The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

Prince George's County

    Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's wife Jennifer, supported by CASA, spoke at a press conference and rally to demand his return back home in Maryland on April 4, 2025.
    Judge again orders Trump administration to return mistakenly deported Maryland man
    A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
    Jaye Summerlot protests outside of the District Courthouse in Greenbelt, MD on April 4, 2025 for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration.
    Federal judge orders return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Recounting the moment on Friday, Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she hasn’t seen or heard from him since, in her first speaking appearance since news of her husband’s deportation was reported.
    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 06: A sign hangs outside of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on May 06, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicken prices have risen sharply this year as suppliers struggle to keep up with demand, fueled in part, by the popularity of new chicken offerings from fast-food restaurants.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    Chick-Fil-A test kitchen Little Blue Menu to remodel, lay off 91 people
    Chick-Fil-A's viral test kitchen in College Park will lay off nearly 100 people in prepation for a remodel that begins May 1.
    A majority of voters prefer more county-wide voting hubs to casting their ballots at neighborhood schools, churches or community centers.
    Poll: Marylanders prefer voting at countywide hubs to neighborhood precincts
    A Washington Post-UMD poll found support for establishing countywide voting centers.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    Judge to hold hearing for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    A judge will hear arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident who the government said was deported after an “administrative error.”
    An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
    Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
    Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    ‘Devastated and confused’: Wife of Maryland man mistakenly deported decries her family’s fate
    The Trump administration now says the federal courts in the U.S. lack the power to have the man returned.
    Maryland Air National Guard Lt. Col. Steven Montalvo, center, greets fellow members of the 104th Fighter Squadron March 26, 2025 at Martin State Airport before flying his A-10C Thunderbolt II to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona.
    Football and fighter jets signal strange days for Maryland’s National Guard
    Wrapped in a deal over football and fighter jets, or the end of 104 years of aviation history in Marland, is Donald Trump and his 2020 use of the National Guard as a presidential force to quell public dissent.
    A rendering of the performance center at Prince George's Stadium.
    Chesapeake Baysox ballpark to receive $50 million in state-funded, player-focused improvements
    As part of a $200 million investment by the state, the ballpark in Bowie will receive player-focused upgrades, including a performance center.
    Edward and Arnell Streeter around 1939.
    The government wants to erase the history of Black vets like my Granddaddy. Not on my watch.
    The Defense Department is purging online references to Black, female and other veterans in the name of eliminating DEI. We still have to tell those vets’ stories.
    Kermit the Frog, created by University of Maryland, College Park, alumnus Jim Henson, will speak to  graduates in May.
    Kermit the Frog to speak at University of Maryland commencement
    The beloved Muppet was created by College Park graduate Jim Henson.
    A U.S. congressional committee sent letters to six universities last week, including the University of Maryland, College Park, demanding information on their Chinese students.
    Citing ‘espionage’ concerns, Congress requests info on Chinese U. of Maryland students
    A United States congressional committee on China has requested a plethora of data about Chinese-born students at University of Maryland College Park.
    Amtrak passenger with measles traveled through D.C. area: Were you exposed?
    An Amtrak train passenger with measles traveled through Washington, D.C. last week, leaving some exposed to the airborne virus and at risk of infection.
    Pam Moffett’s commute from Dundalk to College Park became so long and unbearable that she now rents a room at a coworker’s house.
    Loss of the Key Bridge upends commutes and personal finances
    Even though Maryland avoided large-scale economic doom related to the Key Bridge collapse, the disaster upended the lives of people who relied on the bridge.
    Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
    Ex-College Park mayor who possessed child sex abuse material agrees to be disbarred in Maryland
    Patrick Wojahn, 49, a Democrat who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, pleaded guilty in Prince George's County Circuit Court to 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography and was sentenced to 30 years in prison — plus five years' probation.
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    University of Maryland begins partial hiring freeze amid budget turmoil
    Leaders at the College Park campus said the creation of new jobs is “paused until further notice.”
    This pair of black vultures were regular visitors to Martha Midgette’s rural Southern Maryland home.
    Vultures in mourning? Bizarre bird behavior captured in Prince George’s County
    Vultures are intelligent and complex birds who form lasting relationships, according to one vulture expert.
    Gannon Sprinkle, Candidate for College Park City Council, stands by a Metro train while out campaigning on February 9th, 2025 in College Park, MD.
    Could College Park’s City Council get its first undergraduate member?
    Gannon Sprinkle, a junior at the University of Maryland, hopes to "bridge the gap" between college students and long-term residents.
    Researchers at the Eastern Ecological Science Center Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab have spent a quarter-century studying the country’s bees.
    The race to save the bee collection at a lab stung by Trump cuts
    The Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bee Lab in Prince George’s County is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Volunteers helped preserve bees as they worry about the lab’s fate amid Trump’s federal funding cuts.
    "TBD" -- Coverage of the CBS Original Series BEYOND THE GATES, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network.  Pictured: Clifton Davis as Vernon Dupree and Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree. Photo: Quantrell Colbert/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    ‘Beyond The Gates,’ a new CBS soap, is Black and bougie — finally
    “Beyond The Gates,” the new CBS soap opera starring a rich Black Maryland family, is ridiculous. That’s why we like it.
    Load More Stories
    Oh no!

    Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com.