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Prince George’s County moves closer to stiffer punishment for illegal off-road vehicles ‘Movies on the Potomac’ returns to National Harbor May 1 NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters Want Prince George’s Co. High Schoolers to Join Their Ranks VC That Backed Fanduel, Peloton Leads Round for D.C.-Based AI Firm Prince George’s Co. Begins Offering Reimbursements for New Security Cameras Trone, Alsobrooks Offer Contrasts in First and Possibly Only Televised Debate Activists at Supreme Court Protest Move to Penalize Homelessness
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Local News April 22, 2024

Activists at Supreme Court Protest Move to Penalize Homelessness

by Kyle Swenson

WASHINGTON POST: Homeless activists gather Monday to protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case centered on an Oregon city’s laws on people camping and […]

Local News April 18, 2024

PGC Council Introduces Voluntary Curfew Legislation Ahead in Time for Summer Months

by John Domen

WTOP NEWS: A Prince George’s County Council member has reluctantly proposed an expanded curfew, saying there’s “no reason to have a 15-year-old or a 16-year-old” without a chaperone during the wee hours on a school […]

Local News April 17, 2024

UMD Food Pantry Sees 60% Increase in Need

by Irit Skulnik

DBK NEWS: The University of Maryland’s campus food pantry saw a more than 60 percent increase in users between 2022 and 2023, according to pantry manager Larry Tumlin. The pantry, which offers students and staff […]

Local News April 9, 2024

Concerns About Crime in Downtown DC? Talk to the People Wearing Red Shirts

by Nick Lannelli

WTOP NEWS: More help is coming in downtown D.C. for residents and business owners who have questions or concerns about crime. The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) announced Tuesday that it was adding a team […]

Local News April 8, 2024

PGC Company ‘New Digz’ Offer a More Sustainable Way to Sell, Buy Clothes

by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant

WTOP NEWS: A Prince George’s County, Maryland, business owner wants you to think before you throw out that used dress or shirt. Sadiqa Brown, co-founder of New Digz Consignment, wants residents to know that donating […]

Local News April 1, 2024

A Channel Has Opened for Vessels Clearing Wreckage at the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Site

by The Associated Press

WTOP NEWS: The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in the clearing of debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a […]

Local News March 28, 2024

Recovery Efforts at Key Bridge Shift to Salvage Operation

by Hugo Kugiya

BALTIMORE BANNER: The day after the bodies of two victims were recovered from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the focus at the site of the wreckage turned from recovery to salvage. “This is not […]

Local News March 26, 2024

Search For 6 Missing Construction Workers Continues After Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse

by Jessica Kronzer

WTOP NEWS: More than 12 hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning, six members of a road crew who were on the Baltimore bridge at the time it was rammed by a […]

Local News March 21, 2024

140 Iconic DC Cherry Trees to Be Removed for 3-Year Repair Project at Tidal Basin

by Jessica Kronzer

WTOP NEWS: As part of a multimillion dollar rehabilitation project to address flooding issues, officials say 140 of D.C.’s famed cherry trees will be cut down along the Tidal Basin and Potomac River for construction. […]

Local News March 20, 2024

Md. Health Officials Have Applied for New Federal ‘AHEAD Model.’ Here’s What It Means.

by Danielle J. Brown

MARYLAND MATTERS: State health officials have placed their bid for Maryland to be among the first participants in a federal program that will help fund state initiatives to improve patient outcomes and bridge inequities, while […]

Local News March 18, 2024

Another Legislative Session, Another Late, High-Priced Debate Over Sports Venues

by Josh Kurtz

MARYLAND MATTERS: In 1996, the Maryland General Assembly spent its entire legislative session debating a proposal to build a new state-funded football stadium in downtown Baltimore, along with plans to spend millions more on infrastructure […]

Local News March 13, 2024

Bald Eagle Rescued from Car Grill After Collision in Maryland

by Thomas Robertson

WTOP NEWS: A Calvert County, Maryland, Animal Control officer swooped in to save a bald eagle after a collision Saturday. A driver alerted Animal Control early Saturday that they collided with an eagle on Route […]

Local News August 2, 2023

Howard University Commemorates 75th Anniversary of U.S. Military Desegregation

by Washington Informer Web Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, integrating America’s Armed forces, and 75 years later, Howard University, a site with a deep history of military service and civil […]

Local News July 31, 2023

Prince George’s Again Cited as Leading Digital U.S. County

by Washington Informer Web Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Thursday that her jurisdiction has been named the #1 digital county in the U.S. for the third consecutive year in the 20th annual Digital Counties Survey in […]

Local News July 28, 2023

Kevin Durant attends Washington Commanders camp as a fan

by DMV Digest Staff

ASSOCIATED PRESS: ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Kevin Durant was among those in attendance for the second open practice of Washington Commanders training camp Friday. The NBA star now playing for the Phoenix Suns grew up in the area in […]

Local News July 27, 2023

Bowie State, Howard University Have High Expectations 

by Ed Hill

The major news in the DMV was the sale of the Washington Commanders becoming official. It set the tone for the upcoming football season as locals Bowie State University and Howard University kicked off their […]

Local News July 27, 2023

About ‘God Hates Us: The Death of Chocolate City’ Art Exhibit

by DMV Digest Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: At first glance, Tadael Asfah may just seem like an average millennial trying to make his way in the world, but a closer look at his personal history and photography reveals his story, […]

Local News July 27, 2023

Lidl Discount Grocery Store Coming to Hyattsville

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Another Lidl discount grocery store is coming to the Route 1 corridor. The German chain has signed a lease for the former Price Rite location at 3104 Queens Chapel Rd. in Hyattsville, on the border of Mount […]

Local News July 26, 2023

USDA to provide $33M for agriculture projects at 19 HBCU land-grant institutions

by DMV Digest Staff

MARYLAND MATTERS: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday announced $33 million in funding to support research and education projects at 19 historically Black colleges and universities designated as land-grant institutions, including the University of […]

Local News July 25, 2023

Playgrounds, skate parks and splash pads: $100 million in local grants go to Md. parks

by Danielle E. Gaines

MARYLAND MATTERS: Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the release of more than $100 million in grant funds for 15 counties to improve and restore parks and recreation facilities that will help conserve lands and promote outdoor […]

Local News July 25, 2023

Maryland Department of Agriculture, Gov. Moore Host Buy Local Cookout

by DMV Digest Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: The Department of Agriculture hosted the first of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s Buy Local Cookouts on Thursday. Outside of the Wayne A. Cawley Jr. building, banjo music played from an erected stage while […]

Local News July 24, 2023

Metro Stations on the Route 1 Corridor Will Close for Six Weeks

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Four Metro stations on the Route 1 corridor are closed for the next six weeks. The West Hyattsville, Hyattsville Crossing (previously known as Prince George’s Plaza), College Park and Greenbelt stations will be […]

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