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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 May 31, 2022

Maryland Law Banning Ghost Guns to Take Effect

by Tracee Wilkins, News4 Prince George's County Bureau Chief

Starting Wednesday, it will be illegal in Maryland to buy or sell so-called ghost guns, which are firearms that don’t have serial numbers. The new legislation becomes law as the rise in ghost guns is becoming a […]

Local News May 30, 2022

DC Black Pride back in person this Memorial Day weekend ahead of Pride Month

by Ivy Lyons

Pride Month is often celebrated in June with rainbows and what some deem as easy-to-criticize consumption of branded products. However, Memorial Day weekend also acts as a days-early celebration of Black LGBTQ+ communities through DC’s […]

Local News May 30, 2022

College Park to fine up to $1,000 for tree cutting

by Ivy Lyons

In Prince George’s County, Maryland, the city of College Park has a tree protection ordinance that could cost uncertified tree cutters up to $1,000. The ordinance, first reported by the Hyattsville Wire, attempts to combat the loss of […]

Local News May 26, 2022

Virginia lawmaker comes out against stadium legislation for Commanders

by Jose Umana

One Virginia state senator will not be supporting the Washington Commanders’ attempts to build a stadium in the commonwealth after the team bought land in Woodbridge as a potential site. Democratic state Sen. Chap Petersen […]

Local News May 26, 2022

‘Infuriating’: Md. Mother Who Lost Daughter in School Shooting Urges Passage of Gun Law

by Darcy Spencer

A Maryland mother who knows the pain of losing a child in a school shooting spoke to News4 about that anguish and her ongoing efforts to try to prevent similar attacks at schools. Melissa Willey […]

Local News May 26, 2022

DC council member assembles U Street nightlife task force

by Dick Uliano

Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau has created a task force to address “violence and vitality” along D.C.’s U Street corridor. Recent incidents have included a Saturday night stabbing and an early Sunday morning double […]

Local News May 25, 2022

Oversight board OKs Metro plan for 7000 series train cars’ return

by John Domen

Metro’s safety oversight board has signed off on Metro’s plan to bring the 7000 series trains back into service. But there won’t be many of them, and it won’t happen until several conditions are met. […]

Local News May 24, 2022

Few but noticeable changes come to dining scenes at Maryland, Delaware beaches this year

by John Domen

Every year the start of summer brings a few new restaurants to the beaches in Maryland and Delaware, and this year will be no different. Ocean City Odds are, if you’re a fan of Ocean […]

Local News May 24, 2022

Prince George’s Co. community steps up for 2 kids who lost parents in car crash

by Acacia James

A Prince George’s County couple died in a fiery crash over the weekend when their vehicle struck a pole on Annapolis Road in Maryland. Now, family and friends have come together to support the two […]

Local News May 23, 2022

Food Hall Begins Taking Shape at the Station at Riverdale Park

by Alison Beckwith

Construction is moving forward on the new food hall at the Station at Riverdale Park, now slated to open this summer. Now named Le Fantome, after the French word for “ghost,” the food hall and ghost kitchen facility […]

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