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Montgomery County officials announced a $7 million initiative to expand early education programs, including offering more families financial assistance for childcare.

Officers arrested a Maryland high school teacher who got into a fight with a student Friday morning, Prince George’s County police said.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich doubled down Monday after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan criticized his ban on displaying a thin blue line flag at a police station.

A Prince George’s County warehouse that helps families in need was completely wiped out because of the government shutdown earlier this year. News4’s Molette Green is working for you in the community to help this charity regain their donation supplies ahead of the holidays. You can drop off food donations to the Wayne K. Curry Building in...

A decision by a county executive in Maryland to ban a police station from displaying a “thin blue line” flag brought criticism from Gov. Larry Hogan.

The Montgomery County executive banned a “thin blue line” flag from a police station. His decision brought stinging criticism from the governor, but the county leader told News4’s Darcy Spencer he fears what the flag represents could fuel racial tensions.

The Prince George’s County chapter of the NAACP is calling for an independent investigation after a man was left partially paralyzed during a traffic stop. The NAACP is pushing back after viewing police dash-cam video that recorded part of the incident. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Abandoned cars, mattresses, clothes and sometimes entire living room sets are illegally dumped in some Prince George’s county communities. Neighbors and county leaders are fed up and are now focused on cleaning up the problem with higher fines and new tools. Prince George’s County Bureau chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

For years, the Prince George’s County Police Department has considered using body cameras. Now some community activists are asking what’s the hold up and want the county to take up legislation to make the cameras mandatory.

For years, the Prince George’s County Police Department has considered using body cameras. But they’re still not mandatory, and some community activists want to know why. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Demonstrators on both sides of the immigration debate filled the streets in Rockville. News4’s Chris Gordon reports it’s all in response to a recent order signed by the Montgomery County executive.

Plans to build a massive warehouse in the Westphalia area of Prince George’s County have been suspended, the county executive said Friday. Sources told News4 that a 4-million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center had been planned there.

Westphalia residents opposed to an Amazon fulfillment center in their neighborhood are pleased to learn that proposal is off the table. Shomari Stone reports.

Following outcry from Prince George’s County residents, plans for a fulfillment center in Westphalia have been suspended. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Tonya Chapman was the chief of police in Portsmouth, Virginia. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports some members of the council want to know more about why she left her last job.

For the first time Prince George’s County will have a woman as fire chief.

Prince George’s County’s next fire chief will be the first woman to run the department. County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

After providing classical music in the D.C. area for more than 40 years, the National Philharmonic is preparing to close.

A rising high school freshman who excelled at school and on the cross country team died Saturday after a car struck and killed him. News4’s Shomari Stone was there as hundreds gathered along that road to remember the joy he brought to their lives.

Maryland’s Howard County has been awarded a nearly $2 million grant to help protect a section of the Chesapeake Bay’s vast watershed.