Jess Nocera

A Howard County high school principal is on “extended leave” from the school after an “emotional interaction” with students in the cafeteria, according to district officials.

Lizz Hammon's oldest daughter was years away from attending Harper's Choice Middle School when the state's annual rating of schools came out.

If you missed Hayley Williams' sold-out concert at the Lyric last month, the All Things Go music festival is offering a second chance to see the star at a local venue.

Share this via... Howard County is no stranger to chain fast-food and fast-casual restaurants. It's a cornucopia of spots like Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, McDonald's and Texas Roadhouse.

A ransomware attack disrupted Canvas, the online platform used by schools and colleges across Maryland to manage grades, assignments and classwork, with hackers claiming access to billions of records.

The Columbia Association’s board of directors meeting devolved into chaos Thursday night as residents spoke out about last month’s removal of three board members.

Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.

For the first time in years, the Howard County Board of Education isn’t struggling with what beloved program or staff positions to cut this spring.

“How can I become a tree?” The question came up again and again for Tom Harries over a decade in the death care business as he guided people who wished to be cremated.

The discord in the Columbia Association keeps escalating. Infighting is the order of the day, and ethics complaints are the new weapon of choice. Is it a generational shift, or a reflection of today’s political polarization?