Prince George's County

    Makeup snow day on major Muslim holiday sparks backlash
    Maryland school districts have long struggled to honor the religious obligations of their diverse student population.
    To the chagrin of some Muslim parents, Montgomery and Prince George’s county schools are using a major Muslim holiday as a snow makeup day.
    Aspiring teachers thought they were getting a full ride. Then the bills came.
    The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship is advertised as covering all tuition and fees, but it didn’t work out that way for some students.
    Arthur Liao applied for the scholarship last March while a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park. Liao said MHEC’s scholarship portal showed he was awarded about $30,000. Liao then said an official told him he didn’t get the full amount due to a “budget issue.”
    University of Maryland restores heat after encouraging students to leave campus
    The state’s flagship university lost heat and hot water twice in two days amid freezing temperatures.
    The University of Maryland, College Park has restored heat and hot water to more than 100 buildings after frigid temperatures caused outages twice in two days.
    University of Maryland warming back up after brief heat, hot water outage
    Temperatures are on the rise again after the University of Maryland, College Park experienced a brief steam outage that temporarily left dozens of buildings without fully functioning heat and hot water Wednesday morning.
    A steam outage at the University of Maryland, College Park caused dozens of buildings to lose hot water and heat.
    It’s actually hard to give someone the flu. UMD researchers keep trying.
    Dr. Donald K. Milton has been trying to give people the flu for years.
    Dr. Don Milton sits in a Gesundheit machine, which he helped develop to capture and analyze infectious viruses in the breath of people who are sick.
    Could this weekend’s snowstorm extend the school year in Maryland?
    Here’s what happens if Central Maryland schools use all their snow days.
    A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
    U.S. Rep. Hoyer endorses former campaign manager Boafo to take his place
    Hoyer hailed Boafo’s public service, his work on the congressman’s campaign and his ability to solve issues for his community.
    Del. Adrian Boafo stands in Sen. West’s office at the Maryland State House on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Annapolis, MD. The pair teamed up on a bill to limit landlords in how they consider criminal history of prospective tenants. The bill did not pass, but they're hopeful in the future.
    Maryland hospitals are flooded with flu patients. They will soon get millions in aid.
    This flu season is shaping up to be a bad one, and not a lot of people have been vaccinated, so Maryland Gov. Wes Moore took the time to tell people it’s not too late.
    Gov. Wes Moore announced that hospitals in Maryland would get extra funding to help them care for a surge of flu patients during an event Thursday at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Prince George’s County.
    Maryland’s smaller Sphere has big political hype to meet
    The Sphere’s owner has been planning to create similar venues around the world. Content created for the Las Vegas venue could be shown in the smaller National Harbor Sphere, too.
    A rendering shows plans for a Sphere at the National Harbor.
    University of Maryland, BCCC violated law in union negotiations, labor board finds
    The University of Maryland in College Park and Baltimore City Community College violated state labor laws while bargaining with their unions, according to the Maryland Public Employee Relations Board.
    The McKeldin Library and The Mall at The University of Maryland, College Park, on March 16, 2025 in College Park, MD.
    Streeter: ‘A Black Girl and Her Braids’ captures the simple joy of self
    Jaylene Clark Owens’ new children’s picture book, "A Black Girl and Her Braids," celebrates Black women wearing their hair freely.
    Credit pending.
    Maryland Democrats lining up for Hoyer’s open congressional seat
    As U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer prepares to retire from Congress, a number of Maryland Democrats are lining up for his soon-to-be open seat.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) attends the inauguration on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    New House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk stresses civility, finding solutions
    Maryland’s new speaker of the House of Delegates faces a budget shortfall and thorny debates about immigration enforcement, affordability and redistricting. She says she’s ready for the challenge.
    Maryland Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk presided over a one-day legislative session after being elected to the position of speaker in December. Now, she’s about to begin her first full legislative session in the House’s top job.
    Highlandtown thrift store closing amid corporate ownership change
    Four Maryland thrift stores will see layoffs, according to notices filed with the state, as the chain Prime Thrift comes under new ownership.
    The thrift store at 3424 Eastern Ave. in Highlandtown is slated to close.
    Corrections officer dies on same day of his retirement in New Year’s Eve truck crash
    A Prince George’s County corrections officer died on New Years Eve after his pickup truck went off the road and crashed into a pole in Crofton, police said.
    Master Corporal John Nicholson died after his truck veered off the highway and crashed into a pole on Dec. 31 - the same day he retired as a correctional officer with Prince George's County Department of Corrections.
    Trump wants to overhaul the ‘president’s golf course.’ He hasn’t played there yet.
    Long a favored getaway for presidents seeking a few hours’ solace from the stress of running the free world, the Courses at Andrews are known as the “president’s golf course.”
    FILE - President Barack Obama, from right, Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich walk on the first green during a round of golf at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., June 18, 2011.
    When and how to recycle your Christmas tree
    Here’s how to dispose of your Christmas tree in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County and across the state.
    Customers set out to find their trees at Prettyboy Run Farms in Parkton, Friday, November 28, 2025.
    With Powerball jackpot at $1.5B, Marylanders try their luck again
    No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.
    Marylanders buy tickets at Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of the $1.5 billion Powerball drawing.
    Who is Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, front-runner to become Maryland’s next speaker?
    “She has the grit that it takes. She has the intelligence that it takes. She has the experience that it takes. She has the empathy that it takes,” said Del. Ben Barnes.
    Maryland Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Dist. 21, speaks as community leaders hold a rally in Silver Spring to support Senator Chris Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador to check on the well being of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
    Maryland gas prices linger around $3 ahead of Thanksgiving but could drop
    Though traveling by car this Thanksgiving could be hectic, cheaper gas is a silver lining, especially in Maryland.
    Pumps at an Exxon gas station on North Howard Street.
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