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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 November 22, 2023

Federal Appeals Court Finds Maryland Handgun Qualification Law Unconstitutional

by Bryan Sears

MARYLAND MATTERS: A federal appeals court has ruled that Maryland’s handgun qualification law is unconstitutional. The decision by a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest decision in a case […]

Local News November 22, 2023

Prince George’s County Launches Two-Year Basic-Income Pilot Program

by Lateshia Beachum

WASHINGTON POST: Prince George’s County will guarantee basic income to up to 175 seniors and young people for a two-year pilot program, county leaders said in a Tuesday news conference launching the project — an […]

Local News November 22, 2023

Maryland Could See More than 4,000 Applications for 179 Cannabis Licenses

by Matt Hooke

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Maryland has already caught several incidents of false applications. Maryland could see as many as 4,000 applications for just 179 cannabis business licenses before the application deadline in mid-December, an official with […]

Local News November 17, 2023

Searching for Greenbelt as the FBI Closes In

by Rick Hutzell

BALTIMORE BANNER: The small city in Prince George’s County has a rich history dating back to FDR’s New Deal, but it’s certain to change once the FBI relocates to a new headquarters there. The walls […]

Local News November 15, 2023

Luna Hall to Open More Food Halls in Suburban Maryland, Northern Virginia

by Daniel J. Sernovitz

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: The first Luna Hall from restaurateur Zong Chen opened in Chinatown over the summer. The restaurateur behind D.C.’s Luna Hall plans to open at least three more suburban food halls, including at […]

Local News November 15, 2023

Md. GOP Calls on Democrats to Join Them in Getting Tough on Crime Legislation

by Bryan Sears

MARYLAND MATTERS: House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers […]

Local News November 14, 2023

Mayor Bowser Declares Public Emergencies Over Spike in Youth Crime, Opioid Overdoses

by Mike Murillo

WTOP NEWS: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency over two issues facing the nation’s capital. The first is a dramatic spike in juvenile crime and the second addresses the evolving opioid crisis. […]

Local News November 13, 2023

Prince George’s County Group Helps Young people in DC area Do ‘Good Works’

by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant

WTOP: A group in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is teaching young people how to save lives. Isaac Esene, the founder and director of the nonprofit Good Works, said they teach young people how to become better […]

Local News November 13, 2023

Steny Hoyer’s Big Win: Congressman ‘Quarterbacked’ Effort to Bring FBI to Maryland

by Pamela Wood

BALTIMORE BANNER: It was 2009 when U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer began his quest to bring a new FBI headquarters building to Prince George’s County. The director of the FBI at the time, Robert Mueller, approached […]

Local News November 13, 2023

CASA Scrambles to Save Political, Financial Support

by Josh Kurtz

MARYLAND MATTERS: These should be heady times for CASA, the immigrants’ rights group based in Langley Park. The organization just finalized its new strategic plan, and canvassers from CASA’s political unit were on the ground […]

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