College Park, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
- South Orange, NJ
240-381-9407/laura.thornton[at]patch.com
This Massachusetts native developed her passion for community news when she moved to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in 2004.
After dreaming about being a journalist for several years, she enrolled in journalism school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a master’s degree in online journalism in 2010.
She has freelanced for The Current Newspapers, a weekly community newspaper in Washington, DC, and has written for the Capital News Service, a news wire service run by the University of Maryland, as an environment reporter.
She also has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia, and she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture and music from Wellesley College in 2001.
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Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Police Seek Person of Interest in Silver Spring Rape Case
Police would like to interview the woman in the surveillance video.
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Wisconsin Avenue Tunnel at Walter Reed, NIH Gets Public Hearing
The project involves a Wisconsin Avenue underpass and a new entrance for the Medical Center Metrorail station.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
Council Sets Aside $650K for Homeless Housing
Fifteen people will receive housing and services.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Council Sets Aside $650K for Homeless Housing
Fifteen people will receive housing and services.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Council Sets Aside $650K for Homeless Housing
Fifteen people will receive housing and services.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Council Sets Aside $650K for Homeless Housing
Fifteen people will receive housing and services.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Council Sets Aside $650K for Homeless Housing
Fifteen people will receive housing and services.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Council Sets Aside $650K for Homeless Housing
Fifteen people will receive housing and services.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
How to Become District 5's New Council Member
If you live in District 5 and are a registered Democrat, you may apply for Council Member Valerie Ervin's soon-to-be-vacant county council seat.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
How to Become District 5's New Council Member
If you live in District 5 and are a registered Democrat, you may apply for Council Member Valerie Ervin's soon-to-be-vacant county council seat.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
New Business: Hope Floats Moves Up in Bethesda
New business, time-honored idea: floating in salt water to relieve stress.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Superintendent Counters Tweets with Call for 'Cybercivility'
While the county school superintendent was debating whether or not to close schools due to winter storms last week, some students directed inappropriate comments at him on Twitter.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Superintendent Counters Tweets with Call for 'Cybercivility'
While the county school superintendent was debating whether or not to close schools due to winter storms last week, some students directed inappropriate comments at him on Twitter.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff