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U.Md. students robbed at gunpoint
wo University of Maryland students were robbed at gunpoint in College Park Friday night.
Bladensburg police shoot, kill woman with knife
A woman armed with a knife was shot and killed by Bladensburg police Friday night.
Ex-soccer coach sentenced for child sex abuse
Former soccer coach sentenced for sexually abusing girl on team
Power restored to nearly 50,000 customers
Power is back for the nearly 50,000 Pepco customers in Prince George's County and D.C. left in the dark after a tree knocked down a transmission line.
Panic buttons, armed officers part of Pr. George's schools security plan
The Prince George's County Board of Education will consider the increasing security at its meeting Thursday.
Hoyer, Brown, Gansler to speak to Young Democrats
Young Democrats to hear from Hoyer, Brown, Gansler, Ulman and Mizeur
Teen critical after taxi strikes him in Temple Hills
The driver fled the scene of the accident on Wheeler Road.
Video discussing reparative therapy for gays pulled from Prince George's schools
A controversial video is being pulled from some public schools in Prince George's County.
Man critically injured in car, train wreck
A train collided with a car that was crossing railroad tracks in Brandywine, Md., and sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday.
Md. school copyright proposal prompting concern
Prince George's County school officials are proposing that work created by staff and students should be copyrighted.
Prince George's County schools considers owning student and teachers' work
The Prince George's County Board of Education is considering a proposal that says any work created for school or by using school materials would become property of the school board.
Diverse P.G. County Lacrosse Club Defies the Sport's Norm
When Alex Heitkemper joined the Prince George's Pride lacrosse club three years ago, he noticed something different about the team.
Prince George's County to reassign 22 paid firefighters
Four Prince George's County fire stations will lose a combined 22 paid firefighters to other stations in the county on March 4 as part of the county's multi-step staff realignment plan.
Prince George's to release request for casino plans
Maryland will take the next step towards opening a casino in Prince George's County this week when the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission releases a request for detailed plans from all companies hoping to win the license.
Man sentenced in slaying of shop owner
A man convicted of killing a Northwest shop owner during a robbery has been sentenced to 52 1/2 years in prison.
Prince George's Co. planning for $152M budget shortfall
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker said the county is expecting a $152.2 million shortfall as officials plan the fiscal 2014 budget.
Hoyer to visit school
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer will be visiting a school in Bowie.
Flood waters dropping along Patuxent River in Laurel
The Mayor of Laurel has declared an immediate municipal civil emergency due to release of water from Howard Duckett Dam.
Surgeons work to reattach injured firefighter's arm
A West Lanham, Md., firefighter injured during an early morning Beltway crash underwent nine hours of surgery Wednesday to reattach his arm, which was severed in the wreck.
Chief: Tractor-trailer rear-ends fire truck
A tractor-trailer rear-ended a Prince George's County fire truck on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway early Wednesday, forcing the highway to shut down and sending seven people -- including four West Lanham firefighters -- to Prince George's Hospital Center.
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