Haitian refugee overcomes adversity to graduate from HCC

Howard Community College's Marie Jean came to New York in 1984 as an 8-year-old Haitian immigrant,...

Urgent care pushed in Howard; emergency room crowds drop

Crowding appears to be declining at Howard County's only hospital emergency room, and a citizens...

Cradlerock School gets rolling with Bike to School Day

At Cradlerock School in Columbia, it was a day for reading, riding and arithmetic. Dozens of...

Funeral for state trooper killed in I-95 crash set for Friday

Funeral arrangements for the state trooper killed in an accident on Interstate 95 over the weekend...

Howard wine festival sparkles again

About 40,000 wine aficionados converged on Merriweather Post Pavilion over the weekend for the...

State trooper killed in crash on Interstate 95

Shaft S. Hunter, 39, was 11-year state police veteran, father of 6

At 82, Howard's oldest volunteer officer is not the retiring type

Everybody in the Howard County Police Department seems to know Herb Michael.

New center brings inpatient hospice care to Howard Co.

Many families had been traveling to Balto. Co, other locations

Political Notebook: Guzzone fundraising for possible exec. bid

Del. Guy Guzzone has $100,274 in campaign cash put aside, likely enough to pay for another run for...

Council seeks to review proposed rail transfer sites

Environmental analysis would follow federal process; Elkridge residents oppose large rail cargo...

River Hill High student elected to Howard school board

When Tomi Williams moved to Howard County from Ann Arbor, Mich., as a sixth-grader, he made a huge...

Howard buys rural land to prevent contested used-car lot

Residents of the western Howard County hamlet of Daisy who have been battling to block a proposed...

County approves mountain bike course at Rockburn Park

A private group will be allowed to build a mountain bike training course in Rockburn Park in...

Citing illness, Superintendent Cousin to step down next year

The superintendent of Howard County's school system, often regarded as one of the best in the...

More students designing or making their own prom dresses

Michelle McGinn took three weeks to complete her gold and fire-red dress — aptly named "The...

In Howard, Ulman advocates push for summer environment jobs

Pollution of the Chesapeake Bay can't be eliminated in one summer, and there's no apparent way to...

Columbia's 40th Lakefront film festival lineup announced

Nineteen films, including the Baltimore-area premiere of director Rob Reiner's "Flipped," will be...

From outsider to top judge, Leasure wins respect

As Howard County's top Circuit Court judge, Diane Leasure has been described by colleagues as a...

Rosenstein touts collaborative effort against online child porn

Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised Friday the success of a five-year collaborative...

Howard council concerned about school board member's lawsuits

Howard County lawmakers say they are concerned about the cost of the legal complaints brought...

Howard hospital, library team up on social health campaign

The institution that made "Choose Civility" a Howard County mantra is joining forces with a local...

Political Notebook: Both sides of aisle oppose raising gas tax

Howard County's most liberal and conservative state legislators agree that gasoline taxes shouldn'...

Healthy Howard program gains council support

Funding appears to have broader support this year

Drug intoxication killed man found in empty Jessup house

A 26-year man who was found dead last month in a basement storage room of an empty Jessup house died...

Howard development appears stable, pace still slow

The pace of home building in Howard County remained nearly unchanged from late 2009 through last...

Running the race against cancer at the Maryland Half Marathon

When Jon Sherbun laces up for the Maryland Half Marathon this weekend, he won't be just another...

Audit: Domestic Violence Center is in the black

County review finds no financial irregularities, but faults background check by previous board in...

Good yarn draws kids, adults to Sheep and Wool Festival

Clayton, Dana and Edward got a crash course this weekend in where wool sweaters come from —...

Thomas Viaduct, Doughoregan Manor among endangered sites

Howard County is often seen as a young, fast-growing suburb, but an annual list of the county's...

Shipley descendant to share history with genealogy buffs

"It was late in the spring of 1923 and the very popular Anne Arundel County strawberries were...