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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MD ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES: Following a unanimous council vote back in April, Prince George’s is poised to join Montgomery County and Baltimore City in testing out universal basic income. As previously covered on the Conduit Street blog, guaranteed and […]
WTOP: Hoping to make a difference in D.C.’s struggle to fight gun violence, two local universities came together to raise money and honor a victim. Howard University hosted crosstown rival American University at an exhibition […]
WASHINGTON POST: Prince George’s County Council requires owners of high-occupancy buildings or age-restricted senior residences to establish video surveillance of properties. Owners of high-occupancy buildings or age-restricted senior residences will be required to establish video […]
FOX BALTIMORE: The union representing Firefighters in Prince George’s County said it’s again calling for a reprieve for crews, claiming over 1,000 instances of mandatory overtime in the past two months. Amidst an ongoing staff […]
WTOP: The Washington International Horse Show is galloping around Showplace Arena through the rest of the weekend, as it returns to Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for the second year in a row. The annual event draws […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: County leaders are being warned to be reasonable when considering using zoning to restrict cannabis businesses. The warning comes as the Maryland Cannabis Administration is about to open the application window for a […]
WUSA 9: Saturday’s shooting occurred on the 7900 block of Green Street in Clinton, Maryland just after 2:30 p.m. Prince George’s County Police are investigating yet another homicide. This marks the third homicide and fifth shooting […]
WUSA 9: Improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists in Prince George’s County is the goal of new legislation. It comes at a time when the county is leading the state with the highest number of […]
WASHINGTON POST: The opioid crisis should command more of the mayor’s attention, advocates said, as a commission begins to decide how to use $80 million in settlement dollars. People who have used opioids and their […]
WASHINGTON POST: Board members said they have no choice but to plan out the next fiscal year while they wait for regional leaders to help close a $750 million budget hole. Metro board members stressed […]
