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Prince George's County

    Poll: Marylanders prefer voting at countywide hubs to neighborhood precincts
    A Washington Post-UMD poll found support for establishing countywide voting centers.
    A woman votes at a polling booth at Deer Park Elementary School in Owings Mills on Maryland’s Primary Election Day on May 14, 2024.
    Judge to hold hearing for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    A judge will hear arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident who the government said was deported after an “administrative error.”
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
    Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
    An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
    ‘Devastated and confused’: Wife of Maryland man mistakenly deported decries her family’s fate
    The Trump administration now says the federal courts in the U.S. lack the power to have the man returned.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    Football and fighter jets signal strange days for Maryland’s National Guard
    Wrapped in a deal over football and fighter jets, or the end of 104 years of aviation history in Marland, is Donald Trump and his 2020 use of the National Guard as a presidential force to quell public dissent.
    Maryland Air National Guard Lt. Col. Steven Montalvo, center, greets fellow members of the 104th Fighter Squadron March 26, 2025 at Martin State Airport before flying his A-10C Thunderbolt II to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona.
    Chesapeake Baysox ballpark to receive $50 million in state-funded, player-focused improvements
    As part of a $200 million investment by the state, the ballpark in Bowie will receive player-focused upgrades, including a performance center.
    A rendering of the performance center at Prince George's Stadium.
    The government wants to erase the history of Black vets like my Granddaddy. Not on my watch.
    The Defense Department is purging online references to Black, female and other veterans in the name of eliminating DEI. We still have to tell those vets’ stories.
    Edward and Arnell Streeter around 1939.
    Kermit the Frog to speak at University of Maryland commencement
    The beloved Muppet was created by College Park graduate Jim Henson.
    Kermit the Frog, created by University of Maryland, College Park, alumnus Jim Henson, will speak to  graduates in May.
    Citing ‘espionage’ concerns, Congress requests info on Chinese U. of Maryland students
    A United States congressional committee on China has requested a plethora of data about Chinese-born students at University of Maryland College Park.
    A U.S. congressional committee sent letters to six universities last week, including the University of Maryland, College Park, demanding information on their Chinese students.
    Amtrak passenger with measles traveled through D.C. area: Were you exposed?
    An Amtrak train passenger with measles traveled through Washington, D.C. last week, leaving some exposed to the airborne virus and at risk of infection.
    Loss of the Key Bridge upends commutes and personal finances
    Even though Maryland avoided large-scale economic doom related to the Key Bridge collapse, the disaster upended the lives of people who relied on the bridge.
    Pam Moffett’s commute from Dundalk to College Park became so long and unbearable that she now rents a room at a coworker’s house.
    Ex-College Park mayor who possessed child sex abuse material agrees to be disbarred in Maryland
    Patrick Wojahn, 49, a Democrat who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, pleaded guilty in Prince George's County Circuit Court to 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography and was sentenced to 30 years in prison — plus five years' probation.
    Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
    University of Maryland begins partial hiring freeze amid budget turmoil
    Leaders at the College Park campus said the creation of new jobs is “paused until further notice.”
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    Vultures in mourning? Bizarre bird behavior captured in Prince George’s County
    Vultures are intelligent and complex birds who form lasting relationships, according to one vulture expert.
    This pair of black vultures were regular visitors to Martha Midgette’s rural Southern Maryland home.
    Could College Park’s City Council get its first undergraduate member?
    Gannon Sprinkle, a junior at the University of Maryland, hopes to "bridge the gap" between college students and long-term residents.
    Gannon Sprinkle, Candidate for College Park City Council, stands by a Metro train while out campaigning on February 9th, 2025 in College Park, MD.
    The race to save the bee collection at a lab stung by Trump cuts
    The Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bee Lab in Prince George’s County is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Volunteers helped preserve bees as they worry about the lab’s fate amid Trump’s federal funding cuts.
    Researchers at the Eastern Ecological Science Center Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab have spent a quarter-century studying the country’s bees.
    ‘Beyond The Gates,’ a new CBS soap, is Black and bougie — finally
    “Beyond The Gates,” the new CBS soap opera starring a rich Black Maryland family, is ridiculous. That’s why we like it.
    "TBD" -- Coverage of the CBS Original Series BEYOND THE GATES, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network.  Pictured: Clifton Davis as Vernon Dupree and Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree. Photo: Quantrell Colbert/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs
    As the Trump administration slashes the budgets of federal agencies, the ripple effects are already being felt in Maryland’s private sector.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government.
    Storytellers are keeping alive the Black history we don’t learn in school
    A writer and communications expert created an annual literary event to celebrate Black history and the way it resonates in our lives.
    Children's book author Michelle Knight, seen here at a previous Black History Month Literary Weekend, will also be at one of this year's events.
    In a constitutional crisis, are Chris Van Hollen’s words enough?
    At every opportunity, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen has been blunt in talking about the Trump administration’s assault on federal agencies, using descriptions such as “corrupt bargain,” “power grab,” and “coup.”
    U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen speaks during a rally held by Maryland Delegation Members outside of the Social Security Administration Headquarters, in Woodlawn, Monday February 10, 2025. The rally held was for protecting the Integrity of Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid Amid Reports of DOGE Interference.
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