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Earlier shooting at Halloween party site

Earlier shooting at Halloween party site

A Columbia mansion that was the site of a Halloween party where one man was fatally shot and another was badly injured was the scene of another shooting at a similar event in June, a Howard County police spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Financial impact of redevelopment plan for Columbia detailed

If Columbia's proposed downtown redevelopment is completed, Howard County stands to gain an average of from $6.9 million to $13.9 million in net new revenues each year, according to a detailed county government analysis.

 
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