Since the Parkland Shooting on Feb 14, 2018, there have been 31 incidents within K-12 schools, in which at least one person was shot. One of the incidents occurred on Feb 8, within Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore County. According to the Baltimore Sun, the attacker, 25-year-old […]
Jussie Smollett, an actor in the hit television show Empire, was beaten in an alleged hate crime early last week. Smollett, who is black and openly gay, claimed to have been assaulted in Chicago last Tuesday by two men who poured what appeared to be bleach on him […]
As Mt. Hebron students entered the doors to begin their school day on Tuesday, Jan. 12, all that could be heard was the ongoing conversation between seemingly every group of students as to why school was still in session that day despite everyone having to deal with horrible […]
On Feb. 19, 2019, the Howard County Board of Education voted to approve the 2020 operating budget, agreeing to a budget of $972.7 million. However, the approved budget is $25.7 million less than HCPSS superintendent Dr. Michael J Martirano’s proposal, as he proposed $998.4 million for the 2020 […]
On Saturday, Feb. 16, firefighters and paramedics were sent to West Springs Drive, Ellicott City just off of Town and Country Boulevard at about 10:30 p.m. after reports of an apartment fire. According to authorities, both civilians and firefighters were able to evacuate the building safely and no […]
On Feb. 5, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a grant of over one million dollars to Grassroots Crisis Center. The grant will be used to provide several opioid-related services, including construction of a larger residential facility, screening services for individuals in substance-related crises, medical teams, and care […]
