News in Howard County, Maryland
More than a year after speed cameras became legal in the state, Howard County is one of the largest jurisdictions in Maryland without them. Local legislation is needed first, and none has been written as police research drivers' speeds near every school to determine whether they're worthwhile. Above, Dale Klamut of Ellicott City, with his son 10-year-old son, Brett, thinks the cameras would eliminate speeding drivers near his home.
False map turtles found at Columbia's Lake Elkhorn
African American Coalition endorses Sigaty, Bobo; simmering differences among Democrats put into sharp relief
The Columbia Association is moving toward approving half the additional money needed to dredge Lake Kittamaqundi to the depth originally planned after heavy storms in the past four years dumped unexpectedly high levels of silt into it.
Democratic Howard County Executive Ken Ulman raised 20 times more cash than his Republican rival Trent Kittleman did in the latest campaign finance reports that cover most of August, continuing a pattern established in a first round of reports last month.