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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 April 27, 2023

Amazon Surprises Seven PGCPS Students with $40,000 Scholarships

by Richard D. Elliot

WASHINGTON INFORMER: Four hundred high schoolers across the country are receiving a total of $16 million in paid tuition to attend the college or university of their choice, thanks to Amazon’s Future Engineer Scholarship. On […]

Local News April 26, 2023

New tech at BWI will enable passengers to pass through security with just an ID

by Nick Lannelli

WTOP: New machines at BWI Marshall Airport will move passengers through security more quickly, but not before taking photos of all the people who go through. The devices are the latest version of what’s known […]

Local News April 25, 2023

Moore signs service year for recent high school graduates into law

by DMV Digest Staff

THE DAILY RECORD: Recent high school graduates in Maryland will have the option for a paid service year under a bill Gov. Wes Moore signed into law Monday. Moore, a Democrat, has said the program […]

Local News April 24, 2023

Maryland manufacturers look to the future while managing today’s challenges

by DMVDigest Staff

THE DAILY RECORD: With the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain issues, the Great Resignation and rising inflation, Maryland’s manufacturing industry has been managing a confluence of complex challenges that will forever transform […]

Local News April 20, 2023

Community Group to Help Prince George’s Churches Create 700 Affordable Homes

by Washington Informer Web Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: Through its Faith-Based Development Initiative (FBDI), Enterprise Community Partners is teaming up with Prince George’s County elected officials and faith leaders to develop underutilized land for new affordable housing communities. The $525,000 program, supported by […]

Local News April 19, 2023

Cool Green Shelters Brings ‘Living Canopies’ to Hyattsville Bus Stops

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Hyattsville will soon incorporate “living canopies” to its new bus shelters. This summer, the city will add 10 new stations with solar panels and living vegetation from Cool Green Shelters, an offshoot of the […]

Local News April 19, 2023

Fundraising begins to ‘reimagine’ a defaced U Street mural

by WTOP Staff

WTOP: After a graffiti artist painted over a mural representing the life of artist and civil rights activist Paul Robeson, there’s an effort to reimagine the iconic U Street mural. The artist is working to […]

Local News April 18, 2023

Surprise delivery: Amazon hands out $40K scholarships to Prince George’s Co. high school seniors

by John Domen

WTOP: Seven Prince George’s County high school seniors gathered inside a room at Eleanor Roosevelt High School for what they were told would be a STEM-related conference. But they walked outside and saw cameras, microphones […]

Local News April 17, 2023

Hospital President Deneen Richmond Offers Insights on Health Care

by Richard D. Elliot

WASHINGTON INFORMER: Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center President Deneen Richmond is leading “Vision 2030,” a strategic plan to reduce infant and maternal mortality. The Prince George’s County native has experience as a registered nurse […]

Local News April 13, 2023

Former Black Caucus Chair Darryl Barnes to Retire, Become Partner at Lobbying Firm

by Richard D. Elliot

WASHINGTON INFORMER: District 25 Delegate and longtime Black Caucus Chair Darryl Barnes (D) announced that he will be retiring following this legislative session. He will become a partner with Gerry Evans, one of Annapolis’ highest-earning […]

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