Daily highlights from Howard County's number one source for local news.
 Thursday, Mar 8 Howard County will now officially refer to all firemen and firewomen as “firefighters,” thanks to a bill passed Monday night by the County Council. |
| The Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday approved a bill that increases the maximum penalty for using a cell phone while driving to $500. The legislation repeals a tiered fine system under which maximum fines are $75, $125 and $175 for first, second and third offenses, respectively. |
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| Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told a Senate panel today that the federal government needs to increase funding and tighten international shipping requirements to help stem the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation. |
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| Oakland Mills Girls Basketball juniors Marley Grenway and Aislynn Riggs sit down with reporter Brent Kennedy to discuss the Scorpions’ recent run to a 2A South |
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| Former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor criminal counts of perjury for failing to disclose nearly $147,000 he earned from consulting jobs. |
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| As women across the world and around the country demonstrated to mark International Women’s Day, in Baltimore, a handful of women – and at least one man – gathered near the city’s State Center to protest. |
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| Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House offers an exhibit featuring the works of a mother and her daughter, Elian Hochreiter and Krista Hipp. |
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| A tour of the new HCLS Elkridge Branch + DIY Institute on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. |
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