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Earlier shooting at Halloween party site

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

No injuries or arrests in June incident at Columbia mansion

A Columbia mansion that was the site of a Halloween party where one man was fatally shot and another was badly injured was the scene of another shooting at a similar event in June, a Howard County police spokeswoman said Tuesday.

VMI freshman from Howard Co. dies after march

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:15:00 -0500

A Virginia Military Institute freshman from Howard County died Saturday after completing a 10-mile road march, VMI officials said.

Financial impact of redevelopment plan for Columbia detailed

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0500

If Columbia's proposed downtown redevelopment is completed, Howard County stands to gain an average of from $6.9 million to $13.9 million in net new revenues each year, according to a detailed county government analysis.

Columbia man is held in 2005 West Friendship fatal stabbing

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:07:00 -0500

A 36-year-old Columbia man, who police say fled to Mexico before Howard County investigators identified him as a suspect in a 2005 murder, is being held without bond in the county's detention center.

Louis D. Blom, NSA analyst

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Louis D. Blom, a retired National Security Agency analyst and a World War II veteran, died of complications from dementia Oct. 28 at the Charlestown retirement community. He was 84.

Horse tracks' potential buyers are raising their hands

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Auction of Laurel Park, Pimlico gets under way

The sale of Maryland's thoroughbred tracks and the storied Preakness Stakes began Monday with potential bidders submitting initial proposals for Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park.

Smart Growth incentives fail to rein in suburban sprawl

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Maryland's once-pioneering Smart Growth effort has not succeeded at reining in suburban sprawl, University of Maryland researchers say in a newly published analysis.

Former friend of wounded victim arrested in Halloween shooting

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Silver Spring man was slain

Nathaniel Quick and Devin Dixon were friends at Mayfield Middle School in Elkridge, but lost touch in high school. After Quick was shot at a Halloween party in Columbia over the weekend, Dixon visited his former friend's grandmother, who said the shooting left the young man paralyzed.

Howard to train teen drivers on avoiding car crashes

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A program in which teenage drivers can gain experience in avoiding collisions will be held in Marriottsville on Nov. 13 and 14.

Man shot dead, 2nd hurt in Columbia

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Halloween partygoers flee mansion after Silver Spring resident's slaying in driveway

The last wild party at the million-dollar brick home in Columbia, back in June, was a nuisance.