Maryland City News

In no particular order, and barring any unforeseen developments in the hours that remain.

An Anne Arundel County man was killed Wednesday when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree on Gorman Road, in North Laurel.

A man was charged Monday morning with trying to set a Ritchie Highway tavern on fire, county police said.

A man found suffering from multiple stab wounds on a Maryland City roadway early this morning died, bringing the county to 12 homicides this year, county police said.

The county government needs to know what we are all throwing away in our garbage cans each week.

A 30-year-old man was robbed early Tuesday morning in front of his home on Wye Island Court, city police said.

Brock Bridge Elementary's PTA apparently held the first official snow dance of the year.

Moments before joining other students, teachers and community members in a peace walk to recognize recent street violence in Laurel, Laurel High students David Carmen, 16, Gabriella Cadena, 17, Gloria Hester, 15, and Emily Yeagley, 16, share a flame to light their candles.

Two high-definition televisions and a laptop were stolen from a home on Woodward Court while the resident was at a concert Wednesday night.

An Annapolis-area man convicted in 2007 of manslaughter must serve out the remainder of his 3 1/2-year prison sentence, a county judge ruled yesterday.

An Anne Arundel County judge refused Wednesday to give the killer of a woman who had befriended him a second chance to serve part of his sentence out of prison, saying that Christopher Perkins O'Brien was behind bars because he did not heed conditions of his previous release.

Legislation that would require most "limited-service pregnancy centers" to provide disclaimers about the services they provide was introduced Tuesday in the Montgomery County, Maryland, City Council.

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.

A Maryland mayor has bowed to pressure from the local NAACP and taken down a Halloween display that some complained evoked images of lynchings.

A Pasadena gas station was robbed last night, county police said. A clerk at the Shell Gas Station in the 8000 block of Fort Smallwood Road told police a man armed with a gun walked into the business about 8:30 p.m. and demanded money.

Even elementary-age students will study Arabic and Spanish at a new "contract" school planned for west county, parents learned this week.

Maryland City Elementary School received $1,000 from the Wal-Mart and Sam's Club "Teacher's Rewards" program.

The idea behind public parks is that they provide a safe place for kids to come and play.

Helping hands is a weekly Laurel Community Volunteer Examiner column. The list of volunteer opportunities is provided as a service to the community.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We reserve this space for readers to publicly say thanks to good Samaritans.