A Howard County project to construct Ridgelys Run Road at 8490 Washington Boulevard (US 1) in Jessup is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, June 28th. Temporary lane closures on southbound Washington Boulevard can be expected during construction hours, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late May 2022.

A man and woman have been charged in the June 7 robbery. 

Jurisdictions throughout the country are seeing a rise in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles. 

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced and expanded the July 4th celebration hosted at Lake Kittamaqundi to include live entertainment, music, and food trucks, as Howard County leads the state among vaccination efforts. 

A Howard County construction project to extend a sidewalk along a portion of Ilchester Road in Ellicott City is expected to begin on or about Wednesday, June 23rd.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball hosted a ribbon cutting for the Bauder Education Center, a vital early education program of the Community Action Council of Howard County at Long Reach Village Center.

The HCPD has been receiving increased reports of people walking into open garages and stealing property.

Reports of “porch pirates,” or thieves who steal packages right off your front doorstep, are all too common.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced $750,000 for HoCo STRIVES in Fiscal Year 2022, an 88% increase over the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.

A Howard County project to resurface all of Warwick Way and Birmingham Way in Marriottsville, has begun. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times; however, delays can be expected during working hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and on-street parking will be restricted. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by the end of June

The adult female victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the hospital. 

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced the Howard County Police Department (HCPD) and Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center will partner to defer non-emergency mental health 911 calls to counselors.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers and Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday on Monday, July 5th. As there will be no Monday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scraps collection on the 5th, the County’s holiday slide schedule will be in effect for the remainder of the week.

Jawon Stanford Ferguson, 38, of North Curley Street, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and a weapon violation in the June 23 fatal shooting. 

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to Merriweather concert attendees this season.