Prince George's County

Virginia officials are asking the federal government to pause the efforts to fund and build the FBI’s new headquarters in Greenbelt while an inspector general reviews the process. Maryland officials remain confident the Greenbelt pick will withstand scrutiny.

A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest.

The federal government picked Greenbelt in Prince George’s County to be the home of a new FBI headquarters, but opponents from Virginia are trying to overturn or stall the decision. Here’s what’s going on.

Shannon Sneed gave us an early peek into 2024 campaign finances this month, when the Democrat filed new records of donations in order to qualify for public financing.

Patrick Wojahn, a Democrat who served as the mayor of College Park from 2015 to 2023, was sentenced to 30 years in prison plus five years’ probation on 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography.

After a great college experience at Morgan State, I think about the students we lost to senseless violence.

Simply put, if you’re willing to do a little extra legwork, there is money to be saved on Thanksgiving dinner.

Created in the 1930s as part of a New Deal work and housing program, Greenbelt has a historic old town surrounded by more modern homes. The federal government has chosen it for the new FBI headquarters.

Amid a nationwide rash of vehicle theft, Prince George’s has one of the highest car theft rates in Maryland.

The Cowgirls of Color made national headlines after The Guardian published an article recognizing the riders’ aim to win the relay division of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo as an all-female team, while simultaneously seeking to change the narrative about rodeo as a competition dominated by men.

During a series of victory speeches Friday, politicians praised Hoyer’s leadership. He was variously called the champion, quarterback, captain and general manager of the “Team Maryland” effort to win the FBI headquarters for Greenbelt.

The project is seen as a potential boon to Prince George’s County and the state, bringing thousands of jobs to a majority-Black county that has relatively few federal agency offices despite being so close to the nation’s capital.

Offering support to the former Baltimore state's attorney as she faces criminal prosecution would be following a legacy established by civil rights giants of the past, Haki S. Ammi, a community activist and author, says.

Bowie State University has about 20 students at Jessup Correctional Institution working toward a bachelor's degree in sociology.

Omer Balva, of Rockville, was killed near the Israel-Lebanon border by an antitank missile fired by the militant group Hezbollah, according to The Washington Post.

Jason Billingsley had been on the run for days after an alleged crime spree in Baltimore. Surrounded in Bowie, he raised his arms and surrendered.

Several school leaders said they used data to target help for struggling students.

In a letter to the school, Bowie State president Aminta Breaux told students and staff to expect “an increased presence of police and security officers with support from local police agencies and security services.”

Prince George’s Community College and Community College of Baltimore County received $173,640 and $197,410 respectively, to help with the cost of tuition for veterans, refugees and the underserved.