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Wrestling gold medalist and Maryland native Kyle Snyder charged in prostitution sting

Associated Press

Kyle Snyder, right, raises hand in victory after a match.

Villains, promises and pageantry — what I learned from 6 Maryland county budgets

May 13, 2025

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman waits to be introduced on May 1 for his State of the County address in Annapolis.

Howard County executive proposes additional $14.5 million to help schools close budget gap

May 12, 2025

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a town hall in March.

Woman, 69, dies after collision with stolen vehicle in Jessup, police say

Banner Staff

May 11, 2025

Howard County police said a woman died in a crash caused by youths driving a stolen car Saturday afternoon.

7 indicted for series of armed robberies targeting bank customers across 5 Maryland counties

JT Moodee Lockman and Kaicey Baylor, WJZ

May 10, 2025

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Friday the indictment of seven people who allegedly targeted bank customers in a series of armed robberies that spanned five counties.

Howard County issues health alert after sewage overflow in Columbia neighborhood

May 9, 2025

Howard County's Department of Public Works was notified of a potential sewage overflow at noon on Wednesday.

Why is a rich doctor making his South Baltimore marina go bust?

Boats docked at Harborview Marina in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Justin Tucker spent years crafting a public persona that made his sudden fall almost unfathomable

Baltimore County’s Police Accountability Board is having an identity crisis

6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.

Why are Preakness racehorses such good athletes? Their ancestors didn’t want to get eaten.

Seize The Grey led the pack in the 149th running of The Preakness Stakes.

The Dish: Will Pink Flamingo fill the Dizz-shaped hole in our hearts?

The spam chips and French onion dip at Pink Flamingo.

Movie showings resume at Columbia’s Snowden theater — for now

May 9, 2025

The former Cinemark theater in Columbia is slated to open again by Phoenix Theatres on May 9, according to a sign on the building.

Retired Howard County schools chief tapped to lead Western Maryland school district

May 8, 2025

Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano takes questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 about issues with school buses during the first week of school.

For sale: Luxurious home with beautiful backyard in Clarksville

May 8, 2025

Baltimore region asked to conserve water amid drought, low reservoir levels

May 8, 2025

An aerial view of the southernmost section of Liberty Reservoir.

Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to hometown of Columbia for Books in Bloom

May 8, 2025

Author Laurie Frankel at her childhood home in Columbia.

7 things to do in Howard County, from Books in Bloom to ‘The Office’ trivia

May 8, 2025

Columbia's annual literary festival Books in Bloom in 2024. The festival returns this Saturday, May 10.

Why Howard County’s power brokers prefer to meet at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks

May 8, 2025

The Wilde Lake Village Starbucks in Columbia is a who's-who of Howard County movers and shakers.

Man dies after vehicle crashes into Columbia office building

Darreonna Davis

May 7, 2025

A man died after crashing into the back of a Columbia building Wednesday afternoon. Officials are assessing the building's damage.

The Dish: A Baltimore restaurant with a cult following expands to Columbia

Christina Tkacik

May 7, 2025

The unassuming exterior of Kong Pocha in Station North belies the deliciousness that awaits.

Montgomery County’s rapid bus line will expand up Route 29 to Howard County in 2026

May 6, 2025

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, center left, and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, center right, announced a partnership to expand Montgomery‘s Flash bus rapid transit service along Route 29 in mid-2026.

Bill Ackman’s hedge fund just got closer to buying up downtown Columbia developer

May 5, 2025

Lake Kittamaqundi and downtown Columbia.

‘The Mall in Columbia has become a different world’: Restaurateur blames crime for closures

May 2, 2025

The owner of Walrus Oyster & Ale House at the Mall in Columbia is blaming the restaurant's closure on increased crime at the mall.

Baltimore County man gets 50 years in nonfatal Howard County road rage incident

May 2, 2025

The charges against Quwan Lamar Gordon of Owings Mills stem from an Aug. 12 incident in which he fired a weapon at another driver.

Dorothy Redding taught Baltimore artists how to make their own masterpieces

May 2, 2025

Dorothy Redding.

Howard County will change how it picks schools for upgrades. Will it work?

May 1, 2025

For years, Oakland Mills High School has been on a waitlist for renovations.

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