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• Maryland

'Wreckage' of 9/11 goes on, friend to victim says

Bob Mumby, of Bel Air, still has many of the artifacts from 9/11 that pertain to the death of his best friend, Port Authority Police Officer Thomas Gorman, in the World Trade Center collapse.

By David Anderson

Sep 8, 2017

• Health

UM vaccine center to spread the word about typhoid fever treatment

The University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development has been awarded a $36.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote vaccines for typhoid fever, which kills a quarter million people a year worldwide. The money will be used to set up the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium, a partnership with the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford and PATH, a global health organization based in Seattle.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Nov 10, 2016

• Maryland

Howard Council overturns nutritional standards veto

Four of the Howard County Council's five members on Friday voted to overturn County Executive Allan Kittleman's veto of a bill that creates a set of nutritional guidelines for the food and drink sold in Howard County government vending machines.

By Amanda Yeager

Jul 31, 2015

• Howard County

Howard debates merits of nutritional guidelines for county concessions

People packed the Howard County Council's Ellicott City chambers Monday night to testify on a bill that would create nutritional standards for food and drink sold on county property, in a hearing that was reminiscent of another held almost a year ago.

• Commercial Real Estate

As downtown Columbia develops, adjustments to affordable housing requirements recommended

A recent report from the Columbia Downtown Housing Corporation, the organization tasked with ensuring that a full range of housing is built downtown, has recommended the County Council take a second look at the requirements for developing Columbia's city center.

• Health

University of Maryland School of Medicine launches Institute for Global Health

Institute for Global Health will include prominent Maryland scientists and researchers in vaccine development and malaria research, and bring on new ones.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 6, 2015

• Howard County

Grassroots organization's forum to feature executive, school board candidates

One of the last public political events of the campaign season is also slated to be one of the largest, according to organizers.

• Howard County

Horizon Foundation launches television ads promoting healthier drinks

The Horizon Foundation earlier this week launched a new television ad campaign calling on Coca-Cola to help fight childhood obesity. Starting next week, the $40,000 campaign will hit the air, with 30- and 90-second advertisements playing on broadcasts and cable networks through the Baltimore region during the months of October and November.

• Opinion

A new kind of cola war

Latest attack on Coca-Cola may strike some as unfair but health risk posed by sugary drinks is real and alarming

• Opinion

A new kind of cola war

• Howard County

Critics demand a better health and wellness policy for Howard

More than 40 people testified and more than 150 people gathered at a public hearing at the Board of Education Thursday, April 11, demanding a better health and wellness policy for students.

• Health Insurance

Letter: Curbing sugar could increase life expectancy of children

Curbing sugar consumption of children could help increase their current life expectancy, since too much sugar in the diet, especially in liquid form, has been linked to development of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and many more diseases.

• Howard County

In Howard, Ulman advocates push for summer environment jobs

• Howard County

Religious, community groups seek promises from county executive candidates

• Howard County

Grass-roots group mobilizes for Healthy Howard

• Republican Party

Assembly session was mixed bag for county delegation

• PATH

Local voices argue bills

• Juneteenth

COMMUNITY NOTES

• Homelessness

L.A. mayor says city is 'capital of homelessness'

• Coaches

MEMORIES, MAGIC MARK WALTER'S PATH TO 400TH; BASEBALL: ARUNDEL'S BERNIE WALTER CAN BECOME ONLY THE THIRD MARYLAND COACH TO REACH 400 COACHING WINS WHEN HIS WILDCATS PLAY NO. 3 CHESAPEAKE TOMORROW.

• Homelessness

Her welfare cycle grinds to a halt Change: A Glen Burnie resident's new job as coordinator for a nonprofit agency helps her leave 13 years of welfare, pay off student loans and help others.

• Medicare

Catholics students deserve basic servicesIn his otherwise...

• Homelessness

The Volunteers: Mr. and Mrs. Strong of...

• Homelessness

Volunteer Work: Frank Brown has been a...

• Baseball

MOYER COMES FULL CIRCLE Orioles represent both painful end, fresh start in left-hander's career

• PATH

Volunteer's work: Vy Lynch calls on skills...

• PATH

Donald Lomax named 1992 branch managerDonald L....

• Theft

GLEN BURNIE

• PATH

NORTH COUNTY -- Linthicum * Ferndale * Brooklyn Park * Pumphrey

• Crime

ANNAPOLIS/SOUTH COUNTY -- Davidsonville * Edgewater * Shady Side * Deale

• Homelessness

HELPING TRAVELERS Volunteer provides information, assistance for PATH at airport

• PATH

City plea is for more jobs Residents suggest uses for U.S. grants

• BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

BWI officials unveil holiday traffic plan

• Middle Schools

FYI STEERS LOST YOUTHS ONTO RIGHT PATH City officially adopts program for violent teens

• Homelessness

Too many non-profits prefer shiny new buildings to sharing facilities with peers

• Homelessness

Three agencies for city's homeless unite under one roof

• Homelessness

Homeless help now is under a single roof New Park Avenue facility combines three services.

• PATH

COMMUNITY SAYS THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS

• Hospitals and Clinics

In this season for giving, here's a list of organizations that need . . .

• Arts and Culture

Love-ly folks attend charity tennis affair

• Homelessness

New shelter for homeless to be dedicated

• Homelessness

PATH AIDS HOMELESS MENTALLY ILL

• PATH

SHELTER GETTING A PLACE FOR PLAY

• Homelessness

Homeless center to be built in city Park Ave. building was formerly a bank

• Poverty

Spending on poverty at a standstill

• Good Samaritan Hospital (Baltimore)

New positionsKeystone Environmental Resources Inc. relocated its...

• Homelessness

Santa, Mrs. Claus deliver spirt of christmas to shelter residents