Howard County News

Surveillance photo taken at a nearby convenience store, where the suspect was observed shortly before the robbery The man wanted for robbing a Columbia bank Friday, surrendered to police this morning.

Jul 18, 2008 2:11 PM , The Examiner Anne Arundel police said a Glen Burnie man was beaten and stabbed by two men - one of whom owed the victim money - before midnight Thursday in a parking lot on Warwickshire ...

Anne Arundel and Howard counties plan to set up Maryland's first natural gas fueling station for trash trucks.

Howard County - Howard officials are reaching out to a mother who found her autistic son walking along a major highway after wandering from a camp overseen by the county's Department of Recreation and Parks.

Students at one entire school - ' Worthington Elementary School in Ellicott City - ' scored 100 percent on the state reading test.

The Howard County Chamber of Commerce has launched a new Web site that features streamlined navigation for easier access to the member directory, calendar of events and popular committee pages, such as the ...

Maryland Transportation Authority Police say a man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on a ramp to Interstate 95 in Howard County.

A three-star Japanese restaurant near downtown Baltimore stopped rolling sushi yesterday after its owners were arrested on federal charges of employing illegal immigrants and stealing their tips.

Kawasaki Restaurant, which has served elaborate raw fish dinners for more than two decades from a North Charles Street rowhouse in Mount Vernon, remained closed last night. Its sister restaurant - a waterfront cafe in Fells Point - was also shuttered.

Reviewers have described Kawasaki's food as among the region's most delectable for Japanese cuisine. The Baltimore City Paper has frequently rated Kawasaki's as the city's best sushi, from its tame California roll to its more bold entrees of uncooked octopus and sea urchin.

Howard County is up for grabs in this year's gubernatorial election, a Sun poll shows, and the results locally could be crucial statewide.

'We know we fought the JV team' in 2002, when then-Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend carried her party's banner, said state Republican Party Chairman John Kane.

This year, he said, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, the expected Democratic candidate for governor, will 'run harder and stronger. Howard is a major battleground for us.'

Both parties have state staffers working in Howard, and both plan to turn out as many voters as possible.

On a quiet, wooded street of well-kept homes, Erin Alban's front yard is a sight to behold - but for all the wrong reasons, her Howard County neighbors said.

But no matter what the term, the new head of the Columbia Foundation has a record of hooking up potential donors with causes that have special meaning to them, or with donors who share similar interests.

No charges will be filed against the Howard police officer who shot a Columbia woman after she allegedly lunged at the officer's partner with a knife, the Howard State's Attorney's Office said Wednesday.

Standing in the bright sunlight atop the roof of the East Columbia library yesterday, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman showed off the government's latest energy project - 24 panels of solar receptors.

The panels are expected to generate about 30 percent of the building's energy and enthusiasm among residents for alternative energy, Ulman says.

To that end, the executive later directed a crowd of officials and reporters to the air-conditioned lobby to see an interactive computer display surrounded by colorful signs and books about solar energy. The exhibit shows library patrons how many kilowatts per hour of electricity are being generated in real time. And residents can view it on their home computers.

Today Shakespeare in ruins Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in the Ruins will present alternating performances of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and The Tempest through July 13 at Patapsco Female Institute ...

For Pfc. Holly Burnham, helping the senior citizens of Howard County feel safe is a mission.

And for Cpl. Alan Shaffer, finding a way for minority communities to develop a relationship with the Police Department has become his reason for going to work every day.

Burnham and Shaffer are liaison officers for the Howard County Police Department, which established the positions in November to meet the growing needs of two key segments of the public: seniors and minorities.

'The department recognized the need to evolve and change as the county grows,' said police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn.

Howard County officials are exploring ways to expand transit service and parking for workers, including those who need to travel to Fort Meade .

Sunday, June 29, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Leonard Roberts, the Frederick News-Post and Associated Press A Frederick County grand jury has found that Maryland state troopers were justified in placing ...

David Brooks considers himself a Maryland resident. The 47-year-old historic preservation consultant and landlord lists a Columbia, Maryland address as his home, has his car registered and insured in Maryland, ...

Accepting needed cash but then not using it could be considered rude, but that is what Maryland officials did with $350,000 Howard County provided to help staff the state-run social services office in Columbia.

Alcohol may have been behind a fatal crash in Howard County, police said. It happened on U.S. Route 1 in Jessup at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.