With schools closed because of the coronavirus crisis, many of Prince George’s County Public Schools’ 136,000 students are facing “extraordinary hurdles” in continuing their education, the district said. Families without access to computers or internet at home can pick up a laptop computer and arrange internet service with help from the district starting Wednesday.   Chromebook distribution will be held...

Prince George’s County Public Schools are distributing Chromebooks and helping families connect their home to the internet starting Wednesday. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

A coronavirus testing site opened at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Monday. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Sunday the COVID-19 screening site would open at 10 a.m. The Maryland National Guard has helped the Prince George’s County Department of Health set up the testing site. A member of the National Guard stationed at the stadium tested...

A Hyasttsville basketball coach and school counselor died from the coronavirus on Friday. NBC4’s Cory Smith spoke with some of the players on his team who shared the impact he had on the.

The area around FedEx Field has transformed into a site where people showing symptoms can get tested for coronavirus. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Employees at two Prince George’s County high schools tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released by the district. An employee at Charles H. Flowers High School near Springdale and another at High Point High School in Beltsville tested positive for the virus, the district said. PGCPS encourages everyone to follow CDC guidelines to prevent further spread of...

Prince George’s County is preparing a screening and testing center at FedEx Field. County officials are taking the steps to account for those without health insurance or those unable to get a test otherwise.

Medical apps are quickly gearing up to detect COVID-19 symptoms. One local company is teaming up with Seat Pleasant, Maryland, to provide tele-medicine to its most vulnerable residents. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Three Prince George’s County residents have fallen ill with coronavirus, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said in an update Tuesday morning. The first patient, announced via tweet Monday night, is in her 50s and contracted the virus during a trip to Boston Feb. 25-27, Alsobrooks said. Two additional residents were diagnosed after traveling internationally on a cruise. Alsobrooks said she...

Three Prince George’s County residents have coronavirus. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports how county leaders are reacting.

There’s a county in the Washington, D.C., area with prices below average, buyer demand strong and great proximity to the District: Prince George’s County, Maryland. More than $220 million in real estate was sold in the county in January, marking a 15% increase from the same time last year. The average sold price was close to $350,000. With that amount…

The cost of big city living is taking a toll on many working families, who say owning a home is simply out of reach. Prince George’s County bucks the trend. News4’s Erika Gonzalez takes a look at how much house you can get for your money in the county.

A Prince George’s County police officer was indicted Thursday on charges that he killed a handcuffed man in his custody after a traffic stop in January. Cpl. Michael Owen Jr. killed William Howard Green in Temple Hills on Jan. 27, prosecutors say. Green was 43. A county grand jury indicted Owen on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault, use of…

A grand jury indicted Prince George’s County Police Corporal Michael Owen of second degree murder and other charges in the shooting death of 43-year-old William Howard Green in Temple Hills.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday night in Prince George’s County, the second fatal pedestrian crash in the county over the weekend. Police have identified the victim as a 74-year-old from Largo, Maryland.

Kenneth Harris II works as a mechanical engineer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Prince George’s County. He said he wants to show people from minority groups that there’s a path for them toward STEM careers. More about Harris can be found on his website, www.kennethfharris.com.

A man from Prince George’s County, Maryland, faces 85 charges after police searched his home while investigating the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy and then found hundreds of exploitative images and photos of children, police say. The man, Marvin Amaya Diaz, 37, of the Lewisdale area, is accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy he had recently met. Police said…

When Kenneth Harris II was in college, he was struggling with a class. An adviser told him he should consider changing his major. Today, he’s a mechanical engineer for at the NASA Goddard Space Center.

Maryland Senate and House committee members heard testimony on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the education bill that would overhaul Maryland’s school system.

The new plan called “Bluepring for Maryland’s Future” would could the state $30 billion over 10 years. Gov. Larry Hogan opposes the bill because of the cost to the state.