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LAUREL, Md.
Body found in trash compactor in Laurel
- Prince George's County police are investigating a body found Tuesday morning in a trash compactor.
Churches reach out to neighbors to draw new members
- They were staying away from church in droves. How to bring them back?
- They were staying away from church in droves. How to bring them back?
The Women of Winterhaven
- The homeless men of Laurel, the town I call home, spend three seasons each year living under bridges, in alleys, and sometimes even on the doorsteps of Main Street shops and businesses. Each winter, a group of faith communities join together to provide temporary shelter for them.
Small-plane crash in Laurel seriously injures Howard man
- A Howard man was seriously injured when his small, homemade plane crashed off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Laurel.
Police nab suspect who escaped from Laurel hospital
- A prisoner who escaped from a hospital early Tuesday after taking a state trooper's gun and firing shots was captured hours later following an intense search, authorities said.
Some fear slots will hurt economy
- Officials are concerned that slot machines at Laurel Park could derail a booming local economy and deter potential employers, including incoming federal contractors.
- Officials are concerned that slot machines at Laurel Park could derail a booming local economy and deter potential employers, including incoming federal contractors.
Maryland Million runs today
- When it comes to Maryland horse racing, only one event in the state can trump the Maryland MIllion at Laurel Park today at 12:15 p.m.
Laurel takes a bite out of 'McMansions'
- Building a “McMansion” in Laurel has become more challenging, thanks to legislation passed recently by the City Council that addresses the issue of oversized homes on smaller lots.
Titan’s atmosphere a turbulent place
- Scientists begin to ask: How’s the weather on Titan? Studying a thin cloud layer of methane in the largely nitrogen and argon atmosphere of Titan, scientists at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics laboratory in Laurel are finding ways to understand turbulence and other weather phenomena on Earth.
- Scientists begin to ask: How’s the weather on Titan? Studying a thin cloud layer of methane in the largely nitrogen and argon atmosphere of Titan, scientists at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics laboratory in Laurel are finding ways to understand turbulence and other weather phenomena on Earth.
Laurel gets pre-emptive on McMansions
- In what amounts to a pre-emptive strike against “McMansions,” Laurel Mayor Craig Moe introduced legislation this month that would make it more challenging to construct oversized homes on smaller lots.
- In what amounts to a pre-emptive strike against “McMansions,” Laurel Mayor Craig Moe introduced legislation this month that would make it more challenging to construct oversized homes on smaller lots.
Laurel pre-emptively attacking ‘McMansions’
- In what amounts to a pre-emptive strike against “McMansions,” Laurel Mayor Craig Moe introduced legislation this month that would make it more challenging to construct oversized homes on smaller lots.
Greenbelt man dies in Laurel crash
- A Greenbelt man died when the truck he was driving jumped the curb and struck a telephone pole in North Laurel, Howard police said.
7 busted in Laurel prostitution sting
- Seven men were arrested for soliciting prostitutes in Laurel this week. Undercover female Howard County police officers stood in plainclothes Tuesday evening at locations along Route 1 near Brewers Court where residents had complained of prostitution.
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