Elkridge News

The average person will spend $126.03 on Valentine's Day this year, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation .

Environmentalists and lawmakers are targeting one of the Chesapeake Bay's messiest and most visible problems: litter from plastic bags.

Two residences in Elkridge were broken into Thursday, according to police. Jewelry was stolen from the 5800 block of Deborah Jean Dr., said police, after a daytime break-in on Feb.

Howard County Schools made headlines this week, from warning parents ofA recent "stranger danger" reports A to eliminatingA reading programs for middle schools.

Today is the last day to pre-order these fondant conversation heart Valentine's Day cupcakes from Kupcakes & Co in Elkridge, Maryland.

Last Friday, Howard County completed a pedestrian improvement project in Elkridge.

Are you still making plans for a special Valentine's Day meal? Here are three ideas for tried-and-true, more-than-a-century-old establishments near Elkridge.

Five members of the Elkridge community appeared in Annapolis Wednesday to ask the Howard County Delegation to spare their neighborhood from a freight facility.

One day when Jeff was away from home, someone threw a mailbox through his front window.

A A hearing about an Elkridge business cameA to aA halt Monday in what officials said reflected a staffing problem in the Department of Planning and Zoning .

Howard County Purchases Land for Northeast Elementary School The Howard County Board of Education bought back land on Ducketts Lane in Elkridge on Feb.

Pet store protests, online jabs, puppy mills-the world of puppies is a tough one.

Zo Tum Hmung, a human rights activist from Elkridge, has helped bring hundreds of refugees to Howard County.

The New York Giants face off against the New England Patriots tonight in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI.

Up to an inch of snow may fall by this evening in central Maryland, according to the National Weather Service .

Laurel Council member Mike Leszcz has been tapped to serve as chair of the Patuxent River Commission.A The PRC is a 34-member,A inter-jurisdictional group A that was created by legislative action of the Maryland General Assembly in 1980 to address Patuxent River watershed issues.A Family of Ellicott City Student Killed in Crash Speaks Out A The ... (more)

Are pet owners, activists and business owners increasingly at odds over how we acquire our pets? Like the 'Mommy Wars' that have spurred headlines for years, it could all be part of a big culture clash.

The suspect in an armed robbery on Montevideo Road has been indicted.A On Feb. 2, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office reported that John Arthur Temple of Deep Run Parkway in Elkridge was indicted by a Howard County grand jury on charges of armed robbery.A According to court records, Temple was charged in connection with the Dec.

The Howard County Public School System announced on Feb. 1 that it has spent $2.64 million to acquire property on Ducketts Lane for an elementary school to serve the northeast.

Elkridge will get a new elementary school for the 2013-2014 academic year now that the sellers of a 10.1-acre site on Ducketts Lane have settled a dispute in court.