Maryland

Prince George’s County police broke up a party of teens at a hotel at National Harbor Friday evening. Police confirmed they were called to the Hampton Inn hotel in the 200 block of Waterfront Street for the report of a disorderly party inside the hotel. Several underage people were attending the gathering, which became unruly, police said. Police c...

A Frederick County dad donated 40 standing desks to local teachers. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with the Matt Chance about what inspired his act of kindness.

Montgomery County officials say they may be forced to reinstate some restrictions that were lifted if things don’t improve after seeing an increase in COVID-19 infections. The county’s test positivity rate is 3.2%, which is low but higher than last week. More concerning is the number of cases is increasing, averaging more than 10 cases per 10...

The Largo branch of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration should shut down after an employee recently died of COVID-19 and four other workers tested positive, the Prince George’s County executive says. Jyri Erik Kork was considered the life of his workplace at the Largo MVA branch, his stunned coworkers told News4. “The person who passed was ou...

Five employees at the Largo branch office of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration have tested positive for COVID-19 and one of them has died, officials say. According to a Maryland Department of Transportation MVA spokesperson, the employee who most recently tested positive received their positive test result on Oct. 10. The employee last work...

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks described Thursday an ongoing problem at National Harbor of thousands of young people gathering in large groups. “There have been increased thefts, hotel parties hosted by parents for underage children, who they leave in those hotel rooms,” Alsobrooks said. She said the large crowds could ease the ...

Prince George’s County is not ready to move on the phase three of reopening. Aimee Cho reports on some of the county’s concerns.

Surveillance video obtained by News4 shows a violent struggle between a male security guard and a female food delivery driver at a Popeyes restaurant in Maryland. The video shows the delivery driver, Stephanie Samuels, struggling with security guard Darrell Poston inside the restaurant in Capitol Heights last month. Samuels says she was trying to l...

Maryland is allowing child care providers to return to the full teacher-to-child ratios that they are licensed to have

A Maryland high school donated the money it raised for prom to an effort to fight COVID-19 when the pandemic forced it to cancel the party. Wootton High School’s Class of 2020 collected $1,600 in prom money. “We could have used the money to put in a bench for our school or, I don’t know, planting a tree for our…

Montgomery County approved an $8 million rescue plan to prevent some child care providers from closing their doors. Scott MacFarlane reports parents worry they’re still at risk of losing care for their kids.

The Olney Theatre Center has had to furlough more than 50% of its full-time staff as it struggles to get by during the pandemic. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports how the theater hopes to survive.

At least 61 employees of Montgomery County Public Schools have tested positive for COVID-19, and they’ve closed a handful of schools for extra cleaning since March. Scott MacFarlane reports school systems are under pressure to make COVID-19 case information more readily available to everyone.