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Prince George's County

    Maryland Meadworks needed help to stay open. Their community delivered.
    Hyattsville’s Maryland Meadworks asked the community for donations to stay in business beyond the end of this year. So far, they’ve raised more than $37,000.
    Community support is helping Maryland Meadworks stay open.
    Hutzell: I was a Buycentennial kid. This semiquincentennial is so much worse.
    COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.
    National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington.
    Emergency workers search for missing teen in Potomac River
    The search follows the drowning death less than three weeks ago of Towson University student Nazir Bell, 20, who had also been swimming with a group in the Potomac.
    The Potomac River flows through Great Falls National Park.
    Maryland AG investigating in-custody death along B-W Parkway involving U.S. Park Police
    The Maryland attorney general’s office is investigating an in-custody death along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway involving the U.S. Park Police and the Greenbelt Police Department.
    The Maryland attorney general's office is investigating the death of a man who became unresponsive while in police custody Wednesday night near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Greenbelt.
    How to ensure your BGE bill doesn’t spike as temperatures top 100
    As Maryland braces for extreme heat over Independence Day weekend, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.
    As Maryland braces for extreme heat, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.
    Former school board member ekes out a win in the crowded register of wills race
    Jocelyn Route, a former Bladensburg council member and at large member of the Prince George’s County board of education, eked out a victory in an 11-candidate primary battle to run a quiet corner of local government: register of wills.
    Jocelyn Route won the Democratic primary for Prince George’s County register of wills, narrowly defeating a field of 11 candidates. (Courtesy of Jocelyn Route)
    7 things to do in the capital region during a sweltering Fourth of July weekend
    It’s going to be a hot one this July Fourth weekend. That doesn’t mean you can’t have fun.
    The sun sets in Baltimore on June 22, 2024.
    Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties
    Here’s what you need to know about pyrotechnics in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including where to watch and what other festivities to expect.
    People on Pier 4 watch as fireworks go off in the Inner Harbor as Baltimore City celebrates Independence Day on July 4, 2023.
    Prince George’s County library system names new director
    Catherine Hollerbach brings more than three decades of experience working in Maryland’s public libraries.
    Catherine Hollerbach is Prince George’s County Memorial Library System's new library director. She joins from Anne Arundel County Public Library, where she lead operations for 16 branches as chief
operating officer.
    A Maryland BBQ restaurateur won the top honor at D.C. area’s 2026 RAMMYS
    Fernando González of Riverdale Park’s 2Fifty BBQ won Restaurateur of the Year at the 2026 RAMMYS. Here’s how other Maryland restaurants fared.
    Monday, June 29, 2026 - Fernando González, owner and pitmaster of 2Fifty BBQ, took home the top prize for Restaurateur of the Year at the 2026 RAMMYS Awards.
    Prince George’s County executive replaces public works director
    Prince George’s County is starting a regional search to replace Michael Johnson as director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation.
    Teen fatally shot at a community center in Langley Park
    It’s the third fatal shooting of a teenager in Prince George’s County this month, according to police reports.
    The best dish to combat the heat? Ice-cold Korean noodles.
    Cold noodles are a beloved Korean dish, and great for hot summer months. We explore the history of the dish and talk to a chef about their personal/familial connection to it.
    Gah Rahm in Beltsville serves mul naengmyeon, an icy cold Korean noodle dish, alongside staples such as meats grilled at your table.
    Musical chairs: UMD professor elicits ethereal tunes from plastic seats
    UMD professor Dan Ortiz Leizman is going viral for instruments they create from unlikely materials — the cheap plastic chairs known as Monoblocs.
    Dan Ortiz Leizman, an artist and lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, performs with an electric guitar made from a Monobloc chair that they created in their home in Hyattsville.
    Judge temporarily blocks Prince George’s $39M budget transfer
    A circuit court judge temporarily blocked Prince George’s County from transferring $39 million to itself from the budget of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
    Thursday, May 14, 2026 — Prince George’s County executive Aisha Braveboy speaks at a ceremonial groundbreaking as Konterra Realty and Gould Property Company begin construction of the downtown of Konterra, a much-anticipated 1,400-acre, mixed-use, walkable community taking shape along the I-95 corridor at the meeting point of Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Howard counties.
    Officials on Six Flags site: ‘We will be able to deliver something for everybody’
    County leaders and developers, including Wanda Durant, the mother of NBA star Kevin Durant, shared goals for what comes after Six Flags but didn’t take live questions from residents.
    The roller coasters of Six Flags America are seen above the tree line near Bowie.
    2 teenagers charged in fatal Brentwood shooting of 16-year-old
    A 16-year-old from Hyattsville was shot June 12 in Brentwood. Two 16-year-old Mount Rainier residents have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.
    A 16-year-old from Hyattsville was shot June 12 in Brentwood. Two 16-year-old Mount Rainier residents have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.
    Man killed in suspected road rage incident near MGM National Harbor
    Christopher Austin Jr., 33, of Alexandria, Virginia, was killed in a suspected road rage incident near MGM National Harbor on Thursday night, authorities said.
    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.
    Qiana Johnson, founder of Courtwatch PG advocacy group, elected court clerk
    Qiana Johnson, whose advocacy group came to prominence during the pandemic, received nearly 52% of the votes.
    Qiana Johnson, the founder Courtwatch PG,  who will be the next Clerk of the Courts.
    Bystander and victim in US Park Police chase was a Hyattsville resident
    A bystander killed in a police chase in D.C. over the weekend was a Prince George's County resident. This is not the first fatal police chase in the area.
    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 - Food delivery drivers gather on the Taft Bridge Wednesday night to mourn their friend and colleague.
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