Prince George's County

West Laurel: Check out the offerings at Laurel Beltsville Senior Activity Center

2012-05-22 13:07:52

The Laurel Beltsville Senior Activity Center is hosting a Newcomer's Coffee at the senior center's own Caf� Latte on Friday, June 1 at 10 a.m. Enjoy a free cup of coffee and learn about the senior center's classes and events. This would be a great time to...

Montpelier/South Laurel: Diane Sills coaches women's volleyball team to county championship

2012-05-22 12:27:00

Coached by South Laurel resident Diane Sills, the Players Club Women's volleyball team won the 2012Prince George's County Women's Volleyball League championship. Diane coaches the team In addition to her many duties as president of the South Laurel...

Laurel crime log: Attempted robbery at Capital One in Corridor Marketplace

2012-05-22 07:55:00

Anne Arundel County Police report major crimes. Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. Howard County police report major crimes, break-ins and car thefts....

O'Malley's slots gamble

2012-05-22 09:07:00

Our biggest concerns about the push to expand gambling at the end of this spring's regular session of the General Assembly were that there had been insufficient public debate about all of the changes slots boosters wanted to institute and that there was...

Maryland ban on arsenic in chicken feed to spread?

2012-05-22 05:40:00

Maryland is set to become the first state in the nation to outlaw chicken feed additives containing arsenic - but it won't be the last, if environmental activists have their way. Gov.Martin O'Malleyis scheduled to sign into law today legislation that...

The right call for voice of Camden Yards

2012-05-21 18:02:00

The 911 call came in like so many do, a frantic voice that cuts through the night like the wail of a siren. "My granddaughter has drowned! She's not responding! Please help me!" Dave McGowan took the call. Last year at this time, he was the veteran...

O'Malley names panel to study gambling expansion

2012-05-21 16:20:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley named an 11-member work group�Monday night�to study a possible expansion of gambling in Maryland and announced that if the group can reach consensus he would call a special session July 9 to vote on casino legislation. O'Malley...

Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

2012-05-21 10:55:41

When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out. His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy,...

One special session down, another to go?

2012-05-20 13:39:00

State Sen. Jamie Raskin likens the prospect of being called back to Annapolis for another special session to the plight of a middle school student being told on the last day of classes that he has to attend summer school. But the Montgomery County...

P.G. Co. police officer charged with DUI after crash

2012-05-20 12:19:00

Police in Prince George's County say a police officer has been charged with driving under the influence after he crashed his cruiser in a single-car accident. Police say the accident happened at just after 5 a.m. Saturday. Police Officer Daniel...

Maryland court recognizes out-of-state, same-sex marriages

2012-05-18 18:54:00

Maryland's highest court handed a victory to same-sex couples Friday in a ruling that the governor and other advocates hailed as an endorsement of administration policies recognizing gay marriages performed in other states. "To treat families differently...

New Grand Prix chief has been a big city contractor, campaign donor

2012-05-17 20:20:00

Despite financing more than $140 million city contracts in the past 12 years, donating tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and being a member of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's inner circle, J.P. Grant III has largely avoided the...

Rushern Baker , Prince George's County Executive, talks to the press after the gaming legislation passed.

2012-04-09 00:00:00

. Bassist Henry Farmer delivers mail in New York. Guitarist Jeff Avery lives in Clifton as a steamfitter. Drummer Glenn Jones has worked for grocer Giant for the past 25 years.

2012-03-23 00:00:00

Jessica Port, pictured with dog Libby, was turned down for a divorce from her same-sex partner by a Prince George's County judge who said Maryland doesn't recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The couple were married in California. Port has appealed the decision, and the state

2012-03-16 00:00:00