Each year, the life members of the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department have a dinner to celebrate the members that have attained 25 years of...

Summer 2025 Ronald Able, 86 Ronald Able, age 86, of Laurel, Maryland died peacefully at home on May 26, 2025. He was born in Louisville,...

Grants and Donations Thank you to Tracy Scagliarini, Joan Robison, Donna Schneider, Kathie Peterson, and James Bowman  for their monetary...

Local news covering the Oldtown area Lisa and Dave Everett are selling the beautiful Laurel Manor House Bed and Breakfast, built in 1888...

Local news covering the North Laurel and Scaggsville areas A roof rises over the North Laurel Community Pool as construction continues....

Local news covering Laurel Lakes, Victoria Falls, Oakcrest, Montpelier, and the Route 197 corridor A view of the Montpelier House Museum,...

Local news covering the Russett and Maryland City areas The 2024–25 Meade HS Basketball team. Dominick Deinlein is at the front right,...

Local news covering the West Laurel and Burtonsville areas (Photo: Shane Young/Unsplash) Wildlife in West Laurel One of the most alluring...

Once Secret Coded Messages and War-time Artifacts Reveal Keys to America’s Victorious Past (Photo: Courtesy of National Cryptologic...

(Left) The aftermath of the 2018 flood, and (right) the same location in Ellicott City today. (Photos courtesy of Howard County...

The Winner's Circle and Old Clubhouse lined with Black-Eyed Susans on Preakness Day, May 20, 2023. (Photo: Joe Schilp) The countdown has...

A flyer announces a recent Pokemon Go event hosted by the Laurel Police Department. The augmented reality mobile game (below) became...

No matter the decade, Terps found refuges and ‘Rendezvous’ points on College Park’s Main Street Photos courtesy of University of Maryland...

These short bits of history tend to pile up as I do more research on various topics. Unless otherwise credited, all quotes are from the...

Mark Opsasnick’s incredibly researched book, Rock the Potomac , is chock-full of stories and biographies of the people and groups who...

Jim Clash and pilot “Bulldog,” canopy down, ready to taxi for their supersonic F-16 flight. (Photos by Art Harmon) At Eglin AFB near...

Anne Colt Leitess is currently serving her second term as Anne Arundel County’s State’s Attorney. Over her 25-year plus career as a...

He spoke with a British accent despite having never been to England, and may have been the last of Laurel’s memorable eccentric...

In 1910 the General Assembly enacted a law creating the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles led by John E. George and was located at the Union...

Tales From the Laurel Police Department Spring 2025 There’s been a pattern lately of these articles being dedicated to a vanishing...