Howard County General Hospital

Hazmat team clears accidental chemical mix in Columbia

2013-05-22 11:05:00

A Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services hazardous materials team cleared a potentially hazard chemical mixture Wednesday morning caused by a cleaning crew at the Columbia Athletic Club.� According to a department spokesman, the crew was...

HCDFRS recognized as best EMS program in state

2013-05-22 04:45:00

The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services was recognized for having the best EMS program in the state foe 2013 by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems. According to news release, the “Star of Life”...

La Leche League of Columbia meets fourth Friday

2013-05-16 05:41:00

These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...

Howard County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...

Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays

2013-05-09 09:34:00

These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....

Columbia man convicted of murder of bondswoman

2013-05-01 19:44:00

A 23-year-old Columbia man was convicted of second-degree murder in Howard County Circuit Court Wednesday evening in the 2011 shooting of a bail bondswoman, according to State's attorney spokesman Wayne Kirwan. After seven hours of deliberation by the...

Howard runners pay tribute to Boston Marathon victims

2013-05-01 06:50:00

It started with a moment of silence, and ended in a triumph of spirit and physical accomplshment. The second annual Athleta Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon & Coed 5K -- held Sunday, April 28 in downtown Columbia – was charged with emotion and...

Cherry blossoms fill the Columbia Art Center

2013-04-24 04:15:00

Art and poetry support a worthy cause in the group exhibit "Haiku for Hope," which is co-sponsored by the Columbia Art Center and Howard County Promotion and Tourism's Blossoms of Hope and Cherrybration. Proceeds go toward Howard County General Hospital's...

Columbia trial begins in shooting death of bondswoman

2013-04-23 15:40:00

The trial of a 23-year-old Columbia man accused in the 2011 fatal shooting of a bail bondswoman in Long Reach began this week in Howard County Circuit Court, according to State's Attorney spokesman Wayne Kirwan. On Monday, April 22, jury selection began...

5 questions with … Stuart L. Ritter

2013-04-21 00:00:00

As a senior financial planner with Baltimore money manager T. Rowe Price, Stuart Ritter spends much of his time on the job — and off — educating people about personal finance. April is Financial Literacy Month, and as many surveys show...

Newspaper delivery person robbed at gun point in Columbia [Crime Log]

2013-04-18 03:45:00

The following is compiled from police reports.� East Columbia Old Waterloo Road, 6800 block, 6:32 a.m. April 14. Newspaper delivery person was approached by two men while sitting in parked car on side of road. One took out handgun and demanded...

Police charge man in Columbia armed robbery

2013-04-18 10:21:00

Howard County police have arrested and charged a man in connection with an armed robbery at a Columbia convenience store. Cedric Ryan Murphy, 31, of no fixed address, has been arrested and charged with armed robbery, second-degree assault and theft...

Michael Osborne is organizing Breathe Deep Columbia, a 5K walk and lung health awareness fair on April 20. Osborne, a lung cancer survivor, is coordinating the fundraiser with the help of the staff of the Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Associates of Columbia.

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Brittany Nimmo Hurtt, left, shares a happy moment with her son Trevor Hurtt, 19 months, and her husband, Timothy Hurtt. Brittany Hurtt was a patient at Howard County General Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in 1992.

2013-03-10 00:00:00

Moira Mattingly brought her daughter, Emily Leco, 8, to Howard County General Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reunion on Sunday. Emily was born more than three months early. Also pictured are Mattingly's husband, Jeff Leco, and their son, Michael Leco, 5.

2013-03-10 00:00:00