Ellicott City man charged in wife’s murder

By Colleen Kelleher
April 28, 2021 | 8:05 AM

Howard County police have charged an Ellicott City man with the murder of his wife in their Maryland home.

Ronald Scott McCandless, 61, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault in the death of Veronica Theresa McGinley, 60, on Monday afternoon.

Police said McGinley died of multiple, undetermined injuries. An autopsy will determine her exact cause of death.

Police were called to the couple’s home in the 3700 block of Spring Falls Court just before 4 p.m. Monday.

The investigation determined McCandless was a suspect. Police found McCandless in his car in the 4000 block of Meadowbrook Lane.

Police are still trying to figure out the motive for the killing.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
August 23, 2026 | 5:48 PM

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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