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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 30, 2022

Md. officials say moving FBI HQ to Prince George’s could help feds meet equity goals

by Josh Kurtz

Maryland Matters: As they build their case for bringing the proposed new FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County, state officials have added a new argument to their arsenal: that putting the campus there would help […]

Local News August 30, 2022

WeAspire Pitch Program Awards 5 Winners $10K Apiece

by Washington Informer Web Staff

Washington Informer: The WeAspire Pitch Program, which focuses on aiding returning citizens in building and growing their businesses in D.C., awarded five winners $10,000 each in its most recent competition. The winners were Princess Brownfield, […]

Local News August 29, 2022

Parents of Bowie man who was murdered hope someone comes forward

by Megan Rivers

WUSA 9: BOWIE, MD. — Detectives need your help finding out who killed a Bowie man. Myles Prentice, 19, was found shot and killed on Aug 19, 2022.  “It’s weird because I know it’s real, I […]

Local News August 29, 2022

First Black-owned brewery in Montgomery Co. hopes for national expansion

by Michelle Goldchain

WTOP: The owners of Black Viking Brewing, the first Black-owned brewery in Montgomery County, Maryland, have their eyes on expansion. The brewers hope to sell in Virginia next year and to eventually become the first Black-owned […]

Local News August 25, 2022

Black Businesses Spotlighted in Prince George’s

by William J. Ford

Washington Informer: Vennard Wright’s more than 25 years of experience in the information technology industry allowed him to showcase his talents with the Hilary Clinton presidential campaign in 2008, the Rushern Baker III campaign when […]

Local News August 24, 2022

Hoyer at 20th Annual Equality Luncheon: ‘Women Make Things Better’

by William J. Ford

Washington Informer: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer hosted his 20th annual Women’s Equality Day Luncheon on Tuesday in College Park, Maryland, to celebrate accomplishments women have and continue to make in the community. However, the […]

Local News August 22, 2022

D.C.’s TANF Families to Get One-Time $1K Payments for School Needs

by Washington Informer Web Staff

Washington Informer: The Bowser administration announced Thursday that D.C. families who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits will receive a one-time, back-to-school payment of about $1,000. The city’s 15,000 families who are listed as […]

Local News August 19, 2022

D.C. to Celebrate Chuck Brown Day on Saturday

by DMV Digest Staff

Washington Informer: Though 2022 marks 10 years since the death of D.C. music legend Chuck Brown, he is far from forgotten, with the city set to hold its annual Chuck Brown Day in honor of […]

Local News August 18, 2022

Decades After James Meredith, Black Students Forge Communities at Mostly-White Colleges

by Sam P.K. Collins

Washington Informer: Civil rights activist James Meredith recently expressed plans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his matriculation to the University of Mississippi with a visit to every county in his home state.  In 1962, […]

Local News August 18, 2022

What the Inflation Reduction Act May Mean for African Americans

by Kayla Benjamin

Washington Informer: About 25 climate advocates stood near the Capitol building to support the passage of the nation’s biggest investment in climate change action at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 12. By 5:00 p.m., more […]

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