Prince George's County

A recording studio in Brentwood, Maryland, is a little quieter than it used to be. Lowcation Studios has lost one of its talented audio engineers, Dinari McAlmont, who was found dead shortly after arriving in the Bahamas for vacation. “I just broke down,” said Oliver Franklin, the owner of Lowcation Studios. “He was, he was really young, and it’s...

A Family in Maryland is desperate for answers after their 23-year-old son was found dead on the beach during their vacation to the Bahamas. Police there say the young man drowned, but they worry there may have been foul play. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

For the past two decades, residents of Indian Head, Maryland, had to travel almost 10 miles to pick up their essential groceries, but that changed in the fall when a couple opened a new food market to meet that need in a food desert. Mark and Marilyn Steele hadn’t planned to own a food market, but they knew the need…

After years of talks and plans, the Blue Line Corridor project in Prince George’s County officially started construction on Wednesday. Elected county and state leaders broke ground on the developing Largo Civic Plaza, which is part of the first phase of the $400 million Blue Line Corridor project. The Civic Plaza in Largo is set to open in December. The…

Elected county and state leaders broke ground on the developing Largo Civic Plaza, which is the first of five phases of the $400 million Blue Line Corridor project. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports. 

Accessibility to grocery stores is an issue for people in some of the rural parts of the area, including Indian Head, Maryland, which is why a couple there opened a new food market. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

The Prince George’s County Police Department is celebrating the opening of a new Special Operations Division Headquarters. News4’s Megan McGrath explains why it will help police collaborate more efficiently.

Linen World has been a family-run business in Oxon Hill for decades, but the owners say that competition has made it hard to keep going.

Linen World was a one-stop shop for customers looking to spruce up their homes, but the owners have decided to close. News4’s Dominique Moody takes a final visit to a place that transformed houses into homes.

There’s an urgent call to action coming from the steps of Congress. “We have to keep fighting, whether it’s education, whether it’s cuts to government employees,” said Rep. Glenn Ivey, who represents Maryland’s Fourth District. Days after the Department of Education announced it won’t pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to school districts across...

Days after the Department of Education announced it will not pay school districts hundreds of millions of dollars in promised COVID-19 relief funds, Maryland leaders say they may take the budget battle to court. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Prince George’s County leaders celebrated the opening of a new human services building Tuesday as part of a wider redevelopment project in Capitol Heights. The building, located in Hampton Park, consolidates health and wellness services that were previously spread throughout the county, putting agencies like social services, family services and senior activities under one roof. “So many of our...

Prince George’s County leaders celebrated the opening of a new human services building Tuesday as part of a wider redevelopment project in Capitol Heights. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A fire broke out in an Upper Marlboro, Maryland home early Monday morning, according to the Prince George’s County fire department. News4’s Megan McGrath reports as firefighters work to put the fire out. 

A new bill introduced in Prince George’s County looks to assist federal workers who were furloughed or laid off. It comes after the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, slashed thousands of federal jobs. “If our federal workers are unable to pay their mortgages and fall back, I mean, it’s going to have...

A new bill in Prince George’s County aims to help federal workers who were furloughed or laid off. News4’s Dominique Moody breaks it down.

School districts across the DMV are opening up their doors for federal workers in need of a career change. Amid so much uncertainty within the federal workforce, federal workers like Monique Mason are searching for new opportunities. “Divine Alignment,” she said. “Everything happens for a reason.” Mason is currently on administrative leave from her job at the U.S. Patent...

School districts around the DMV are opening up their doors to federal workers looking for a career change. News4’s Jessica Albert explains why school leaders believe federal workers have a lot to offer students.

Maryland officials shared a heartbreaking update after a great-grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease left home for a walk in January and never returned.

Maryland lawmakers considered a bill Thursday that would end cooperative agreements between local sheriff’s departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The legislation is part of an effort by some lawmakers to counter President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts. The bill’s supporters said they want to protect those who live in Maryland no matter where they’re from. The bill’s sponsor, Maryland...