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Prince George's County, Maryland
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About Prince George's, MD

Population
Approximately 967,201 residents
County Seat
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Coverage Area
499 square miles in central Maryland

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County Refuses Loan Guarantee, Judge Orders Evacuation of Marylander Condos

County Refuses Loan Guarantee, Judge Orders Evacuation of Marylander Condos

About 100 of the Marylander Condominium’s roughly 200 units were left without heat after vandals hit the boiler room in ...

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Community

Prince George's County Libraries Offer Free Cards, Children's and Teen Programs

Prince George's County Libraries Offer Free Cards, Children's and Teen Programs

Prince George’s County residents can get free PGCMLS library cards - virtual cards let you place holds and reserve meeti...

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Community

Tanker Truck Crash at Old Central Avenue Injures Three; Teen Critical

Tanker Truck Crash at Old Central Avenue Injures Three; Teen Critical

A tanker crash at Crain Highway and Old Central Avenue in Upper Marlboro ejected a teenager who was transported in criti...

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Education

DFI Files Title IX, FERPA Complaints Against PGCPS Over Transgender Policies

DFI Files Title IX, FERPA Complaints Against PGCPS Over Transgender Policies

Defense of Freedom Institute says it filed federal Title IX and FERPA complaints against PGCPS, alleging boys compete in...

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Business

Prince George's County Cheverly Hill Hospital Redevelopment Moves Forward After Disputes

Prince George's County Cheverly Hill Hospital Redevelopment Moves Forward After Disputes

Developers are eyeing a 2027 groundbreaking at 3001 Hospital Drive after Bladensburg paused annexation and state leaders...

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Community

Tanker Truck Crash in Upper Marlboro Sends Two Teens to Hospital

Tanker Truck Crash in Upper Marlboro Sends Two Teens to Hospital

A tanker-involved crash at Crain Highway and Old Central Avenue sent two teenagers to hospitals, one critically after be...

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Education

PGCPS Feb. 18 Virtual Meetings Offer High School Project Updates, Q&A

PGCPS Feb. 18 Virtual Meetings Offer High School Project Updates, Q&A

PGCPS will hold virtual community meetings Feb. 18 to update Northern Adelphi Area High School and High Point High Schoo...

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Government

Prince George's County Council Passes Mask Ban, Orders ICE Detainee Accounting

Prince George's County Council Passes Mask Ban, Orders ICE Detainee Accounting

Prince George’s County Council passed CB-008-2026, an emergency ban on facial coverings during law enforcement interacti...

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Community

High-Value Parks and Trails Across Prince George’s County for Family Recreation

High-Value Parks and Trails Across Prince George’s County for Family Recreation

Prince George’s County highlights high-value parks and trails for family recreation, emphasizing access, wellness and co...

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Government

Prince George's County official website centralizes services, permits, and resident resources

Prince George's County official website centralizes services, permits, and resident resources

Prince George's County's official website serves as the primary portal for county departments, services, permits, and re...

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Community

Delivery Driver's Vehicle Rear-Ended in Unarmed Carjacking on West Forest Road

Delivery Driver's Vehicle Rear-Ended in Unarmed Carjacking on West Forest Road

Suspects rear-ended a delivery driver's vehicle on the 6700 block of West Forest Road, took the keys and fled in a blue ...

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Government

Prince George’s Seeks Buyer to Redevelop Glenn Dale Hospital into Senior Housing

Prince George’s Seeks Buyer to Redevelop Glenn Dale Hospital into Senior Housing

Prince George’s County is seeking a new owner to convert the long-abandoned Glenn Dale Hospital campus into senior housi...

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Government

County Executive Aisha Braveboy Meets Greenbelt Residents at Mishkan Torah

County Executive Aisha Braveboy Meets Greenbelt Residents at Mishkan Torah

County Executive Aisha Braveboy met Greenbelt residents at Mishkan Torah to discuss pandemic planning, protection of BAR...

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Community

Basement Fire on Somerset Place Sends Three to Hospital in Critical Condition

Basement Fire on Somerset Place Sends Three to Hospital in Critical Condition

Three people were hospitalized in critical condition after a basement fire at a two-story home on the 900 block of Somer...

Sarah Chen2m read
Community

Show Place Arena and Equestrian Center lists address, phone, owner, hours

Show Place Arena and Equestrian Center lists address, phone, owner, hours

Show Place Arena and Prince George’s Equestrian Center lists its address, phone, owner and office hours so residents and...

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Business

Officials say National Harbor 6,000-seat Sphere would bring $1.3B annually

Officials say National Harbor 6,000-seat Sphere would bring $1.3B annually

An EY analysis for Prince George’s County and Maryland says a proposed 6,000-seat Sphere at National Harbor would drive ...

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Community

12-Year-Old Mekhi Stewart Last Seen Feb. 14 on Saville Lane in Bowie

12-Year-Old Mekhi Stewart Last Seen Feb. 14 on Saville Lane in Bowie

Prince George's County Police are asking the public to help find 12-year-old Mekhi Stewart, last seen Feb. 14 at about 3...

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Business

Jalleel Jackson Charged With Murder After Coworker Christopher Hall Killed in Hyattsville

Jalleel Jackson Charged With Murder After Coworker Christopher Hall Killed in Hyattsville

A workplace dispute in Hyattsville left Christopher Hall dead and coworker Jalleel Jackson charged with first-degree mur...

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Education

Parents Oppose Prince George's County Plan to Cut Language Immersion

Parents Oppose Prince George's County Plan to Cut Language Immersion

Paint Branch Elementary’s Chinese immersion program could end this school year under a PGCPS budget plan to close a roug...

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Government

Hyattsville shooting kills Christopher Hall; Jalleel Jackson, 39, charged with murder

Hyattsville shooting kills Christopher Hall; Jalleel Jackson, 39, charged with murder

Christopher Hall, 33, was fatally shot in Hyattsville; investigators charged coworker Jalleel Jackson, 39, with murder, ...

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Education

Maryland Baseball Opens 2026 Season with Three-Game Series at UNC Wilmington

Maryland Baseball Opens 2026 Season with Three-Game Series at UNC Wilmington

Maryland baseball will open its 2026 season with a three-game series at UNC Wilmington Feb. 13 to Feb. 15; first game is...

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Community

70-Year-Old Maureen Barker Thompson Missing From Hyattsville Found Safe Feb. 18

70-Year-Old Maureen Barker Thompson Missing From Hyattsville Found Safe Feb. 18

Maureen Barker Thompson, 70, last seen on the 1000 block of Brightseat Road in Hyattsville on Feb. 17, was located safel...

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Business

Pepco Locates, Repairs Power-Line Issue After Weeks of Greenbelt Flickering

Pepco Locates, Repairs Power-Line Issue After Weeks of Greenbelt Flickering

Pepco located and repaired a local power-line problem that residents said caused weeks of flickering and dimming in Gree...

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Government

Suspect in Custody After Firing at Prince George's Detectives' Car

Suspect in Custody After Firing at Prince George's Detectives' Car

A suspect was arrested after firing at Prince George’s County detectives’ car in Glenarden; no officers were hurt and th...

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Government

Prince George's Residents Demand Action on Snow, ICE, Data Centers

Prince George's Residents Demand Action on Snow, ICE, Data Centers

Residents packed a Feb. 13 town hall demanding answers after a major storm; Euniesha Davis said she couldn't visit her f...

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Government

ICE Arrests Convicted Violent Offender Aguilar After Prince George’s Release Despite Detainer

ICE Arrests Convicted Violent Offender Aguilar After Prince George’s Release Despite Detainer

ICE arrested Rafael Aguilar after Prince George’s County released him despite a federal detainer, spotlighting a dispute...

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Government

Ricardo Lee Vance Identified in Oxon Hill Fatal Shooting; $25,000 Reward Offered

Ricardo Lee Vance Identified in Oxon Hill Fatal Shooting; $25,000 Reward Offered

Prince George’s County police identified 47-year-old Ricardo Lee Vance as the man fatally shot in Oxon Hill; detectives ...

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Government

Greenbelt Reschedules Public Hearing on Annexation Resolutions to March 9 at 7 p.m.

Greenbelt Reschedules Public Hearing on Annexation Resolutions to March 9 at 7 p.m.

The City of Greenbelt announced a public hearing on proposed annexation resolutions has been rescheduled for March 9, 20...

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Government

Prince George's County posts full Feb. 12 Planning Board meeting on YouTube

Prince George's County posts full Feb. 12 Planning Board meeting on YouTube

A full recording of the Feb. 12 Planning Board meeting is posted to YouTube, showing land-use and park discussions that ...

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