News in Howard County, Maryland
Robert and Maxine Walker want to open an antiques store in an old shed near their hilltop home, and occasionally rent out a small portion of their property for outdoor social events for up to 150 people. Some neighbors support their conditional-use zoning request but others are strongly opposed.
Former governor has yet to announce candidacy
The families who live in the million-dollar homes along Big Branch Road in Dayton want their cell phones, but they don't want to see a cell phone tower on Ricky and Leslie Bauer's 122-acre farm 612 feet away.
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced Wednesday that he will donate $2,000 to all 12 county high schools for their post-prom party efforts. The $24,000 will come from money seized during drug-related crimes.
A 27-year-old Ellicott City woman who had her son's father arrested and then took the boy was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four months in jail for violating a protective order and abducting a relative within the state.