Prince George's County

    Not those Terps: UMD threatens legal action against cannabis product company over name
    The University of Maryland, College Park, is threatening legal action against a cannabis product company over its “Terps” name.
    The logos for terpene spray brand Terps USA (left) and University of Maryland, College Park.
    Prince George’s council weighs approval of up to $215 million in National Harbor Sphere bonds
    The County Council will consider whether to allow the county to issue up to $215 million in bonds to prepare National Harbor for Maryland’s mini Sphere.
    A rendering showing a Sphere at the National Harbor.
    Woman dies days after Brandywine crash that ended police pursuit; AG investigating
    The driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Miya Tamerra Stringfield of Indian Head, was injured in the crash, and the passenger of her vehicle, 33-year-old Alexis Cummings of Temple Hills, was killed.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    County executive hopeful Tonya Sweat loses initial legal challenge over eligibility
    A circuit court judge declined aspiring county executive candidate Tonya Sweat’s request to block the certification of general election ballots, which don’t currently include her name.
    Tonya Sweat addresses supporters after a judge rejected her request to pause the certification of general election ballots.
    Haraka Run and Walk looks to close the distance
    Until this year, the closest stores where Prince George’s County residents could get personalized fittings and expert advice on running shoes were nearly an hour’s drive away.
    Carol Holland inside Haraka Run and Walk, the store she co-owns.
    Prince George’s schools clear 10,000-student bus backlog; transportation head steps down
    The app used to bus children to and from Prince George’s County schools left thousands of students stranded last week.
    Prince George’s County Public Schools fell short of getting nearly 10,000 students to school last week, but the district says it has cleared the backlog.
    Investigators release body camera footage of fatal police shooting in Fort Washington Park
    State investigators have released body-worn camera footage from a fatal police shooting in Fort Washington Park last month.
    A screenshot from body-worn video released by state investigators, from a shooting at the end of July.
    Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon will close Hyattsville restaurant after this weekend
    Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon will close his popular Hyattsville restaurant after service Sunday.
    Prince George’s school board says it will audit bus app after a disastrous first week
    Frustrated parents and exhausted bus drivers demanded accountability for a transportation rollout marred by system outages, bus routes described as impossible and understaffing.
    Prince George’s County Public Schools parents and bus drivers have expressed frustration over operational challenges in the first week of school.
    The popular Sandlot will soon plop down in Prince George’s County
    Sandlot, a popular event and community space that began in Washington, D.C., will be the first sign of life for a larger development of downtown Largo, the Promenade at Lottsford, which will break ground in summer 2027.
    Renderings for Sandlot Largo, a community and events space that began in Washington, D.C., will open at the planned development site of the Promenade at Lottsford.
    Hyattsville’s latest general fund balance is 71% lower than previously thought, audit shows
    Hyattsville has a thinner financial cushion than previously thought, including a general fund balance that dropped 71% from fiscal year 2023 to 2024, according to a recent audit.
    Hyattsville Municipal Building
    Hutzell: Hunting for Maryland’s worst summer power outages in 2026
    COLUMN | Maryland power outages spike every summer, and utilities know which parts of their systems are most vulnerable. Finding the worst-hit areas is harder.
    Maryland power outages spike every summer, and utilities know which parts of their systems are most vulnerable. Finding the worst-hit areas is harder.
    69-year-old Bowie woman identified as victim killed after suspect fled traffic stop
    A 69-year-old woman from Bowie was identified as the woman killed in a collision with a man who fled from a traffic stop on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
    Christina Cotterman, a spokesperson for the Prince George's County Police Department, speaking to the press after a fatal collision in Bowie on Wednesday afternoon.
    7 things to do in the capital region, from Restaurant Week to a Dolly Parton tribute
    Here’s what to do this weekend in the capital region, including Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week and a culinary tribute to Dolly Parton.
    Caruso’s Grocery in Pike and Rose is one of roughly 20 Montgomery County-based restaurants offering Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week.
    Sequoia Snyder plays jazz across the country, but she’s excited to be home
    Sequoia Snyder has performed with jazz luminaries such as Jason Moran and Herbie Hancock, but she’s carving out her place back home in Bowie.
    Jazz pianist and composer Sequoia Snyder practices in her home. A capital region native, Snyder has a couple of live performances in the next few months.
    Driver flees Bowie traffic stop, crosses into oncoming traffic and kills woman
    Prince George's County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.
    Prince George’s County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.
    A correctional officer was disciplined after an in-custody death. She says it was retaliation.
    Keisha Hudson said she was unfairly punished by the Department of Corrections after reporting her supervisor’s discrimination against her.
    Keisha Hudson, one of several officers in the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections who faced charges following the death of an inmate last year.
    Bus tracking app failures left 10,000 Prince George’s students without a ride on the first day
    About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.
    About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.
    ‘Dolly Parton wants to give you a gift’: How the country music icon helped Marylanders learn to read
    The late music superstar helped millions of children get hooked on reading through her international Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
    Imagination Library of Montgomery County, Maryland, Program Director Carol da Silva poses with a life-size cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton while promoting the program at a recent Father’s Day event in Wheaton.
    Investigators identify victim and officer in Suitland police shooting
    State investigators have named the man fatally shot by a Prince George’s County Police officer Friday night in a Suitland neighborhood.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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