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Secret Service to undergo ethics training
U.S. Secret Service agents will be getting ethics training from professors at Johns Hopkins University following a prostitution scandal in Colombia.
Prosecutors want Supreme Court to review Md. DNA ruling
Support among Maryland prosecutors is growing for the Supreme Court to review a ruling by Maryland's highest court, one that found it unconstitutional for police to collect cheek swabs of people arrested for violent crimes and burglaries.
Prince George's police unveil traffic safety plan
Police in Prince George's County are announcing a new traffic safety initiative aimed at improving the quality of life in the county.
Accused murderer of pregnant woman held without bond
A man accused of murdering his pregnant, estranged girlfriend in District Heights has been ordered held without bond.
Tow truck hits ambulance in Prince George's County
A Prince George's County ambulance collided with vehicle Sunday afternoon, sending four people to the hospital.
Police step up patrols following assaults on popular trail
Police are urging caution along a popular hiking and biking trail in Maryland in the wake of a series of unsolved sexual assaults.
UMd. player arrested for disorderly conduct
A University of Maryland basketball player has been arrested for disorderly conduct in College Park.
Man charged in pregnant woman's death has record
Court records show a man charged in the stabbing death of a pregnant woman had been sentenced to home detention following an assault conviction last year.
Pregnant Md. woman found dead in trunk of car
A pregnant woman was found dead in the trunk of a car in Prince George's County last night.
Unsolved Md. assaults have residents on edge
Five unsolved sexual assaults in Hyattsville, Md. have put residents on edge.
Correction: Navy Kickbacks story
In an April 26 story about a federal indictment of civilian Navy engineer Ralph M. Mariano in an alleged bribery and fraud plot, The Associated Press erroneously reported one of the accusations against him by omitting the word "not."
Man arrested after bat attack at Hyattsville daycare
A 26-year-old man is in custody after beating a security guard at a Hyattsville daycare center Thursday.
Check for heater wear and tear to prevent CO problems
A heat pipe that experienced normal wear and tear is believed to have caused the carbon monoxide poisoning that killed five people in Oxon Hill. Homeowners can look for signs their pipes have problems.
Firefighters to knock on doors after fatal CO leak
A day after five people died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County firefighters will canvass the neighborhood to check for working smoke alarms and answer questions about the deadly gas.
Officials identify 5 dead in suspected carbon minoxide poisoning
Five people are dead in Prince George's County of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
Man accused in Va. activist's death charged in 2 others
Prince George's County police say a man accused in the fatal shooting of a northern Virginia activist is responsible for two other killings.
Prince George's expands middle school day
Students will get the benefit of extra time in the classroom, while Prince George's County saves $5 million in transportation costs.
Car crashes into Clinton home
A man lost control of his car Monday morning and ran into a house in Clinton.
Group protests megachurch pastor's firing
The battle over control of a mega church in Prince George's County continued Sunday as supporters held a peaceful protest for a pastor who was fired last week.
Temple Hills man, 19, charged in woman's death
A 19-year-old man has been charged in the slaying of a woman found dead in a vacant apartment in the same Temple Hills complex where the man lived.
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