Columbia News

Howard County needs a new courthouse to replace an aging building and bring the court system into the 21st century, according to an administrative judge.

A Savage teenager faces charges in connection with an armed robbery, which also involved an Ellicott City man and an accused gang member from Columbia, according to the Baltimore Sun.

Patch put out the call to employers:A Do you have jobs for returning veterans ? And employers have been stepping forward.

Andre Westbrook is 5 years old.Sometimes, when his mother comes over from Topeka to hang out with me, he plays Nintendo or dances to old Michael Jackson songs.

A Circuit Court judge reportedly says aA modern courthouse is needed now and she plans to gather a group of stakeholders to find ways to fund it.

The City of Columbia Public Works Department announces that beginning Wednesday, May 30, at 7 a.m., street maintenance crews will perform street repairs in the eastbound lane of Rogers Street, near the intersection of Range Line.

Good things are happening in Columbia and in city government, City Manager Mike Matthes said in his State-of-the-City message issued to the City Council last Friday.

Five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia of Columbia, Md., was suitably awed by his visit to the Oval Office three years ago.

May 27, 2012 -- The crimes appear ordinary on Howard County's November police log -- two break-ins on U.S. 1, another at a Columbia home where a television and video games were taken, and a man held up at gunpoint in the village of Kings Contrivance.

At 5:11 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012 the Columbia Fire Department responded to a reported apartment building on fire at the corner of College Avenue and Walnut Street in central Columbia.

Memorial Day is about honoring fallen heroes. For retailers, the long weekend means armies of shoppers will be coming in on their days off .

Frank Moraff with his dog, Cali near his home in Columbia. Frank Moraff and his dog Cali, a 3 year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever.

A Howard County firefighter recruit Stephanie Cizek was playing in a soccer game at the Soccer Dome in Arundel Mills when she saw a fellow player, Mike Greenhill, 53, begin to feel ill and sit on the bench.

More than 1,500 scouts from throughout the region gathered at Baltimore National Cemetery in Catonsville on Friday evening to pay tribute to those who served this country.

The City of Columbia Public Works Department announces that intersection improvements at Providence and Business Loop will begin next week.

A Does your kid have long hair, a strong attachment to a guitar and a deafening ability to jam late into the night? You might want to sign him or her up for the School of Rock , opening in July on Oakland Mills Road.

Jacob Philadelphia, the son of a departing White House staffer, asked if the president's hair was the same as his.

Memorial Day is about honoring fallen heroes. For retailers, the long weekend means armies of shoppers will be coming in on their days off.A Where are the sales and when should you go? Here are some ideas: TheA Mall in Columbia A has compiled its own guide to weekend shopping.

On May 24, 2012, Mayor Bob McDavid announced "FastCAT," a proposed new bus route to move student-customers quickly between housing, campus and downtown.

Don't miss Shred Fest! This skateboarding event, geared toward celebrating National Skateboarding Day and making safe and healthy choices, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 at the Columbia Skate Park in Cosmo Park.