News across Prince George's County
WSSC Water Update: Essential Water Use Only Remains in Effect
We remain in Essential Water Use Only. WSSC water plant operations have resumed, and water reserves are recovering, but continued conservation is essential while WSSC Water restores the system and completes permanent electrical repairs.
Is College Park ready to quantum?
Gov. Wes Moore calls it the Capital of Quantum. He has steered more than a billion dollars toward making College Park and the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Discovery District a world hub for quantum computing, which harnesses the strange rules of physics at the smallest scale to…
Paint Branch 4th graders sing for first lady
Four fourth-graders from Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park helped serenade first lady Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan, the first lady of China, on Sept. 24 at the National Museum of Asian Art. The concert was a stop on Peng’s day out with her American counterpart…
Latina aviators gather at museum for festival
Latina aviators told elementary and high school STEM students in September that they can do anything they set their minds to. The College Park Aviation Museum welcomed more than 100 visitors on Sept. 26 for the sixth annual Latinas in Aviation Global Festival. “Taking off is…
UMD prof explains ‘weird’ quantum mechanics to lay audience
Red balls and blue balls. A penny in Maryland and another in California. The same atom in two points on a graph at the same time. University of Maryland (UMD) physics professor Steve Rolston tried to explain quantum mechanics to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 50 people…
WSSC Water Asks Customers to Use Water for Essential Purposes Only
UPDATE (4:55 pm): WSSC Essential Water Use Only Remains in Effect
WSSC Water's Potomac Water Filtration Plant has resumed limited water production following an emergency electrical issue. This remains a serious situation. WSSC's Essential Water Use Only request remains in effect.
Advocates push outreach to immigrant families amid enrollment concerns
Amid concerns about increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near schools across the region, immigrant advocacy groups and elected leaders say they are working with schools and parents to stave off enrollment declines and other disruptions to immigrant…
The City of Laurel Celebrates 2026 Economic Development Week in Maryland
Paint & Sip: Tea Towels
Personalize your very own tea towels and welcome the fall season on October 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belair Mansion. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of their choice, while light snacks will be provided. The fee is $35 per person.
Crime Report- September 10, 2026 to September 17, 2026
