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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 9, 2023

The Differences Awaiting the Pandas in China, and How the National Zoo Prepared Them

by John Domen

WTOP NEWS: The day finally came that keepers at the Smithsonian National Zoo knew would eventually arrive — and not just for the last few weeks or months, but really since day one. It was […]

Local News November 9, 2023

Prince George’s County Cannabis Reinvestment Board Aims to Address Inequities

by Savannah Grooms

DBK NEWS: The Prince George’s County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create a cannabis reinvestment and restoration board in an effort to support people disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. The Cannabis Reinvestment and […]

Local News November 8, 2023

Bill Outlawing Home Appraisal Bias Passes in Prince George’s County

by Larry Miller

WUSA9: The Prince George’s County Council unanimously passed a bill outlawing home appraisal bias Tuesday.  “If you buy here and think you may be discriminated against, that’s a deterrent,” explained Prince George’s County Councilman At-Large Mel Franklin […]

Local News November 8, 2023

New Prince George’s County Bill Gives Convicted Felons a Fair Chance for Employment

by Leslie Moreno

WUSA9: The new bill would allow those with some felony convictions to be considered as eligible bidders on Police Department towing contracts. The Prince George’s County Council passed a new bill that will allow some convicted felons […]

Local News November 7, 2023

Transportation Panel Eyes Toll Increases and Fees on Electric, Hybrid Vehicles

by Bryan Sears

MARYLAND MATTERS: A blue ribbon transportation panel is poised to recommend new fees for electric vehicles and increased tolls as part of an effort to solve a revenue shortage plaguing the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. […]

Local News November 7, 2023

Gov Moore’s Director of Housing Opposed to Rent Control

by Hallie Miller

BALTIMORE BANNER: State housing secretary Jacob R. Day called the policy ‘probably not’ the right solution to address the state’s affordability challenges. Maryland’s highest ranking housing official said Monday that the state’s shortfall of residential […]

Local News November 6, 2023

David Plymyer: Everyone Makes Mistakes, and the Orioles-Stadium Authority Deal Should be Renegotiated.

by David Plymyer

MARYLAND MATTERS: As the afterglow from the Baltimore Orioles’ marvelous season subsides and scrutiny of the proposed stadium deal between the Orioles and the state intensifies, one thing is clear: In the staring contest between Orioles owner […]

Local News November 3, 2023

Ribbon Cutting Held for Bladensburg’s New Eco-Friendly Library

by 7 News

ABC7: A new library is opening in Bladensburg Wednesday morning as a part of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System’s (PGCMLS) efforts to provide “sustainable, modern, and welcoming branches that serve as hubs for […]

Local News November 3, 2023

Six Flags to Merge with Cedar Fair, Owner of Virginia’s Kings Dominion, in $2B Deal

by Drew Hansen

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: The amusement park operators attracted a combined 47 million visitors in 2022 throughout their portfolios. Amusement park operators Cedar Fair LP (NYSE: FUN) and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) said Thursday […]

Local News November 3, 2023

Homicides and Carjackings Rise in Prince George’s County, Baltimore City Reports Decline in Crime

by Vincent Hill

FOX 5: As Baltimore city is reporting murders, non-fatal shootings, and robberies being on the decline, in Prince George’s County, it’s quite the opposite. The county has seen its hundredth homicide for the year. In […]

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