News across Prince George's County
College Park Gets a Sneak Peek at the Purple Line
The Maryland Transit Administration brought one of the light-rail line's railcars to the Baltimore Avenue stop, just south of the Hotel at the University of Maryland.
Electronics Recycling, Paper Shredding, and More! October 17.
Public Works will host our October Recycling Drop-Off Event on Saturday, October 17 from 8am-noon. There will be paper shredding, electronics recycling, the GreenDrop charity drop off, and more!
Junior reporters cover Hyattsville Art Fest
At the 2026 Hyattsville Art Fest, junior reporters stepped up to cover the event for the Hyattsville Life & Times, interviewing more than a dozen artists who came to the festival Sep. 19. Here’s what they discovered. Big paintings take a long time By ALICE ALVAREZ Mary DeStefano…
Union members seek labor agreement before National Harbor Sphere financing vote
Ashton Adams wants other Prince George’s County residents to have the same access to good-paying jobs and career opportunities that he has had. During a Tuesday evening listening session in Largo, the 19-year-old union carpenter apprentice from Upper Marlboro joined other union…
City of Laurel to Resume “Tag and Leave” Enforcement for Three-Stream Waste System
Next Hearing - Board of Appeals- September 24, 2026
Microsoft opens quantum lab in Maryland’s Discovery District
Microsoft opened its new quantum computing research lab in the University of Maryland’s Discovery District in Riverdale Park on Sept. 22. “The world is paying attention today,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said during a ribbon cutting before a series of speeches to dozens of players…
Why Greenbelt Has the Upper Hand on the FBI Headquarters
The on-again, off-again effort to build a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt is back on, and Maryland appears to hold the advantage moving forward.
Residents identify quality of life issues
Residents in the western and northwestern parts of College Park, including College Park Woods, Crystal Springs and surrounding neighborhoods, have listed public safety, parking and community growth among their top concerns. Their responses were part of a Quality of Life project…
Hispanic Heritage Month features dance party at Duvall Field
More than 200 visitors came to Duvall Field on Sept. 18 to eat, play and dance the night away for the third annual Bailamos! celebration. Bailamos!—“let’s dance”—is College Park’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Ryna Quiñones, the…
City weighs public safety options, including new police department
College Park City Councilmembers on Sept. 21 agreed to move forward with plans for a study to evaluate the city’s options for upgrading public safety. The most consequential of those options—and the one likely to generate the most debate among residents—is creating the city’s…
Enforcement of Trash Regulations
Tag and Leave Currently On Hold...