Laurel Leader

Three juveniles and an 18-year-old were arrested Tuesday after a Washington, D.C., police officer said he was shot at while responding to a burglary at a Metropolitan Police Department evidence lot in Anne Arundel County.

A Pimlico upgrade is now scheduled to be completed by 2026, but the timeline for a similar project at Laurel Park remains undefined.

Both set to graduate the nursing program later this month, Anne Arundel Community College nursing students James Richardson and Alexis Rice decided to take jobs outside of school to supplement their classroom learning.

A union representing more than 150 workers at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Courses said it members voted “overwhelmingly” to ratify a 3-year contract with Maryland Jockey Club.

A Laurel man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges saying he had intercourse with two underage boys and kept a collection of more than 6,000 images and videos depicting children being sexually assaulted.

A Laurel Police Department officer was injured by gunfire Wednesday morning while police were trying to arrest a suspect in connection with an attempted murder case, the agency said in a news release.

Full list of winners and runners-up.

Neil Thorsen of Green Point Wellness in Laurel was voted Best Budtender.

Three teens were arrested after attempting to steal from a firearms store in Millersville, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

A Prince George’s County Police Department cruiser was damaged Saturday night as an officer attempted to break up a crowd at a car meet up in Laurel, officials say.

Maryland State Police said just before 5 a.m., they responded to a call for a pedestrian struck on Baltimore Avenue just before Queen Anne Avenue.

After five years on the Prince George’s County Board of Education, Raaheela Ahmed, a Democrat, will run for the District 23 Senate seat.

Ivan Bates, the Baltimore defense attorney who’s running for state’s attorney for the second time, released his tax returns Thursday while touting transparency and calling for his opponents to do the same.

For National Gun Violence Survivors Week and beyond, it is more important than ever to share our stories, like that of my cousin Victor, whose terrific kindness and determination to succeed underscore the devastation gun violence can reap, writes Celeste Iroha, a Laurel native

Sophomore Bryson Tyson scored 25 points to lead Mount Saint Joseph basketball to a win over St. Vincent Pallotti on Friday night.

Anne Arundel County police are investigating after they say a man robbed a store in Laurel at gunpoint Thursday evening.

After another week of canceled racing and training days, the Maryland Jockey Club and its parent company, The Stronach Group, are confronting renewed concerns about the viability of the dirt surface at Laurel Park.

Golden Moiselle Douglas was born at 3:11 a.m., on Jan. 1. She was the first baby born in 2022 at Howard County General Hospital.

James Ruffin III, the University of Baltimore's first student to earn a Bachelor's degree after starting school while incarcerated, graduated Monday with honors.

Laurel police arrested an 18-year-old man on Monday about an hour after they say he threatened another man with a handgun before stealing his cellphone and vehicle, the department said Thursday.

As the year comes to a close, we take a second look at 2021 with our annual Laurel Leader Pictures of the Year.

Anne Arundel County police are searching for two men who they say robbed a Laurel pawnshop at gunpoint Monday afternoon.

Five years after initiating civil action against a Maryland company buying lead paint victims’ settlements for a fraction of their value, the state Attorney General’s Office has obtained criminal indictments against three of Access Funding’s officials.

A Howard County man is dead after his vehicle hit Pallotti High School in Laurel Monday evening, police say.

A man placed the victim, who was walking in Laurel on Monday night, in a “bear hug” hold while two other men stole his property, Anne Arundel County police said. The man told police one of the suspects was carrying a baseball bat.

Racing at Laurel Park will resume Thursday after two weekends of cancellations in response to a series of eight fatal breakdowns.

Fort George G. Meade, Anne Arundel County and Howard County codified a partnership Tuesday to expand workforce services for transitioning service members, active-duty spouses and veterans affiliated with the fort.

The Maryland Jockey Club and its parent company, The Stronach Group, have canceled a second weekend of racing at Laurel Park as officials continue working on improvements to the track’s dirt surface in the wake of eight fatal breakdowns in October and November.