Branchville Fire Department in College Park had 80 members in 2013. Now it has 15. The fire department was out of service for 36 hours last month because nobody was around to staff the station. Hannah Lang November 15, 2016
College Park City Council awards $35k in local school grants to boost programming and tech Three schools received $7,500 and five received $2,500. Carly Kempler November 15, 2016
Police are investigating “Trump Nation” vandalism at a Silver Spring church Police have not yet made an arrest. Michael Brice-Saddler November 14, 2016
College Park just opened a new yoga studio You can now take yoga classes in downtown College Park instead of Eppley Recreation Center. Alex Carolan November 14, 2016
The Hotel at UMD is set to open next summer and create about 500 jobs Students will be able to work at The Hotel and some of its surrounding facilities. Carly Kempler November 13, 2016
The University of Maryland’s zip code has the state’s highest rate of contracted chlamydia Nearly 39 percent of the reported cases were among 20 to 24 year-olds. Rachel Kuipers November 10, 2016
Students are working with UMD’s Center for Health Equity to build a PG County health clinic The center is expected to be open within 18 months. Hannah Lang November 10, 2016
Prince George’s County Council will add two at-large members They will represent the county as a whole rather than a single district. Christine Condon November 8, 2016
Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer snags 18th term in U.S. House of Representatives Hoyer has been serving in Maryland’s 5th District since 1981. Andrew Dunn November 8, 2016
There are 10 times more registered Democrats than Republicans in Prince George’s County County residents also gave more than $2.5 million to Democratic candidates. Rebecca Rainey November 7, 2016