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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON INFROMER: The Barry Farm redevelopment project in Ward 8 took a major step forward on Sept. 26 as District officials and residents broke ground on its first building under the auspices of the New […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Hearing veteran successful jazz musicians, along with artists deserving of broader recognition, was part of the beauty of this year’s DC Jazz Festival in its 18th year. Friday evening at Eaton Hotel’s rooftop […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Morgan State University funneled scholarship aid to students who failed to maintain required grade point averages, according to a sweeping audit. The school also failed to determine whether vendors were providing services appropriately, […]
WTOP: Legislation that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in the District quickly gained momentum Tuesday as a committee approved the bill, sending it to the full D.C. Council for consideration. If it ultimately passes, […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: The Prince George’s County Council will hold a virtual listening session Tuesday for candidates willing to serve on the jurisdiction’s new police accountability board. The 11-member body is mandated through legislation state lawmakers […]
Washington Informer: Two Washington, D.C.-area high school students have created an interactive app that highlights the history of civil rights in the District. Lily and Eliza Dorton, co-founders of the DC Civil Rights Tour app, […]
WTOP: A transgender teacher, who says she endured years of insults from students and co-workers and lack of support from supervisors, has settled her discrimination and harassment lawsuit with Prince George’s County, Maryland’s public school system. […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Ronald L. Williams, a sixth-generation Washingtonian, who has business interests in crabbing, oysters and poultry farming, will bring his talents to Ward 8 in the form of a food establishment located in the […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Silver Spring resident Brian Savoie began setting aside money for his son’s college tuition nearly 20 years ago, when his first-born, Caleb, entered kindergarten. Now, facing a fall semester tuition payment, the Savoie […]
Washington Informer: As incidents of violence in Prince George’s continue to escalate, with many either initiated by youth or which result in youth becoming the victim, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks recently made the bold decision […]
