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The Prince George’s County Police Department began enforcing grooming standards for all officers in order to follow Center for Disease Control Guidelines. There are now 25 officers on leave because they are unable to abide by the rules due to skin conditions. The standards were put in place to ensure that police officers can properly wear face masks, specifically N95…

The Prince George’s County Police Department has 23 officers on leave after changing a policy on facial hair. To follow CDC guidelines, the department is requiring all men shave so face masks can fit properly. News4’s Tracee Wilkins has the details.

Food banks are struggling to keep volunteers and meet demands as the spread of COVID-19 continues to worsen.

A high school basketball coach and counselor in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has died after contracting the coronavirus. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Two more teenagers were arrested in the death of a police detective’s son. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Several firefighters were hurt Friday as they fought to put out a fire in Prince George’s County. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Maryland has a plan to make education more equitable for every student in the state. The “Kirwan Plan” is going to cost cities and counties millions of dollars. Officials in Prince George’s County are concerned about where the money will come from. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Maryland’s new 10-year education plan calls for full-day prekindergarten for low-income kids, higher teacher salaries and more rigorous standards in the classroom. It’s also going to cost localities hundreds of millions of dollars over a decade. The Kirwan plan’s name honors the chair of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Dr. William Kirwan, who led research into...

A plane crashed into a house in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Sunday afternoon, fire officials say.

News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to residents who say their house shook when a plane crashed and hit a home in their neighborhood in New Carrollton, Maryland. The plane’s pilot died in the crash. News4’s Derrick Ward has more on the type of plane involved.

A man has been arrested and charged after he sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app, police said.

A Maryland man has been arrested after he sexually assaulted a woman he met on a dating app, police said.

Several major school systems in the D.C. area closed schools Wednesday after light snow left many roads slick.

Heavy rain will continue overnight, but then it’s all about the frigid cold.

D.C. police released video Wednesday showing the man who stole an SUV from a Maryland gas station with an unattended baby still inside.

A woman heard a noise in her apartment and found a man wearing a towel hiding in her bedroom closet.

Some Maryland residents who live near MGM National Harbor complained the resort’s lights shone too bright into their homes. News4’s Shomari Stone investigated the issue and got action taken.

At a bus stop in Prince George’s county, two men were injured in a drive by shooting. Police say they’re working to find a suspect.