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RTA bus leaving The Mall in Columbia (Photo by Ricardo Whitaker / Howard Courier)
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Howard County Anticipates One Million Bus Rides by June

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County’s local transit service, the Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland (RTA), anticipates providing a transformational one million + passenger trips in one fiscal year by June 2025, marking the […]

HCPD Police Chief Gregory Der at press briefing near the scene of the double shooting at The Mall in Columbia. (Photo by Ricardo Whitaker)
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Shots Fired Outside The Mall in Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD –UPDATE 5: In the continuing story surrounding the double-shooting outside of The Mall in Columbia on Saturday evening, police have released the identity of the victims. Michael Robertson, 16, of Columbia, was pronounced […]

High Winds Pushed Ellicott City Watershed Inspections
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High Winds Pushed Ellicott City Watershed Inspections

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – The Howard County Department of Public Works (DPW) has initiated stream inspections and debris clearing in the Historic Ellicott City watershed following severe windstorms on February 16-17, 2025. Comprehensive stream inspections […]