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Centennial Shining: Seven Takeaways from Monday's County Football Games
River Hill is still the team to beat, but Hammond and Centennial are playing well in the first two weeks of the season too.

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River Hill is still the team to beat, but Hammond and Centennial are playing well in the first two weeks of the season too.

Officials and citizens said they were stunned in the aftermath of the incident.
Officials and citizens said they were stunned in the aftermath of the incident.
Police said the officer's vehicle was struck from behind during a traffic stop on Interstate 70.
Police said the officer's vehicle was struck from behind during a traffic stop on Interstate 70.
Superintendent Renee Foose and three Howard County Board of Education members will visit China to learn about its education system in November.
Orioles playoff chances and a free square dancing event; five things to know for Tuesday.
Orioles playoff chances and a free square dancing event; five things to know for Tuesday.
Four individuals reported being robbed near the theaters at the Mall in Columbia on Saturday night, according to police.
Here are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Howard County.
Superintendent Renee Foose and three Howard County Board of Education members will visit China to learn about its education system in November.
Here are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Howard County.
Budding entrepreneurs hoped to gain attention and possibly investment in Columbia.
Police are offering a $500 reward for more information about a portable speed camera they said was set on fire in Glenelg.
Police are offering a $500 reward for more information about a portable speed camera they said was set on fire in Glenelg.
“What I’m proposing is not some radical proposition,” State Sen. Bobby Zirkin said. “It’s been done in a variety of states all across the country. The results have been studied. It’s not a hard argument.”
Not “parking the phone” becomes a primary offense and fines go up Oct. 1.
Is Maryland really this weird? Believe it.
It might be the dog days of summer, but that doesn’t stop the news.
Is Maryland really this weird? Believe it.