Prince George’s County has long been considered the poor step-sibling of the DMV’s more affluent and business savvy counties. But that image is starting to change.
Will Maryland’s Blueprint for education work? An oversight board — and district officials — will be watching
Maryland plans to spend $16.6 billion through 2029, along with billions more after that, to improve its public schools. But will it work? State legislators created a seven-member oversight board to ensure it would. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a…
Beau Brade stays home after going undrafted in NFL Draft
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Playing at the professional level is the goal for many college athletes, but playing for your hometown team is a dream come true. Maryland safety Beau Brade now has the opportunity after going undrafted in the…
Reduced bus trips and different start and dismissal times for Prince George’s County Public Schools
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. – Prince George’s County announced new start and closing times for public schools next year. The current 13 start times will be reduced to three, and the 17 different dismissal times, reduced to six.
Prince George’s Co. playgrounds get makeovers
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. – Kids in Prince George’s County will have new play spaces to enjoy this summer as the county partners with Kaboom!, a Washington-based organization dedicated to creating playspace equity.
Some Maryland households face disconnect from federal discount internet program
Over 287,000 Maryland households risk losing access to high-speed internet at the end of this month unless a bipartisan agreement can be struck in Congress to extend a discount program.
It’s police recruitment season, but filling vacancies is a struggle statewide
Maryland’s low unemployment is a problem that’s leading to labor shortages. One of the hardest hit industries is law enforcement.
House passes bill to exclude non-citizen representation, add citizenship question to census
The Republican-led House Wednesday passed a bill to add a citizenship question to the decennial census and exclude non-citizens from the population count used to determine federal representation.
How ‘Maryland’ are you? Take this quiz and find out
Crabs, Old Bay, over-the-top pride in the state flag. You may think you know stereotypical Maryland, but how “Maryland” are you really?
Fat is back: Why dairy farmers are curdling more cheese
For generations, members of the Shank and Creek families, the owners of Palmyra Farms in Hagerstown, approached dairy farming the same way. These days, they do a lot more.