For over a decade, city and county officials had stood by as people started fires, dumped trash, and committed crimes on the vacant 10-acre Chapel Wood Apartments property.
Redskins Read: Washington Players Share Storytime With Students
Redskins players Josh Wilson and Josh Morgan showed up at FedEx Field, but it wasn’t to play football.
New Md. Laws Require Helmets and Goggles for Moped Riders
Beginning Monday, Oct. 1, all moped and motor scooter riders in Maryland will be required to wear a helmet and goggles and their vehicles must be registered and insured. Many University of Maryland students are unhappy with the changes.
Advocates Lobby on the Hill for Drunk Driving Measures
Washington, D.C. – Hundreds of Mothers Against Drunk Driving advocates from Maryland and around the rest of the country rally in Washington to urge Congress to fully fund federal highway safety programs and to add an amendment to the Constitution for victims’ rights. After the rally, the advocates visited their congressmen to lobby for the two measures.
Prince George’s County Jail Fiesta Offers Hope, Unity
UPPER MARLBORO – The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month Friday with motivational bilingual speeches from outreach ministries, Latin music and dance
Bartlett, Delaney Embrace Social Media in 6th District Race
WASHINGTON — The candidates in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District have already raised more money than in the district’s last five congressional races combined, but in an effort to win over voters not swayed by radio and television ads, the campaigns have also taken up social media for the first time
Major Banks Spend Millions to Help Maryland Homeowners Under Mortgage Settlement
COLLEGE PARK – After nearly four years of wrestling with Bank of America, Jose Garcia was overjoyed to get a mortgage modification that allowed him to keep his house
Undocumented Students Pin Hopes on Federal Deferred Action, State DREAM Act
WASHINGTON — Veronica Martinez-Vargas, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from Salisbury, couldn’t believe it when she turned in her application for the Deferred Action program enacted in June by the Obama administration
Prince George’s County Jail Fiesta Offers Hope, Unity
The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month Friday with motivational bilingual speeches from outreach ministries, Latin music and dance.