Former Rep. Donna Edwards announces bid for Prince George’s County executive
Edwards was the first black woman to represent Maryland in Congress.
A UMD professor is running for Prince George’s County executive
He is competing with three other candidates for the Democratic nomination.
More cities in Prince George’s County are installing bike-share programs
Riverdale Park will join other Prince George’s County municipalities to install more bike-share locations and connect to the D.C. area.
A UMD alum has raised more than $70k toward his brain surgery on GoFundMe
More than 1,400 people have made donations to his GoFundMe page.
UMD Medical System takes ownership of Prince George’s County hospitals in partnership
The partnership went into effect on Sept. 1.
UMD community members sound off at first diversity task force open forum
The task force, which was commissioned after the killing of Richard Collins on the campus in May, garnered about 60 students and faculty members to discuss diversity measures.
PG County Council will give $500k to nonprofits helping domestic violence survivors
The application period ended Sept. 6, and the council will announce this year’s awardees in October.
Greenbelt could lower the voting age to 16 for local elections
If the advisory referendum passes, 16- and 17-year olds will be able to vote in the 2019 Greenbelt City Council election.
After Charlottesville rally, PG County officials say they can handle security threats
City officials from of Bowie, College Park, and Greenbelt say there are no current plans to discuss changing any existing security measures.