Tracee Wilkins

An ice rink in Laurel, Maryland, is being used as a temporary morgue during the coronavirus pandemic, News4’s Tracee Wilkins learned.

Health care workers in dialysis centers are in extra strain caring for their patients, who are vulnerable for the coronavirus. However, they received some relief when an organization surprised eight dialysis centers with free lunches. Prince George’s County Bureau Tracee Wilkins reports.

Maryland State Delegate Jay Walker was arrested Sunday in Charles County after the sheriff’s office says he drove under the influence of alcohol. The Democrat, who represents District 26 in Prince George’s County, was stopped at about 12:50 a.m. near the Tinder Box cigar lounge in Waldorf, online court records say. An officer in a marked police car was...

News4’s Tracee Wilkins digs into court documents on the death of a 17-year-old boy. Police say he was killed by another 17-year-old boy after a possible drug deal.

Activist groups announced Tuesday that they have launched the county’s first “court watch” program. They say they’ll monitor decisions on bail, bond and more. Resident Anthony Davis spoke about being held for 16 months without bond for a crime a jury later found that he did not commit. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports from Upper Marlboro where a Maryland man was sentenced to 30 years for shooting his girlfriend in the head and leaving her outside a hospital.

Slow police response times could temporarily stop new development in southern Prince George’s County, Maryland, according to a memorandum from the county’s planning department.

A Maryland woman accused a police officer of raping her inside a police station while she was in custody, and police said she never should have been taken to the station.

An attorney for a former police officer accused of raping a woman he had in custody says his client is innocent and asked for his release. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports a judge denied the request.

A 19-year-old woman says she was raped at a Maryland police station after a traffic stop. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Some small business owners in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, will have to pay thousands of dollars because of a new city council initiative to change the look of the security doors on their store fronts. A Seat Pleasant City spokesman say it’s part of a much-needed beautification effort, but business owners tell News4’s Tracee Wilkins the plan will cost them too...

New laws are on the books in California, New York and, most recently, Montgomery County, Maryland, to protect people from discrimination because of how they wear their hair.

For decades, African-Americans have faced social pressure to change their natural hair. Now, a rise in the number of people returning to their roots is raising questions about acceptance. Tracee Wilkins recently sat down with a group of “naturalistas” get their thoughts.

Three brothers were sentenced Thursday in connection with the death of Prince George’s County police Detective Jacai Colson. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports on the long and emotional hearing.

From perms and relaxers to bleaching and styling with heat — women spend a lot of time, money and effort trying to find the perfect style. News4’s Tracee Wilkins sat down with a group of women to discuss why they chose to forego all of that and embrace their natural hair.

Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins dives into a new book by University of Maryland professor of history Richard Bell. Through his research, Bell tells the real-life stories of five free black boys who were kidnapped into slavery in the 1820s at the hands of a Maryland woman named Patty Cannon.

Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports on the death of Sean Spence. Friends, family and neighbors are reeling after Spence was shot multiple times in his own driveway. Police have not apprehended the killer.

The city of Bowie, Maryland, has sworn in its first African-American mayor.

After a 10 -day manhunt, Prince George’s County Police arrested 30-year-old Ricoh McClain Wednesday night in Capitol Heights without incident. McClain is accused of fatally stabbing 28-year-old Kevin Davis outside of an Oxon Hill Popeye’s after Davis cut a line for the restaurant chain’s popular chicken sandwich. The case garnered national attention, and as News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports, police...

Students and alumni are calling on lawmakers to fully and adequately fund historically black colleges and universities in Maryland. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.