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Maryland weather: EF-1 category tornado hits Columbia before severe storms move out of the area

An EF-1 tornado touched down in Columbia on Thursday afternoon as severe storms in the Baltimore area brought downed trees and power outages in Howard County.

Howard County Executive Ball's proposed fire tax hike would be a 34% increase

The tax is assessed against real property, which includes land, residences and buildings and is collected alongside property taxes.

Two Howard council members propose adding more funding for school system

Two Howard County Council members are proposing to allocate an additional $8 million in funding for the school system’s proposed fiscal 2020 budget.

Ellicott Mills Middle School student takes third place at National Geographic GeoBee

Rishi Kumar won third place in the national geography championship.

Rediscovering Kathy Kusner: The country's first licensed female jockey

To become the first female licensed jockey, Kathy Kusner had to endure months of sexist criticism from officials at the Maryland Racing Commission.

Rescheduled benefit for 'Bald Ballerina' features renowned dancers from around the world

Howard County’s sweetheart ballerina Maggie Kudirka produces her fifth cancer benefit with stars galore at Howard Community College’s Smith Theater on June 2.

Disabilities rights advocates ask Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to intervene on MTA MobilityLink troubles

Disabilities advocates ask Gov. Larry Hogan to intervene to straighten out problems with the MTA MobilityLink that have left riders stranded.

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones: Civil War plaque should be removed from State House

Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones wants a plaque removed from the State House that pays tribute to both sides of the Civil War.