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🌱 Patch AM: How a wrong-way driver turned I-95 in Laurel deadly Sunday

Coming up on the Laurel Patch calendar: The Center for Spiritual Nourishment Returns this Saturday

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a wrong-way driver turned I-95 in Laurel deadly Sunday
  • Why a Laurel-born U.S. citizen spent 24 days in ICE custody

Also on today's calendar: The Center for Spiritual Nourishment Returns this Saturday and 8 more events.

Find out what's happening in Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Saturday: Rain, temps: high: 49, low: 44.
  • Sunday: Sun, then clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wrong-way crash kills two Marvin residents in Maryland (enquirerjournal.com) — A deadly wrong-way crash on I-95 in Laurel early Sunday killed two residents of Marvin, North Carolina and injured two others, including a Marvin Ridge High School student. Maryland State Police say a Baltimore man driving the wrong way faces multiple charges after allegedly hitting their vehicle head-on, with victims taken to trauma centers and one dying at the scene.
   

• U.S. Citizen reunited with family in Maryland after month-long detainment (wmar2news.com) — A Laurel woman who is a U.S. citizen has returned home to her family after spending 24 days in ICE detention despite providing documents showing she was born in Maryland. Her legal team says federal authorities disputed her citizenship and the case remains in active litigation, raising ongoing questions about how immigration enforcement affects local residents.
   

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Other local events
    Friday January 9
  • Ritmo De La Noche Salsa Bachata Latin Dance Party
    Maryland Jockey Club
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday January 10
  • Maryland HQL
    Amazin Affairs LLC , 8101 Sandy Spring Rd #100 , Laurel
    10:00 am
  • Science Saturdays: Combat Robotics
    Maryland City at Russett Library - Anne Arundel County Public Library , 3501 Russett Common , Laurel
    10:30 am
  • New Year, New You, New Space: Life-Changing Organization Strategies for Home and Beyond
    Laurel - Large Meeting Room A (Dorothy Height Room)
    11:00 am
  • Craft and Create: Soap
    Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    2:00 pm
    • Monday January 12
  • Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
    Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
    10:30 am
  • Improv Comedy - Laurel, MD 2026
    North Laurel Community Center , 9411 Whiskey Bottom Rd , Laurel
    10:30 am
  • Game On: Virtual Reality
    Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
    3:30 pm
    • Sunday January 18
  • Book Talk & Signing Resonate Healing Voices
    PJ's Coffee , 12530 Fairwood Pkwy , Bowie
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning, I'm looking for a house to rent in this area.
    If anyone has one available, please let me know. I'm looking for a two-bedroom house or one with a basement. (Nextdoor Emerson)
  • Hello everyone,
    Is anyone hiring for Human Resources recruiting positions? I have an extensive background in Healthcare Recruitment, mostly in Home Care. Looking for… (Nextdoor Laurel Crossing)
  • Cava posted a job opening for Batching Team Member in Laurel. Apply here.
  • Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for FY26\: Coach, Track and Field Assistant, Paint Branch HS in Burtonsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.

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