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Howard schools gearing up for flu season, offering free vaccines

Monday, Sep 17

Howard County schools and the Maryland Partnership for Prevention will administer free flu shots to students from Oct. 1-15.

Ex-Virginia Tech student from Maryland heads to trial in death of 13-year-old girl

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Natalie Keepers, who has been accused of helping Columbia native David Eisenhauer plan the killing of a 13-year-old girl.

Here are Maryland's National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 2019

The names of Maryland’s National Merit Scholarship semifinalists — high school seniors who scored in the top percentile in the country on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) — has been announced.

With Zoch back from injury, Atholton volleyball handles Broadneck in straight sets

Lisa Zoch, the reigning Howard County Times volleyball Player of the Year, did not play in the Raiders' tournament loss to Broadneck on Sept. 8. But on Monday night, she played a significant role in their 25-13, 25-14, 25-22 win.

Howard County varsity roundup, Sept. 17

A roundup of varsity action around Howard County on Monday, Sept. 17.

Orioles match club record with 107th loss, 5-0 to Blue Jays before tiny home crowd

Only 11 teams have lost more games after 150 games than the 2018 Orioles.

Emmys 2018: 'Game of Thrones,' 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' win top awards

Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honors and HBO's "Game of Thrones" claimed best drama Monday.

Senate committee to hold public hearing with Kavanaugh, accuser after sexual assault allegation

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her decades ago will testify publicly before the Senate on Monday