A Howard County construction project to install a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant sidewalk and ramps along westbound Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia, is underway.

A Howard County construction project to rehabilitate 150 linear feet of 12-inch sewer pipe that crosses the Little Patuxent River between US 29 and Lake Kittamaqundi in Columbia, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, October 27th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by early January 2026.

A Howard County construction project to repair the Plumtree Branch culvert under Frederick Road near Howard County Library System’s Miller Branch in Ellicott City, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, October 27th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by mid-November 2025.

Missing Columbia man George Parrish Jr., 75, has been located.

The driver and sole occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The motorcycle operator was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The Howard County Health Department successfully distributed 88 gunlock boxes and 300 gunlock cables during a recent Drive-Thru Gun Lockbox and Cable Giveaway, helping residents take steps toward safer firearm storage at home.

A Howard County construction project to install a new Americans with Disabilities Act compliant sidewalk along 6th Street from Decatur Road to Meredith Avenue in North Laurel, is scheduled to begin on or about Wednesday, October 29th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by Friday, November 7th.

Part of Ball’s Impactful Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan, the renovated and restored Caplan’s building is the first County-owned building to reopen on Lower Main Street.

Detectives have accounted for all 139 registered sex offenders in Howard County