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20 min ago | Patch.com

Suspect in Syringe-point Robbery Indicted

A Columbia man has been indicted by a Howard County grand jury on charges he held up an Ellicott City pharmacy with a bloody syringe , as well as for robbery charges in an incident at a Bank of America branch in Columbia.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD, Columbia, MD

2 hrs ago | The Baltimore Sun

Council passes budget, fire tax hike in 4-1 votes

The Howard County Council, in its sixth straight 4-1 partisan vote on the budget, passed a $899 million spending plan Thursday for fiscal 2013, as well as companion legislation to raise the county fire tax rate to 17.6 cents per $100 of assessed value.

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Related Topix: Fire

6 hrs ago | Patch.com

Second Fatal Crash in Ellicott City in Two Days

Howard County Police are investigating the second fatal vehicle collision in Ellicott City in two days.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD

12 hrs ago | Patch.com

Police Name Victim in Fatal Motorcycle Collision

Police have identified the victim in Wednesday night's fatal motorcycle collision .

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Related Topix: Owings Mills, MD

15 hrs ago | Patch.com

Naked Man Reported on Landing Road

A A woman reported that her 12-year-old son saw a naked man on Landing Road in Elkridge on Saturday, said police.

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Related Topix: Elkridge, MD

19 hrs ago | Patch.com

Belmont to Become Nature Park

Howard County plans to buy Belmont -the Elkridge estate built in the 1730s-and use it as a history and nature park, County Executive Ken Ulman announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Elkridge, MD, Recreational Vehicle, Coleman, Columbia, MD

Wed May 30, 2012

Patch.com

Motorcyclist Dies on Route 100

A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after a collision in Ellicott City, according to officials.A According to Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Battalion Chief Joe Dixon, rescue crews were called to the westbound side of Route 100 for a report of a collision.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD

Patch.com

East Columbia Businesses Robbed, Windows Shattered

A Howard County police are looking for aA suspect or group of suspects that shattered front glass windows and stole cashA from 11 different businesses in east Columbia between the overnight hours of May 29 and 30.

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Related Topix: Columbia, MD, Ellicott City, MD

Tue May 29, 2012

Patch.com

Alleged Columbia Gang Member Indicted, Savage Teen Faces State Charges

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.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD, Columbia, MD, Savage, MD

Patch.com

Bill Would Establish Partnership to Oversee Development

A The Howard County Council on Thursday prefiled a bill that wouldA establish a partnership toA direct Downtown Columbia.

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Related Topix: Columbia, MD

Patch.com

Alleged Thief Strikes Twice, Nabbed Nearby

Charges are pending against a juvenile who police say burglarized a home and a business in Ellicott City.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD

Patch.com

Fox: Limit Fire Tax Increase

Howard County Council's only Republican, Greg Fox, filed an amendment to Howard County's proposed budget Tuesday afternoon that would limit the increase of the fire tax, which officials have said would pay for new firefighters and an additional ambulance.

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Related Topix: Fire

Patch.com

County Executive to Reveal Belmont's Future

A County Executive Ken Ulman said he will be making an announcement about the future of the Belmont property in Elkridge on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Belmonts, A-Cappella, Elkridge, MD

Patch.com

Columbia Association's Summer Bucket List

A Summer may not officially begin until June 20, but anyone that spent any time outside over Memorial Day Weekend, knows for all intents and purposes, summer is here.

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Related Topix: List, Electronic, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Watches

The Baltimore Sun

Atholton senior graduates with perfect attendance

There are 180 days in a school year; from kindergarten through graduation, that makes for 2,340 days of school.

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Related Topix: Clarksville, MD

The Baltimore Sun

Chief judge pushes for new county courthouse

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.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD, Columbia, MD

Mon May 28, 2012

WBAL-TV Baltimore

Firefighters from 2 counties battle RV fire in Jessup

The blaze ignited at about 6:30 a.m. in the 7200 block of Wayne Avenue in Jessup.

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Related Topix: Jessup, MD, Fire, Anne Arundel County, MD

WBAL-TV Baltimore

Cooksville man dies in Ocean City hit-and-run

A Howard County man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Ocean City on Memorial Day, police said.

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Related Topix: Cooksville, MD, Ocean City, MD

CBS Local

Forest Diner Closes Its Doors After 66 Years In Ellicott City

ELLICOTTA CITY, Md. -Tears and hugs were on the menu Monday at a Howard County landmark.

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Related Topix: Ellicott City, MD

Sun May 27, 2012

Customer Interaction Solutions

Columbia man allegedly tied to Howard County gang indicted

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.

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Related Topix: Columbia, MD, Criminal Defense Law, Law

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