Laurel News

Higher bus fares could be on their way to transit lines throughout the Laurel area, according to the Central Maryland Regional Transit Authority .

Patch put out the call to employers:A Do you have jobs for returning veterans ? And employers have been stepping forward.

The crimes appear ordinary on Howard County 's November police log - two break-ins on U.S. 1, another at a Columbia home where a television and video games were taken, and a man held up at gunpoint in the village of Kings Contrivance.

May 23, 2012 - Cycle Gear Inc., the nation's largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories , is pleased to announce the opening of its 96th retail store in Laurel, Maryland.

California-based developer Klingbeil Capital Management plans to build a new mixed-use development at Municipal Square in Laurel, where the former Laurel police station sits vacant, the Gazette reports.

George's exec Jack B. Johnson is sentenced to 7 years:Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson was sentenced Tuesday to 87 months in a federal prison in a far-reaching corruption conspiracy.

On Wednesday, law enforcement officers will be giving out $1 bills as part of the National Click It or Ticket campaign.

The number one killer in Howard County is heart disease, according to the County Health Director.

The 911 operator credited with helping save a drowning toddler in Laurel earlier this month was "The Voice of the Baltimore Orioles,"A according to WJZ Baltimore.

SALISBURY , Md.- Salisbury police are asking the public's help in locating two suspects wanted in connection with a weekend shooting.

Prince George's County Councilwoman Mary A. Lehman, touring the beleagueredA Laurel Boys and Girls ClubA Friday afternoon, said the county is caught in a balancing act in funding local non-profits. Club officials invited Lehman of Laurel to the club after she gave grant funding to a transitional program housed inside the club last fall.

LAUREL, Md. A Maryland toddler nearly drowns in the family bathtub. She might have died if not for a calm 911 operator who talked the child's grandmother through CPR.

The Prince George's County Police Department have now charged three men "in connection with" the robbery of a McDonald's in Capitol Heights.

Plans to redevelop a 60-year-old apartment complex in Laurel pushed forward this week after the city's Planning Commission recommended approval of the project.

Pending this week's anticipated budget resolution by state legislators in Annapolis, there could be a few changes to the school system's budget before the Prince George's County Council adopts the countywide budget next week.

The City of Laurel kicked off its 17 th annual award ceremony to honor employees.

A The Laurel City Council voted this week to approve its 2013 fiscal year budget.

A 1. It's Tuesday, another day another rainy forecast. Today will have a high temperature of 67 degrees and 70 percent chance of rain, according to The Weather Channel.

Laurel residents rallied against expansion of a planned apartment redevelopment during a Monday night City Council meeting, citing concerns with traffic congestion and its impact on the community.

A judge has sentenced a District woman to more than two years in prison and ordered her to pay $34 million in restitution for her part in a mortgage fraud scheme.