Politics
The Post Endorses Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland’s Democratic Senate Primary
THE HILL: The Washington Post editorial board announced Thursday it’s endorsing Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) over Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the Maryland Senate Democratic primary. The Post editorial board cited Alsobrooks’s track record on public […]
Fundraising in Md. Senate Election Reaches Astonishing Heights
MARYLAND MATTERS: The 2024 campaign for U.S. Senate in Maryland is breaking all kinds of financial records, according to new campaign finance reports filed on Monday. For the past few campaign finance reporting periods. Prince […]
‘We Got It All’: Why Prince George’s Co. Leaders are Celebrating Maryland’s New State Budget
WTOP NEWS: When it came time to talk money, lawmakers in Maryland warned that there wasn’t much available and that expectations needed to be kept low this year and in the future. But as a […]
Economic Development
Pr. George’s Hospital Lands More State Money to Help Fund Expansion
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Luminis Health is close to breaking ground on its Prince George’s County women’s health tower after receiving a significant capital injection from the state of Maryland. Doctors Community Medical Center, the health system’s […]
Cybersecurity Firm Relocates Federal Office from Bethesda to Reston
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: A Kirkland, Washington, cybersecurity firm has swapped its local federal office in Bethesda for a new location in Reston that is more than twice the size of its former space. Tanium, whose software is […]
Temporary Law Capping Rent Hikes in Prince George’s Getting Extended
WTOP NEWS: The Prince George’s County Council has passed an extension of the 3% cap on rent increases that it approved last year, as elected leaders continue to come up with a broader and permanent […]
Hometown Sports
Washington Mystics Considers Holding Some High-Demand Home Games at Capital One Arena This Year
WTOP NEWS: The Washington Mystics play in the WNBA’s second smallest arena at a time when interest in women’s college basketball has gone way up. Can the arena they call home accommodate that increased interest, […]
DC Reaches Deal to Keep Capitals, Wizards at Capital One Arena Until 2050 After Va. Agreement Falls Apart
WTOP NEWS: The Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards would stay in D.C. until 2050 under a $515 million deal announced Wednesday by Mayor Muriel Bowser and the teams’ owner Ted Leonsis. The deal was announced […]
MLB Owners Scheduled to Vote Wednesday to Finalize David Rubenstein’s Purchase
BALTIMORE SUN: Opening day is synonymous with fresh beginnings and, this year, it could mark a new era for the Orioles. A group led by Baltimore native and billionaire David Rubenstein has an agreement to […]
Local News
PGC Council Introduces Voluntary Curfew Legislation Ahead in Time for Summer Months
WTOP NEWS: A Prince George’s County Council member has reluctantly proposed an expanded curfew, saying there’s “no reason to have a 15-year-old or a 16-year-old” without a chaperone during the wee hours on a school […]
UMD Food Pantry Sees 60% Increase in Need
DBK NEWS: The University of Maryland’s campus food pantry saw a more than 60 percent increase in users between 2022 and 2023, according to pantry manager Larry Tumlin. The pantry, which offers students and staff […]
Concerns About Crime in Downtown DC? Talk to the People Wearing Red Shirts
WTOP NEWS: More help is coming in downtown D.C. for residents and business owners who have questions or concerns about crime. The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) announced Tuesday that it was adding a team […]
Wellness
UMD Tells Students To Go Home Or To Hotel If They Have COVID
PATCH: Students who live on campus at the University of Maryland must isolate at their permanent homes or perhaps at an area hotel for five days if they test positive for COVID-19, the university recently said, […]
Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say
MARYLAND MATTERS: The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be […]
Prince George’s Co. council calls on health care providers to help reduce ER wait times
WTOP: Prince George’s County residents have reported long waiting hours for care in emergency rooms, and on Monday, the county council invited local health care providers to share ways to help reduce how long patients […]
Upcoming Events
Matt About Town: Trigger Your Brain’s ‘Feel-Good Hormones’ at This Md. Pop-Up Event
WTOP NEWS: It’s a multisensory experience dedicated to unlocking your happy brain. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax heads just down the block from our WTOP studios to check out Dopamine […]
Things to do in the DC area: Artomatic, music and culture festivals … and more!
WTOP NEWS: For the first time since 2017, Artomatic is returning in person to the District, starting Friday, March 8. Artomatic is an artist-run, unjuried, multimedia arts event that first launched in 1999. For several years, Artomatic […]
US Men to Play Colombia in Soccer Exhibition on June 8 at Landover, Maryland
WTOP NEWS: The United States will play Colombia in an exhibition at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on June 8 ahead of the Copa America. The game, announced Tuesday, is on a FIFA international fixture […]
Community Resources
Prince George’s County Council Passes Bill to Limit Cannabis Dispensary Locations
DBK NEWS: The Prince George’s County Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday limiting the locations for new cannabis dispensaries in the county to specific industrial and commercial zones. Industrial zones include areas of employment, research […]
Hundreds Pass this Prince George’s Co. Hospital Every Day for Treatment Elsewhere. Someday They May Not Have To
WTOP NEWS: Every day, hundreds of people who live in southern Prince George’s County, Maryland, drive past or away from Adventist Fort Washington Medical Center to get care elsewhere. With big plans for a brand-new […]
What to do in the DC Area if You’ve Been hit by the AT&T Outage and Need 911
WTOP NEWS: Many Americans across the country woke up to an unpleasant surprise Thursday: widespread cellular outages, mostly on AT&T. According to Downdetector.com tens of thousands of people are without cell service. AT&T alone had more than 70,000 outage reports […]
