Two new online interactive dashboards launched by Howard County officials will disclose crime data for the area that is searchable.
The Waterloo Fire Station has received LEED Gold Certification, its second award since being constructed in October 2022.
Howard Co. Police will add patrol cars, monitor fire safety lanes at stores, target fake IDs at bars and other measures for the holidays.
A 17-year-old boy has died after being hit by two vehicles in the early morning hours Sunday, Howard County Police report.
A driver was killed while making a U-turn, police say, and three people in the other vehicle involved in the crash were injured.
Two men have been charged in a fatal Columbia shooting after the gun they used was recovered during a robbery investigation, police say.
A fire broke out at a commercial building in Laurel Thursday, causing an estimated $500K in damage. The businesses within are uninhabitable.
Nearly 1,300 pounds of medication and sharps were collected Saturday during Howard County's National Drug Takeback Day event.
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced in another case involving the rape and incest of a second family member, according to prosecutors.
A raging fire caused an estimated $1.5M damage to a Laurel apartment that displaced 26 residents. Five pets were rescued by firefighters.
A 64-year-old man has been sentenced for his role in a diamond heist where $92K worth of jewels were stolen, the HoCo prosecutor said.
A meeting Nov. 2 will discuss a proposed multi-modal travel improvement project along Ten Oaks Road from Brighton Dam Road to MD 108.
Twenty-seven accelerant detection canines from across the country and their handlers are in Howard County undergoing recertification.
A 19-year-old has been sentenced in a series of carjackings that happened in Howard County in 2022.
One man has been fatally shot and two critically wounded in a shooting outside a gas station, according to Howard County Police.
A 28-year-old Howard County man has pleaded guilty in connection to his involvement in a murder-for-hire conspiracy.
Howard Co. firefighters put out a tire fire that damaged a nearby building Friday and battled a blaze in the basement of a house Saturday.
A man from Baltimore County has been convicted for breaking into car wash vacuum machines. He will be sentenced in October.
Off-duty Howard County deputy Ryan Demby was killed early Friday morning when a fight broke out at a Baltimore bar.
An abandoned building in Howard County caught on fire Thursday around 5 p.m. The incident is under investigation by the state fire marshal.
HoCo officers are being lauded for their quick actions in pulling a man to safety after he was seen hanging from the top of a parking ramp.
A man has been sentenced in connection to the robbery of a pizza delivery driver and a taxi cab driver.
A man has been found guilty in connection to a shooting of a bar patron in the Howard County establishment's parking lot, prosecutors say.
A man was killed and a woman critically injured in a motorcycle crash this week, according to the Howard County Police.
A Howard Co. home caught on fire Thursday. Firefighters rescued the people and pets who lived there. The Red Cross is helping the family.
Adam Nettina of West Friendship pleaded guilty to targeting the advocacy group in federal court this week, prosecutors said.
A man who strangled his pregnant girlfriend has been sentenced, according to a Howard County prosecutor.
Additional police officers will be stationed around all HCPSS schools for the first three weeks of school to help with safety.
A prisoner who escaped from a transport van was sought in Howard and Anne Arundel counties. He was taken into custody Wednesday night.
A Howard County home caught on fire Monday around 5:45 p.m. Assistance was requested from a neighboring county to help battle the blaze.
A 23-year-old motorcyclist from Odenton was killed when he lost control, hit a curb and then a pole, according to Howard County Police.
A mountain biker hit a rock and crashed Saturday. A trooper was lowered by helicopter 180 feet into rough terrain to help rescue the man.
The annual Nate Flynn Training Day honors fallen firefighter Lt. Nate Flynn this Sunday, which marks the 5th anniversary of his passing.
An 82-year-old West Friendship woman was killed in a car crash along Route 32 Saturday afternoon, according to Howard County Police.
David Crawford, a former police chief, will serve life sentences in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder and arson charges.
More than 30 recruits have joined the Howard County Police Department's Academy 48, the largest group since 1993.
A 20-year-old Columbia man was arrested on the scene for driving under the influence after a woman was killed in a car crash, police say.
A 29-year-old man with health issues has been reported missing in Howard County. He was last seen June 9 at the Mall in Columbia.
An unattended campfire ignited a brush fire that required firefighters to scale rocks in order to put out the fire.
Howard County firefighters were called to help rescue a baby bird from a storm drain after residents heard the baby frantically chirping.