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High School Student Dies, Snow Spending, Cyberbullying and More: Columbia Patch News Roundup

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Fletcher Harland-Dencklau died Sunday, Feb. 6 of complications from a brain aneurysm.

Numerous lesser snowstorms have amounted to a lot of work for county plow drivers.

David Pearman of Columbia achieved a lifelong dream as a member of the Maryland basketball team, but he gave it up to ride the bus at small-college Salisbury.

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The man, who was found Friday afternoon, is back at a hospital center in Catonsville.

An Ellicott City man and a Baltimore man are in serious condition after a brawl in Columbia.

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The donation of more than 25 musical instruments will allow kids who can't afford them – and whose schools don't have enough to loan out – to practice playing at home.

Decision said even if Diane Wilson's facts are true, her complaint is not within the scope of the Howard County Ethics Commission.

If you’re in technology or engineering, you might have an even bigger shot. Despite Maryland’s 7.1 percent unemployment rate, local business leaders say they are cautiously optimistic.

Alison Lesley Walsh will be sentenced in April for the death of 68-year-old Cecilia Amato.

School officials clued parents in on what to do if their child is being bullied – or is a bully.

Greg Whittington (20 points), James Peters (14), and Joe Kiely (10) all hit key fourth-quarter shots to help the Scorpions move past the second place Gladiators, 57-53, in a dramatic wire-to-wire victory Thursday night. And a key player is about to return

Howard County police took a woman into custody Thursday afternoon for allegedly driving without a license after her Ford Explorer hit a train on Tar Bay Drive.

Nearby in Frederick County, the number of Hispanic immigrants living there has dropped dramatically.


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