As more than a thousand people gathered at Emancipation Park to celebrate Juneteenth, Laurel resident Leon Bookman thought about the Alabama he remembers from the 1990s.
After moving there from New...
Polling locations across the Laurel area saw a surge of evening voters Tuesday as polls prepared to close in Maryland's primary election and candidates made their final appeals to constituents.
While...
It turns out there’s a right and a wrong way to pie a teacher in the face.
That’s what David Jahangiri, a health teacher at Laurel High School, said during the high school’s second annual Community...
For years, City of Laurel residents—and those in surrounding counties and municipalities —have had to navigate a gray area when growing wildlife gardens. A widely used legal code dating to the 1970s...
Laurel youths will soon have a new curfew.
On June 11, Laurel Mayor Keith R. Sydnor issued an executive order establishing a temporary citywide curfew for individuals under age 18.
The curfew takes...
A showdown between the Laurel mayor and City Council over funding for The Laurel Independent and a proposed housing program ended Monday evening with council members voting unanimously to restore funding...
Larger paychecks are on their way to officers in the Laurel Police Department after the city agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement that will also introduce a higher starting salary for officers.
Under...
A Laurel City councilmember is questioning the process that led to the city temporarily shutting down Amigos Mexican Grill after a night of violence on Cinco de Mayo that left five people injured.
The...
Laurel’s mayor, in planning the city’s $45 million budget, has told us he will reduce funding to our local news nonprofit from $50,000 to $20,000 per year starting July 1.
We contract with the...
More mental health support is on its way to the City of Laurel after its Department of Health and Human Services brought on a new specialist to bolster services for youth and families.
Laurel’s youth...
