Laurel Leader

Baltimore City and Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties have issued their own guidelines for trick-or-treating during the pandemic.

Roughly 1 in 8 Maryland students have a disability and are guaranteed access to specialized education services by law. But many of those services were altered or cut off when school districts closed buildings in response to the pandemic.

A sampling of Laurel police reports from Oct. 6 to 13.

Doris E. Tucker, a retired Army secretary and active church member, died Saturday in her sleep at Angel Assisted Living in Bowie where she had lived for the last two years.

Have you noticed a little chill in the air? It’s autumn and we are steadily losing our daylight, which always makes me a bit sad. The trees will begin to change color soon which will brighten up our landscape.

Twelve days after the Preakness Stakes was run with no spectators, Laurel Park will open to as many as 250 fans on Thursday, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.

With concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and various restrictions in place, Halloween festivities in Laurel will really be like no other, as organizers are working hard to create safe and healthy spooky events during these strange times.

Tim Grauel participated in the Seeds of Change program at the Howard County Detention Center, run by Howard EcoWorks and the Department of Corrections, which aims to educate and provide vocational training to inmates so they can grow and maintain a native-plant nursery.

A sampling of Laurel police reports from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6.

Louis Carter, a multi-sport star at Arundel High who became one of the all-time greats for Maryland football, has died. Carter was one of the early inductees into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame.

Prince George’s County will remain in phase two of reopening, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Thursday, as key metrics in the county fluctuate, concerning health officials.

In a partnership with the Laurel Arts Council, the Laurel Historical Society created the Laurel Postcard Project, which asks individuals to send the society a postcard stating how their lives have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the protests for racial justice.

After a month-long debate over legislation to end Howard County’s contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the bill passed the council in a 3-2 vote earlier this week. On Wednesday, County Executive Calvin Ball vetoed that bill.

The city of Laurel recently installed two new flashing, illuminated stop signs along Prince George Street at 4th Street after advocacy by neighbors who were tired of repeated collisions at the three-way intersection.

More than $1 million, provided through the Office for Victims of Crime programs at the U.S. Department of Justice, will be split among the Department of Community Resources and Services, the Howard County Police Department and HopeWorks of Howard County to combat human trafficking within the county.

A county-by-county look at where school jurisdictions are in the decision-making process in relation to the return of high school sports during the 2020-21 academic year.

Howard County police are investigating an overnight single-vehicle collision on Route 29 in Columbia that left a 39-year-old Jessup man dead, the department announced Tuesday.

A protest outside of the George Howard Building in Ellicott City on Monday night may be the last one about Howard County’s contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — an issue that has drawn the ire of some in the community and has led to several protests in the past six months.

The Howard County Council on Monday evening is set to vote on legislation to end the county’s contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to accept individuals detained by federal immigration law enforcement agencies.

Three days before the Howard County Council is set to vote on legislation to end the county’s contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a collection of immigrant and justice groups in the county announced its support for the bill.

The Howard County Library System, in partnership with Maryland Humanities, will host a virtual author talk Tuesday morning with Lisa See, author of “The Island of Sea Women,” the One Maryland One Book this year.

If your children are struggling with virtual learning amid the coronavirus pandemic and can’t stay motivated, organized or focused, you are certainly not alone.

A new coronavirus testing site in Elkridge will open later this month, Howard County announced this week.

Dozens of Maryland laws are going into effect, including protections against discrimination based on hairstyles and a provision that makes the use of a noose or swastika a hate crime.

A sampling of Laurel police reports from Sept. 15 to 22.

From the required COVID-19 testing to quarantining to social distancing requirements in jockey rooms, a jockey’s daily routine is in disarray.

Police in North Carolina have taken into custody a Maryland man wanted in a nonfatal June shooting in Columbia and a fatal September shooting in Prince George’s County, the Howard County Police Department announced Monday.

Howard County’s Office of Transportation has received more than $500,000 to help construct a 5.6-mile bicycle and pedestrian route between Savage and Laurel.