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After three people were shot and two were stabbed at a chaotic Cinco de Mayo celebration in Laurel late Tuesday, police said they had charged a man with the stabbing and were searching for another man in the shooting.

These are some of the highlight events being held in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties this spring and summer.

“The reality is that winning this fight would require resources that this campaign simply doesn’t have,” Williams wrote on Instagram.

Cade Cavalli’s fourth-inning struggles were the main culprit for the Nationals’ 11-3 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night. He threw 40 pitches in that inning alone.

Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz joined about 200 students at Strathmore, where Young Artists of America put on a production of “The Prince of Egypt.”

A new bill championed by Prince George's County council member Wanika Fisher passed unanimously. It will go into effect June 19.

“His prep work is amazing,” catcher Drew Millas said. “He’s just got a different demeanor about him the past few weeks and has really leaned into just being himself and going out there, just kind of being free and kind of pitching to his own tune.”

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Prince George’s County public high school students with at least a 3.0 grade point average will now be eligible for direct admission to Bowie State University.

A Washington resident who visited Maryland tested positive for measles, state health officials said, amplifying calls for testing and vaccinations after a recent uptick in cases.

Police are looking for a man whom they accused of indecent exposure and voyeurism in the University of Maryland library in College Park.

A 23-year-old jailed for a Thanksgiving Day 2023 shooting in Landover Hills was found dead in his Allegany County prison cell, Maryland State Police said.

The University of Maryland, College Park will cut up to 150 jobs and impose a hiring freeze as reduced state support and uncertainty over federal research funding strain the budget.

Nationals starter Zack Littell permitted all eight runs, four earned, in 3 2/3 innings.

Maryland State Police are investigating a crash in Prince George’s County that killed a highway worker Saturday morning on the Capital Beltway.

James Wood homered on a fastball over the middle of the strike zone in the first inning, his National League-leading 10th home run of the season, and CJ Abrams went deep on a changeup below the strike zone in the fourth.

Kevin Durant's group purchased the Six Flags site. What do Bowie State University students want?

The ACLU filed complaints against several Maryland police departments asking for formal apologies and reforms over the use of facial recognition technology they say landed an innocent woman in jail for half a year.

The Nationals have preached plate discipline from the beginning of spring training. On Tuesday, Washington walked 12 times.