Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that all flags at County buildings will be flown at half-staff in honor of Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Craig Ralston, who passed on February 3, 2022. 

Update: Victim identified as Rakki Miguel Jones-Onyejiaka, 36. Police believe incident was not random.

Columbia was named the “Safest City in America” by WalletHub for the fifth consecutive year and is the only Maryland city in the Top 150. WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across three criteria: home & community safety, natural-disaster risk, and financial safety. 

A Howard County construction project to reduce stream erosion and damage to an Open Space area and private property west of Ashbrook Drive in Ellicott City, is expected to begin survey work in mid- to late-October and construction work on or about Tuesday, November 1st. While the project is not expected to impact traffic flow, signs will be posted near the project area to advise motorists and pedestrians of the construction. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late February 2023.

Howard County Executive Ball says state of county is ‘strong’ based on public safety, economic and educational data and progress.

Missing Elkridge woman Agnes Irene Kress has been located unharmed and the Silver Alert has been cancelled.

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Investigators charge 15-year-old with first-degree murder