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December 20, 2017

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Ellicott City letter carrier finds solace in holiday hustle and bustle

Wednesday, Dec 20

Ellicott City Post Office mail carrier Dave Colbert shares what it's like on the job during the busy holiday season of delivering cards and packages.

Three teens arrested in connection to Monday stabbing in Columbia

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection to a stabbing in Columbia Monday that sent another teenager to the hospital with serious injuries.

NASA chooses Hopkins mission to Titan, Goddard-led comet probe as finalists for mid-2020s launch

NASA said Wednesday it has chosen two finalists for solar system exploration: A Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory plan to visit Saturn's moon Titan, and a proposal for a comet probe that would be managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Long Reach girls basketball builds early lead, defeats Chesapeake 61-51

Long Reach girls basketball builds 28-point lead through three quarter on way to staying undefeated with 61-51 victory over visiting Chesapeake on Wednesday, Dec. 20.

River Hill at Old Mill Boys Basketball

River Hill played against Old Mill during Wednesday night's game at Old Mill High School in Millersville.

National Signing Day Fall/Winter 2017 in Howard County

Photos from the 2017 fall National Signing period involving Howard County athletes

Gov. Larry Hogan says he will submit legislation to protect Maryland taxpayers from federal overhaul

Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that he will submit legislation to the General Assembly next month to protect Maryland taxpayers from any negative impact of the federal tax overhaul President Donald J. Trump is soon expected to sign.

Maryland green energy projects encounter headwinds from worried neighbors

Marylanders generally support an embrace of renewable energy, but when faced with the reality of living next to a large wind farm, "going green" becomes much more complicated for many residents.