Jess Nocera

After a weeklong wait, winners are finally becoming clear.

Howard County voters had to wait one week and a day after polls closed last week to know who would be representing them on the school board for the next four years.

Come January, Howard County Public Schools could require elementary and middle schoolers to keep cellphones put away and silent all school day, while high schoolers may use them outside of class time.

Former and current employees describe frequent hirings and firings that some said have eroded staff and student services.

Three former trustees who resigned in the fall were honored for their service by the Howard County delegation

What Maryland's school ratings say about the school system, by the numbers

The holiday season is in full swing in Howard County. There are plenty of winterland events to get into over the next week, it was difficult to only pick a few.

Howard Community College President Daria Willis said she backs a measure by local lawmakers to expand the college's board of trustees even as she tries to move past concerns about her turbulent tenure

About a month after installing two new neighborhood speed cameras, three more are coming to Anne Arundel County on Dec. 21.