Howard County Executive Calvin Ball chose Ellicott City resident Esen Paradiso’s design for a new flag, which will be approved by the County Council.

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MARYLAND — Much of Maryland has a red flag fire warning Friday ... There's no drought in Howard County and on the edges of the neighboring jurisdictions. Those areas are just abnormally dry.