On Thursday, at a Board of Education meeting, the school district unveiled a new strategic plan that aims to restructure and bolster the program.

The sprawling Howard County, Maryland, historical home holds a secret at its heart ­— an even older two-story log cabin is enclosed within the house. The cabin dates back to at least 1899, although it may be decades older, while the 4,200-square-foot house was built over it shortly after that year.

Howard County police are increasing school zone safety as the new academic year begins, focusing on driver and pedestrian safety through H.A.S.T.E. and the use of speed cameras and bus-mounted cameras.

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is opening its largest location on September 4 in Laurel. It will employ 23 people and proceeds will go into workforce development programs.

Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that no charges will be filed in a Howard County Police officer-involved shooting from November 2024.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.According to police, witnesses reported a man walked up as the victim was getting into his vehicle, opened fire at close range, and then fled. Detectives believe the attack was targeted.

Howard County police say they were called to a parking lot near Dove Sail Lane and Merriweather Drive in Columbia, Md. on reports of a shooting just after 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 19. There, they found Leon Grant Jr., of Salisbury, in a car. Grant had been shot multiple times, according to police, and died at the scene.

A Salisbury man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Howard County. Around 10:35 p.m. on August 19th, Howard County Police responded to a parking lot off of Dove Sail Lane and Merriweather Drive in Columbia for a reported shooting.

The Howard County Board of Appeals chair has issued an order limiting what residents may testify about in a zoning dispute over W.R. Grace's proposed plastic incineration facility.