Prince George's County

Prince George’s County’s first food hall in Brentwood was opened to provide new food options for residents and business training for restaurant owners. The model was a huge success, but now the Black woman who created it is stepping away.  Savor food hall featured, five food concepts and vendors — all minority operated under one ro...

Voting rights advocates across Maryland are working to protect voters in Prince George’s County, which is majority Black and the largest Democratic voting block in the state. News4’s Tracee Wilkins looks at the mail-in ballot process, long lines and ballot rejections.

Gov. Larry Hogan says Maryland will allow up to 10% capacity at the two stadiums in the state that are home to NFL teams

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...

Prince George’s County Public Schools are warning of a potential $170 million budget deficit next year. The calculation takes several things into consideration. The county is currently assuming 1,700 fewer students will enroll next year, which could lead to a $94 million loss. The school system is also factoring in $75 million dollars needed ...

A man who was suspected of stealing a bicycle died after police detained him Wednesday in Hyattsville, Maryland, and he “suffered a medical emergency,” police say. Edwin Morales, 29, of Mount Rainier, became unresponsive after he ran from an officer, police said.  Police encountered him after a 64-year-old called 911 at about 3:40 p.m. ...

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...

Prince George’s County unveiled new technology to document evidence of domestic violence that may otherwise be invisible. This week, the county began using a new protocol, coordinating police, prosecutors, sheriff’s deputies and medical staff at University of Maryland Capital Region Health Center. A new forensic tool helps detect evidence of ...

The Prince George’s County Council voted Tuesday night to hold on off on a public-private partnership to build public schools with private money. The council voted unanimously press pause on the plan to build six new schools under the public-private partnership. Prince George’s County has an $8.5 billion backlog in school construction n...

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.

Prince George’s County police exchanged gunfire with a carjacking suspect early Thursday in Washington, D.C., police say. No injuries have been reported. Prince George’s officers initially responded to a call about a carjacking. At some point, the car was seen near Pennsylvania Avenue and Walters Lane in Forestville, Maryland, police sa...

Three Prince George’s County Police officers were “ambushed” and shot while responding to a home invasion call, police said. A young father was among the injured, but all three officers are expected to recover. The police officers were responding to a home invasion call in the 1300 block of Capital View Terrace around 6:35 p.m. Su...