Howard County News

By Mike Santa Rita msantarita@patuxent.com Posted 11/02/09 Two Howard County detectives step away from the scene of the crime in the Forest Glen development.

Unknown suspect gained entry by removing a rear sliding glass door. Suspect disturbed items in the residence, but nothing was reported stolen.

By Mary T. Robbins Phelan mphelan@patuxent.com Posted 11/05/09 Brett Arnold, of Glenwood, and Scott Quinn, of Woodbine, have opened up a barbecue trailer on the parking lot of St.

By Luke Broadwater lbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 11/04/09 After Devin "Devon" O'Brian Dixon was shot trying to rob a drug dealer in 2005, Nathaniel Quick came to his aid, driving his friend to the hospital in critical condition.

Howard County police announced Tuesday that they had arrested 13 men in their latest prostitution sting in Jessup Oct.

A Howard County District Court judge denied bail Monday to a former Columbia resident, recently extradited from Mexico, who is charged in the 2005 murder of a West Friendship man.

By Jennifer Broadwater and Mike Santa Rita jbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 11/02/09 The home where two men were shot early Sunday morning.

Police in Howard County have charged two men in the shooting at a Halloween party over the weekend.

Howard County police say two people were shot at a late-night Halloween Party in Clarksville that turned deadly.

There has been a string of burglaries in Howard County, and police say the burglars are very brazen.

An accident involving a charter bus in Howard County has left five people hurt. The crash happened at about 7 a.m. on westbound Route 100 near U.S. Route 1 near Elkridge.

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A Howard County man has been arrested and charged with distributing child pornography.

By Sarah Breitenbach sbreitenbach@patuxent.com Posted 10/27/09 Hoop skirts and powdered wigs were among the fashions on display at a Tuesday evening rally in Ellicott City hosted by local Republican clubs.

The eighth annual Howard County Muslim Council food drive and picnic last week is a good example.

The State Highway Administration plans to plant 3,900 trees in Howard County over the next year as part of a larger planting in Central Maryland.

Share + Oct 22, 2009 2:41 pm US/Eastern HOWARD COUNTY, Md. About 1,300 Howard County elementary students are expected to receive the H1N1 vaccine Friday, making Howard County one of the first school systems in the region where the sought-after medication will be distributed, according to health officials.

By Luke Broadwater lbroadwater@patuxent.com Posted 10/20/09 Howard County health officials expected to receive 50,000 doses of the H1N1 - or swine flu - vaccine from the federal government by the end of the October.

The Howard County School System and an advocacy group that focuses on Hispanic student achievement plan to renew a partnership Friday with the hopes of lowering dropout rates and encouraging academic success.

It's the pet project of a Michigan Congressman, and it could put money in the pockets of pet owners nationwide.