques Kelly

Nov 22, 2018

• Thanksgiving

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• Entertainment

Lights, trees and a Thanksgiving Turkey (Bowl) — the best of Baltimore's A&E scene this week

The top A&E events in the Baltimore area for the week of Nov. 18-24, 2018

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 18, 2018

• Health

Here's how Maryland hospitals fared on latest safety report card

Maryland hospitals were safer for patients this fall than they were six months ago, according to the latest assessment from the Leapfrog Group.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 8, 2018

• Obituaries

Joan M. Howard, Applied Physics Lab senior secretary, dies

Joan Marie Howard, a retired senior secretary at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, died of heart failure Tuesday at Howard County General Hospital. The Jessup resident was 81.

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 4, 2018

• Maryland

Howard County police identify skeletal remains found in Columbia in June

Howard County police have determined the identity of the skeletal remains that were found in the woods near Howard County General Hospital in Columbia in early June.

By Jess Nocera

Sep 6, 2018

• Maryland

Driver who died after weekend crash had a 'medical emergency,' police say

Howard County Police have determined that Leroy Peyton Truehart, had a medical emergency when his SUV ran off the road over the weekend and he died a few days later.

By Jess Nocera

Aug 10, 2018

• Maryland

Funeral set Saturday for Howard County firefighter killed in Clarksville blaze

A funeral service will be held Saturday for Howard County firefighter Nathan Flynn, 34, who was killed in a Clarksville fire on Monday. Flynn, a Havre de Grace resident, was killed when he fell through the Woodscape Drive house's first floor and into the basement.

• Maryland

Howard County firefighter dies after falling through floor of Clarksville house during seven-alarm blaze

The firefighter was identified as 34-year-old Nathan Flynn, a husband, father and 13-year veteran of the department. He is the first career firefighter killed in the line of duty in Howard County history, officials said.

• Obituaries

Marianne J. Schoeffield, homemaker

Marianne J. Schoeffield, a homemaker and former secretary, died June 30 from a cardiac arrest at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 82.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 11, 2018

• Maryland

Fatal overdoses down in Howard County from last year

There have been 24 fatal overdoses and 101 non-fatal overdoses through the month of June in Howard County.

By Jess Nocera

Jul 10, 2018

• Maryland

Howard County hopes to double use of bikeshare program in second year

One year into Howard County’s pilot bikeshare program, officials say the membership-based endeavor is off to a strong start, but they’d like to see ridership expand.

By Kate Magill

Jul 9, 2018

• Maryland

Lightning starts house fire in Howard County; three firefighters suffer heat exhaustion

Lightning set a house in Clarksville on fire Tuesday evening, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

By Christina Tkacik

Jul 4, 2018

• Maryland

Saturday walk offers health benefits and friendship

Walk for Wellness meets every Saturday at 9 a,m. for an hour of exercise and walking.

By Katie V. Jones

Jul 3, 2018

• Maryland

Police don't expect ID on Columbia skeleton for months

Human skeletal remains were found in Howard County in early June but the identification of the body will not be determined for eight weeks.

• Opinion

Baltimore Sun's 2018 Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: Ronald R. Peterson

Ronald R. Peterson helped create the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System we know today. The highlights of his history there would put him on a short list of the most influential figures in the history of the hospital and health system.

• Maryland

Council passes record Howard County budget

Four days after devastating floods in Ellicott City pushed Howard County into the national spotlight, officials got back to a sense of normalcy for a few hours on Thursday morning when they passed the county’s fiscal 2019 budget, a record-setting $1.6 billion operating budget.

By Kate Magill

May 31, 2018

• Maryland

Howard looks at new ways to talk to teens about safe sex

To combat the rising number of STI cases, Director of Child Health Jackie Douge said the department is undertaking new outreach efforts to talk with teens about safe sex.

By Kate Magill

May 21, 2018

• Maryland

Investment in health: Hospital looks to taxpayers for funding

To care for those residents and their increasingly complex health needs, the hospital is looking to join forces in a new way with the county government. For the first time this year the hospital sought county funding for its operational budget.

By Kate Magill

May 17, 2018

• Obituaries

Robert A. Sherrock, corporate attorney and Columbia resident, dies

Robert A. Sherrock, a retired corporate attorney who was an avid football fan, died May 2 from cancer at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 74.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 15, 2018

• Maryland

'Over There' explores the music of WWI

A preview of the Columbia Pro Cantare's "Over There: Music of World War I" concert on May 5 at 8 p.m., in Columbia.

• Sports

Former Maryland lacrosse coach Dick Edell, 74, dies of pneumonia

Former Maryland coach Dick Edell died Wednesday morning, of pneumonia, at Howard County General Hospital. The Glenelg resident was 74.

By Mike Klingaman

May 2, 2018

• Health

Maryland hospitals rise in safety grading system

A new hospital safety report by Leapfrog found that the overall performance of Maryland hospitals has improved.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Apr 24, 2018

• Maryland

Howard executive's budget plan holds tax rate, meets a school budget request

County Executive Allan Kittleman unveiled a $1.6 billion fiscal 2019 operating budget that is 1.9 percent larger than this year’s and the biggest ever for one of Maryland’s richest counties.

By Kate Magill

Apr 20, 2018

• Maryland

Despite high state ranking, some leaders say it's time to 'double down' on health in Howard County

Howard County helped lead the pack for the fifth straight year as the second healthiest county in the state behind Montgomery, according an annual study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

By Kate Magill

Mar 19, 2018

• Maryland

Howard County's most anticipated events of 2018

Mark your calendar for some of Howard County's most anticipated events of the year.

By John-John Williams IV

Mar 1, 2018

• Maryland

Howard County restaurant directory

Howard County is home to a plethora of dining experiences, from classic American to ethnic delicacies.

• Maryland

Man charged after hit and run in Catonsville prompts helicopter search, foot chase

A Columbia man is facing four criminal charges and more than 20 traffic charges after fleeing the scene of a crash in Catonsville, running from police into a wooded area and prompting a helicopter and K9 search.

By Libby Solomon

Feb 22, 2018

• Maryland

Pedestrian struck, killed near Columbia shopping center, Howard County police say

A pedestrian was hit by a car and killed in Columbia on Wednesday evening, according to Howard County police.

By Christina Tkacik

Feb 7, 2018

• Traffic Accidents

One dead after two-car crash in Columbia

A fatal car crash in Columbia left one person dead Tuesday morning, according to Howard County Police. A second person was transported to Shock Trauma and is stable, police said.

By Talia Richman

Jan 30, 2018

• Obituaries

Thomas Saunders, rumor control head who led African American history tours in Baltimore, dies

Thomas Saunders was the former head of the city's rumor control office and led tours of African-American sites throughout the city.

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 16, 2018