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October 17, 2018

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Howard County teases what the new historic Ellicott City might look like

Tuesday, Oct 16

The rendering depicts a potential view from Tiber Alley and shows a stage for live performances as well as the blue signage of Caplans, a department store slated for removal.

Weinstein amends proposal that would have made it easier to demolish historic Ellicott City buildings

The original bill would have required the Historic Preservation Commission to approve requests to demo that would benefit "public saftey." The soon-to-be amended bill will instead require it considers public safety.

Former Senate intelligence aide from Ellicott City pleads guilty to lying to FBI about contact with reporter

A former veteran Senate Intelligence Committee security director pleaded guilty Monday to lying to FBI agents about his contact with a reporter during a federal leak investigation.

Learn to be a spotter for the National Weather Service at classes in Ellicott City, Westminster

The National Weather Service's Baltimore/Washington forecast office is offering Skywarn weather-spotting classes in Westminster and Ellicott City in the coming weeks. The weather service uses its network of spotters to investigate and verify severe weather events and to measure precipitation.

Centennial girls golf sweeps tri-match to wrap up county title

Centennial's girls golf team puts up 44 points at Willow Springs on Tuesday to earn tri-match sweep of Atholton and Howard, securing a perfect 11-0 record this fall and the program's first county title since 2009.

Voter registration hits record high in Maryland

Voter registration in Maryland has hit a record, according to the state Board of Elections. There were 3,992,451 active registered voters in the state as of Tuesday morning. That surpassed the record set in January 2017 of 3,977,637.

5 children in Maryland might have a polio-like disease. The CDC is investigating.

The cases are among dozens of possible instances of acute flaccid myelitis that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating dozens of across the country.

Maryland reports first two flu cases for the season

The Maryland Department of Health announced the first confirmed cases of the flu Tuesday, an adult and child in Central Maryland and the Eastern Shore.