Daily highlights from Howard County's number one source for local news.
 Friday, Jun 22 For the 2016-2017 school year, Howard County had the lowest rate of chronic student absenteeism in the state, capping off under 10 percent, according to data from the Maryland State Department of Education. |   | |
| A Maryland jury may never hear two of the more startling details in the murder case against Tyler Tessier, who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, burying her in a shallow grave, and then appealing to the public for help finding her when it was believed she had merely gone missing. |
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| An 86-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in Cockeysville, and another was injured in an Elkridge collision overnight, police said Saturday. |
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| Surrounded by nearly 70-acres of lush parkland in South Laurel, Montpelier Mansion will celebrate its 235th birthday on June 30, the same day the “Hidden Treasures: Restoration and Archaeology at Montpelier” exhibit opens at the historic brick house. |
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| From metro stops to farmers' markets to rallies, churches and pride parades, the six Democrats running for governor crisscrossed Maryland this weekend in a final push to sway voters — many who seem to have just started tuning into the race. |
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| More than 18,700 people will have to vote on provisional ballots in Tuesday’s election thanks to a computer glitch that failed to record their voter registration changes, state officials announced late Saturday. |
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| The Orioles return home Sunday from a .500 road trip through Washington and Atlanta with, if not tangible improvement to their inconsistent season, an idea of what that improvement will look like going forward. |
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| The economics of recycling have shifted drastically over the past year, threatening the viability of single-stream curbside collection in Maryland and across the United States. |
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