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A 9-year-old from Virginia found a fossil at a dinosaur park near Laurel, Md. and the bone is going to the Smithsonian.

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Maryland's new dinosaur park near Laurel has been opened for public prospecting on just two Saturday afternoons so far, and already one of the visitors' finds is headed to the Smithsonian Institution.

Prince George's County leaders say the amount received in federal stimulus funding has been overstated and want to set the record straight for those who question why the county continues to struggle financially.

When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.

Have you ever been told that there is someone that you have to meet? I was told that about North Laurel resident Derrick Miliner.

Essien-Ita Offiong, of Laurel, was nominated to serve as a citizen representative on Prince George's County's Minority Business Opportunities Commission.

Prince George's County police gather Tuesday morning at Encore Recycling in Laurel, where the body of an Upper Marlboro man was found in a trash compactor.

It's the longtime battle of "Gorgeous Prince George's" versus "Ugly Pee Gee." Some Prince George's County residents have used the latter phrase to refer to the locale, but county leaders are trying to make sure that saying becomes a thing of the past.

Police in Prince George's County are investigating the discovery of a body at a recycling plant in Laurel.

On his way home from work recently, Rick Niles of Laurel, Md., stopped at a gas station to fill up and as usual pulled out his Shell credit card to pay.

Laurel, MD - 13 November 2009 Although there are still 14 days until the start of the CarMax Laurel Toyota Turkey Trot, 86 people have registered online and almost 90 people have mailed in their registration forms for the fifth annual 5K run and 1-mile walk to benefit LARS [Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services]. According to Nancy Graham, LARS' ...

Joshua Lawrence Vincent, 15, son of Chris and Amy Vincent, recently received the highest award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award, at a ceremony held earlier this year at Nichols-Bethel United Methodist Church in Odenton.

Howard County police are investigating a fatal crash on Route 32 involving two vehicles Thursday morning.

Our beautiful West Laurel is graced with lovely trees, many of which are very large and old.

A 16-year-old Laurel youth is recovering at home with a broken jaw after being assaulted on Fourth Street just south of Marshall Avenue on Nov.

Susan Hack was sound asleep in her Maryland City home Monday afternoon when she was awakened by her 13-year-old neighbor, who was screaming into her bedroom window to get out of the house.

The South Laurel Recreation Council will hold its Holiday Craft Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Deerfield Run Community Center, 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road.

State Sen. James Rosapepe of College Park plans to introduce legislation in the next General Assembly session that would speed up the process for newly annexed communities in Laurel to get a break on county property taxes.

The Bowie Senior Center Chorale is scheduled to perform a holiday concert of 1950s rock 'n' roll as well as Christmas classics at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.