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March 19, 2018

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Howard County boys, girls all-star basketball games rescheduled for Tuesday

Saturday, Mar 17

The Howard County boys and girls annual senior all-star basketball games, which were originally scheduled for Friday, March 16, will now be held in a double-header format at Oakland Mills High School on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

Laurel man receives life sentences for deadly drug-deal shooting

A 21-year-old Laurel man received two consecutive life sentences plus 51 years for a December 2016 armed robbery and double shooting.

Howard County launches tennis ball recycling initiative

Beginning April 1, a bin will be placed at the West and North tennis courts at Centennial Park to collect discarded balls; each bin can hold up to 200 balls.

Maryland courts warn of return of 'bench warrant' scam

Scammers are calling residents of Baltimore County and enticing them to pay hundreds of dollars to avoid arrest, Maryland court administrators warned Friday.

UMBC draws the attention of high-profile figures, notable alumni amid historic NCAA tournament run

Ahead of UMBC’s next matchup in the men’s basketball NCAA tournament Sunday night, the program and school continued to enjoy high-profile attention unlike any its received before.

As Maryland scouts locations for new Chesapeake Bay Bridge, hope and opposition emerge

Marylanders on both sides of the bay are already lining up in support or opposition of a potential third crossing — despite the fact that the results of Gov. Larry Hogan’s $5 million environmental impact study are still years away. 

Teens from 36 states in Baltimore to compete in USA Brain Bee Championship

The four-day competition for budding brain surgeons and researchers held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore will involve teens working in a neuroanatomy lab and examining real human brains, plus simulated "diagnoses" with actors posing as patients.

Good things are coming out of Reservoir High School [North Laurel/Savage]

Reservoir High School will present "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" on March 22-24.