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One of the best perks of the West Laurel Swim Club is the West Laurel Swim Team. Generations of families have spent their summers swimming and supporting the Wahoos.
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Howard County police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle collision in Jessup that occurred Tuesday night.
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On Sept. 29 through Oct. 3, a virtual McCeney March will take place. It joins a host of other Laurel run/walk fundraisers driven by the coronavirus pandemic to a virtual format.
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The city of Laurel is encouraging small businesses within city limits to apply for the Laurel Strong COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program.
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A Prince George’s County teenager will serve just under two years in prison for a burglary at Fox Firearms in Laurel last year, according to the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Calling all runners, walkers, marchers and trotters: The time is now to register for two upcoming virtual events that will raise much-needed funds for a pair of Old Town organizations.
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The Prince George's County police department appears to routinely “rubber stamp” the use of force by officers who disproportionately wield it against Black citizens, a plaintiffs' expert said in a court filing Thursday for a lawsuit accusing the department of racial bias.
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Howard County police have charged a Baltimore man with human trafficking at an Jessup hotel, the department announced Thursday.
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Maryland’s top U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur is personally trying a case this week, one of the first since federal trials resumed following a long gap due to the pandemic.
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The Artists’ Gallery in Ellicott City is presenting its first show since the coronavirus pandemic began in March as part of the upcoming Road to the Arts weekend in Howard County from Friday to Monday.
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Emilia’s Acrobatics and Gymnastics Center recently moved from a 3,500-square-foot rental facility to a 19,000-square-foot space in Laurel. Since opening at the larger facility, the numbers have grown slowly despite coronavirus restrictions.
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A sampling of Laurel police reports from Aug. 21 to Sept. 1.
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A Jessup man died after the car he was driving smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning in Hanover, Anne Arundel County police said.
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Whether the expert hired by prosecutors in the Capital Gazette shooting case can say at trial he thinks the gunman was sane during the attack and if the psychiatrist will be able to use an FBI study about mass shooters to bolster his opinion won’t be determined for a few weeks.
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Prince George’s County will remain in a more restrictive phase of reopening, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said Thursday, as 13 ZIP codes still have positivity rates above 5%.
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The Columbia Association has lowered its rates for child care as the public school system in Howard County has gone virtual for the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Summers are typically filled with early morning Saturday swim meets. This year, local swim teams found other ways to honor their aging-out senior teammates. The West Laurel Wahoos have six graduating seniors, and many of them live in North Laurel neighborhoods.
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Alexis Streets provides ornate balloon displays, operates a mobile dessert truck, plans weddings and does much more
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Marylanders may soon be able to go to the movies and to see live shows, as Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that all businesses — including entertainment venues — can reopen starting Friday.
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Maryland’s top school official has proposed new minimum lesson requirements that would likely upend the detailed schedules most Maryland districts have created — just as the school year is starting.
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Prince George’s County Public Schools started a new school year Monday morning, and confirmed that they are continuing distance learning through at least the end of the second term in January, after a request from Gov. Larry Hogan last week to consider in-person schooling instead.
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The Maryland State Board of Elections on Friday approved Howard County’s list of 17 in-person voting centers for the Nov. 3 election.
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A motorcyclist from Hanover died Thursday night after colliding with an SUV in Jessup, Anne Arundel County police said.
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A University of North Carolina, Charlotte professor has been selected as the new executive director of Patapsco Heritage Greenway, a preservation-based nonprofit that manages the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area.
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Members of Scouts BSA Troop 1250 and American Heritage Girls Troop MD1208 recently hosted outdoor camps in Laurel that allowed young people to gather in person in a fun but safe manner.
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With hurricane season still swirling and winter on the horizon, members of Laurel Amateur Radio Club will be ready to face whatever challenges come their way.
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