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A new law in Maryland that makes it easier to prosecute some hate crimes is named for Army First Lt. Richard Collins III, the Black Bowie State University student who was killed by a white student on the University of Maryland’s campus in 2017. The universities came together to announce a racial justice alliance. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee...

Tiny particles that people expel when they sneeze, cough or talk are getting a close look for their ability to spread the new coronavirus

The Big Ten’s conference-only season was unveiled on Saturday.

Residents of a dormitory at the University of Maryland are being asked to restrict their movements for the next two weeks after a coronavirus outbreak there

News4’s Chris Gordon has reaction to Big 10 starting the football season from the team and University of Maryland students.

Usually, the Xfinity Center is home for the University of Maryland’s men’s and women’s basketball teams during the fall. This October it will be used as one of the 11 advanced polling sites in Prince George’s County for the upcoming 2020 presidential election. On the same day the University of Maryland made the announcement, the men’s basketball team declared...

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.

Maryland football coach Mike Locksley is pleading with the Howard County community to help find his son’s killer. Three years after his death News4’s Chris Gordon reports for Locksley the unsolved murder feels like an open wound.

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.

Some University of Maryland students led a car caravan demonstration demanding they be released from on-campus rental agreements without penalty. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports more than 2,000 students have signed a petition on the issue, but the company that manages the properties said it cannot release students from their leases.

Staying home during the fall online-only semester could mean a significant financial loss for some University of Maryland students who had already signed on-campus apartment leases. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Staying home during the fall semester could mean a significant financial loss for some University of Maryland students who had already signed on-campus apartment leases. Both the South Campus Commons and the Courtyard Apartments are on-campus housing that fall under a public-private partnership managed by Capstone On-Campus Management, not the university. Grace Goodenough signed her lease in April. “The pandemic…

This week Dr. Darryll Pines started as the new president of the University of Maryland. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins spoke with Pines about healing the university in the midst of a pandemic and calls for racial justice.

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.

A University of Maryland student who was laid off from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic has created a tool to make it easier for people to find face masks in the D.C. area Saba Tshibaka, 21, says when she lost her job as a restaurant server she sat on her front steps and thought about how she could…

A University of Maryland student who was laid off from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic has created a tool to make it easier for people to find face masks in the D.C. area. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.