Election Update: The Latest on the Laurel Elections
By Joe Murchison 16 candidates certified All 16 candidates who filed to run for mayor and city council have now…
Hamilton Splash Park staff receive awards for saving child’s life
On Aug. 30, five Hamilton Splash Park staff received lifesaving awards from the county fire chief for the actions they…
Mayoral candidates have legal records
By Joe Murchison The Laurel Independent searched publicly available court records on all of the city’s mayoral candidates, two of…
St. Mark’s Emancipation Day Celebrations
Mosquito-borne illnesses on seasonal rise
BY SOPHIE GORMAN ORIANI After a temporary lull caused by summer dryness, mosquito populations in Maryland are on the rise,…
Greenbelt Remains a Frontrunner for New FBI Site
By Mitchell Hang The Federal Bureau of Investigation has considered moving its headquarters to a new building in a nearby…
Monarch mural in the works at McCullough Field
By Aiesha Solomon A new mural depicting the life cycle of the popular monarch butterfly is coming to life at…
Significant fossil discovery at Dinosaur Park
By Sophie Gorman Oriani In April, paleontologists and volunteers digging at Laurel’s Dinosaur Park discovered what Matthew Carrano, a paleontologist…
Clear backpacks, metal detectors come to PGCPS; Do they work?
By Heather Marléne Zadig In a reversal from an announcement made earlier this month, Prince George’s County Schools (PGCPS) stated…
On the House: Feel the heat
By Matt Menke What better to do in the hottest month of the year than think about making things warmer?…