News across Prince George's County
The Last Days of Mount Rainier’s Urban Corn Silo
The Urban Grain Bin was installed by a group of environmentalist residents who used it to store corn for a type of pellet stove.
Name the Teen Center!
We are looking for a name for the new Hyattsville Teen Center at 5812 40th Avenue! The Center provides a safe, welcoming space for Hyattsville’s youth to connect, explore their interests, discover new passions, and build valuable skills.
Residents overwhelmingly oppose Flock cameras at council meeting
Opposition to Hyattsville’s use of Flock cameras dominated the nearly two hours of public comment during a recent city council meeting, as residents raised concerns about the city’s use of the surveillance technology. The Sept. 14 meeting drew extensive public comment on several…
Prince George’s County mulls how to spend $12M in cannabis funds
Prince George’s County residents and nonprofit leaders are calling on the county government to invest $12 million in cannabis tax revenue in employment assistance for formerly incarcerated residents, education and job training programs. Patricia Strong, founder and executive…
WSSC Essential Water Use Only Lifted
WSSC Water has lifted its essential-water-use-only request for all customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, effective 5 pm today.
City administrator under fire after treasurer resignation
Hyattsville’s treasurer, Ron Brooks, resigned Sept. 2 following controversy over the city having less money than he had claimed. Councilmember Danny Schaible (Ward 2) said Sept. 22 that he would ask the city council to end City Administrator Tracey Douglas’ employment at its Oct.…
WSSC Essential-Water-Use-Only Request Remains in Effect
Police search for two drivers in fatal Laurel hit-and-run
Police are searching for two drivers who fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 52-year-old Laurel man early Sunday morning. A preliminary investigation suggests Ernesto Chocoj Caal was struck by two vehicles in the southbound lanes of Laurel Bowie Road near…
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…