Laurel Leader

Track officials at Laurel Park suspended thoroughbred workouts and called off three planned racing cards for this weekend after eight horses suffered fatal fractures in October and November while racing or training over a recently installed dirt surface.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Nov. 12 to 19.

Howard County General Hospital will offer free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots to residents of Howard County ages 5 and older at clinics next week and into December.

The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services wants to close four juvenile facilities and expand capacity at one in Prince George’s County as part of a plan to move state-detained youth closer to home, the agency announced Wednesday.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Nov. 5 to 12.

Howard County police are investigating a fatal collision in Laurel that left a woman dead early Thursday morning.

The Laurel Museum will host “Edgar Allan Poe ‘Body’ and Casket,” an unusual traveling exhibit about the mysteries surrounding Poe’s death, through Nov. 28.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5.

Visiting from Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, a group of sixth grade students on Oct. 27 were among the first in the county to participate in the Howard County Public School System’s new climate change curriculum, “Climate Xpedition.”

Kelso, a champion race horse based in Cecil County, Maryland, won numerous races in the 1960s.

Maryland officials are concerned about what they consider a serious — and perhaps dangerous — shortage of staff, beds and treatment options for at-risk youth.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Oct. 22 to 29.

A U.S. Naval Intelligence software engineer who was making and distributing illegal steroids from his Laurel home has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney for Maryland announced Wednesday.

While many Halloween events in Howard County were canceled or altered last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the spooky holiday this year is shaping up to be closer to the traditional celebrations of years past, including many favorite local attractions and events.

Howard County police are investigating a multivehicle collision in Laurel that left a man dead Monday afternoon.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Oct. 15 to 22.

A pedestrian who was involved in a crash earlier this month was pronounced dead at the hospital Friday, Anne Arundel County police said.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Oct. 8 to 15.

Howard County police say a Laurel man with a gun was taken into custody outside The Mall in Columbia on Friday night.

The first full week of mandates requiring all municipal workers in Baltimore and Baltimore County to either be vaccinated or undergo regular testing has begun, but tabulating the number of police and firefighters who complied remains a work in progress, officials said.

With its cornerstone laid in 1921, Carroll Baldwin Hall in Savage is celebrating its 100th anniversary with special events planned throughout the year.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Oct. 1 to 8.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Sept. 24 to Oct. 1.

Maryland hospitals say their workers are largely complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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The cases of students quarantined still represented a small portion of the more than 882,000 students enrolled in Maryland public schools, but it brought into sharp focus the large numbers of students who must learn from home during a school year that is still far from normal.

A new sidewalk along northbound Route 1, connecting the entrance of the Paddock Pointe community in North Laurel in Howard County to the city of Laurel and Prince George’s County, opened last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

A sampling of Howard County police reports from Sept. 17 to 24.