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A white man will soon be sentenced for stabbing a black college student to death at a bus stop at the University of Maryland in what prosecutors say was a racially motivated crime

Maryland-MSU canceled, Locksley tests positive for COVID-19 originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The University of Maryland’s football game against Michigan State University scheduled for Saturday has been canceled as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the Terrapins’ locker room, the university announced Thursday. Terps head coach Mike Locksley and 15 players have tested positive for COVID-19 over…

Seven people were shot and wounded at a Halloween night party in a hotel room near the University of Maryland, College Park, police say.  Five people had been released from the hospital by midday Sunday. The other two victims remained hospitalized with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.  All of the victims are adults and none were...

A union that represents University of Maryland shuttle bus drivers says two students recently broke a bus window after the driver told them they couldn’t board without wearing face masks. The university said in an update that drivers can “forgo a stop if they see any threat to safety.” News4’s Justin Finch reports

Dozens of University of Maryland students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the fall semester began last week and a limited number of students moved on campus.  Seventy-six students were diagnosed with the virus through UMD-administered tests between Sept. 1 and Sept. 5, the most recent period for which data is available, UMD’s online coronavirus dashboard says. Five faculty and…

Even with campus only about 35 percent full, coronavirus safety issues are already popping up at the university of Maryland. Jackie Bensen reports.

University of Maryland’s Women in Engineering is helping spark interest in STEM. The program wanted to help students take a break from staring at screens. Instead, 1,500 local teens have the chance to make rubber band race cars. The kits are being distributed to students in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Abigail Phillips, a rising freshman at Eleanor Roosevelt...

The University of Maryland wanted to help students mix things up by giving out free engineering kits through local schools. News4’s Aimee Cho shows how students can use them to make rubber band race cars.

Small businesses that usually score big with fall football at the University of Maryland may need a Hail Mary to survive. News4’s Cory Smith spoke to some business owners who are already struggling due to the pandemic.

Class of 2020 graduates at the University of Maryland found news ways to celebrate and showcased their resilience as the momentous occasion moved online. News4’s Chris Gordon has the story.

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy spoke on News4 about the conviction of Sean Urbanski in the murder of Lt. Richard Collins III. “It was a hate crime. Howeve,r how our hate crime statute was written in Maryland, it’s very narrow and you have to prove that hate was the only factor,” Braveboy told News4’s Erika Gonzalez and...