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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 July 5, 2022

DC announces 3-year investment aimed at supporting LGBTQ+ students

by Scott Gelman

D.C. teachers will have new professional development opportunities — and DC Health will receive additional funding to advance its youth and student sexual health efforts — as part of a three-year investment that Mayor Muriel […]

Local News July 5, 2022

Immersive Art Gallery ARTECHOUSE Opens Afrosurrealist Exhibit

by Kayla Benjamin

Nestled between a fancy hotel, a Starbucks, and the Social Security Administration building sits another world entirely—one where ten-foot-tall African masks glide past floating buildings, and the silhouettes of goddess-like Black women drift on a […]

Local News June 30, 2022

Automated license plate readers in Maryland county raise privacy concerns

by James Wright Jr.

CALVERT COUNTY, Md. – A Maryland county is facing questions over privacy concerns after launching a program that will place automated license plate readers throughout the county. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced that it will be […]

Local News June 29, 2022

The Margaux development continues to transform the end of the Orange Line in Prince George’s Co.

by John Domen

It used to be that the New Carrollton Metro Station was where you’d go to go somewhere else. But that’s changing. Standing in a spot that used to be overflowing with the cars of commuters […]

Local News June 29, 2022

Prince George’s Co. chief details efforts to head off summer crime

by John Domen

Prince George’s County, Maryland, Police Chief Malik Aziz on Tuesday touted success in the fight against violent crime around the county, and detailed the work being done to make sure crime doesn’t rise during the […]

Local News June 29, 2022

Metro to Outfit Officers With Body Cameras by 2023

by Jamila Bey

he Metro Transit Police Department has been awarded a $905,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to equip officers with body worn cameras (BWC). Transit Police Chief Michael Anzallo said in a statement that he thinks […]

Local News June 29, 2022

Is Prince George’s still the richest majority-Black county in America?

by Andrew Van Dam

When the suburbs opened up after passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, Prince George’s County became the default destination for middle-class African Americans leaving the District in search of manicured lawns, big houses and […]

Local News June 28, 2022

Black-Owned D.C. Golf Brand Rolls Out Driving Range on Wheels

by Stacy M. Brown

CitySwing, the D.C.-based multifaceted golf brand that opened a storefront in the District of Columbia, has rolled out a new state-of-the-art trailer to allow many to participate in what’s known as “a gentleman’s game.” The […]

Local News June 27, 2022

Three Months After Reform Announcement, Maryland Will Hire You — No College Degree Required

by Maryland Matters Guest Commentary

With record numbers of state jobs going unfilled since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland was in a bind. So, officials decided to eliminate the four-year degree requirement for thousands of those jobs—from parole […]

Local News June 27, 2022

Maryland After Roe Is Extinguished: ‘It’s Going to Be a Different World’

by Josh Kurtz

Everybody saw it coming. And yet, the Supreme Court decision Friday to strike down Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 decision guaranteeing abortion rights across the country, may be reordering Maryland politics just 3 1/2 […]

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