PGCPS community members call for school improvements, transparency during funding hearing
This fiscal year’s Capital Improvement Program contains $92.3M in state and county funding to modernize schools in the county.
PGCPS’ bus driver shortage leaves some students stranded at bus stops
PGCPS parents have also complained about the lack of communication from the PGCPS department of transportation.
College Park City Council delays decision on controversial urban renewal policy
College Park has only ever used urban renewal in Lakeland — a historically African American neighborhood in the city — in 1970.
Here’s what the College Park City Council did this summer
College Park's mayor and city council member election will be November 5, city officials announced in July.
Metro’s Green Line to reopen Saturday after month-long closure
The reopening was originally slated for Sept. 5, putting WMATA three days ahead of schedule.
College Park residents to vote on four-year terms in November election
Currently, the city’s mayor and council members serve two-year terms. The council can make its own decision on the issue regardless of voting results.
College Park Airport burned 14.1 pounds of lead in 2020, a mile from local elementary school
Roughly 13,000 aviation airports in the U.S. release 468 tons of lead into the atmosphere every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
PGCPS’ new metal detectors, clear backpack policies take effect as new school year begins
The new measures come after a school year in which 15 guns and 201 knives were seized in PGCPS.
College Park apartment fire leaves two injured, at least 50 displaced
The Prince George’s County fire department responded to calls for the fire in the three-story apartment complex on Baltimore Avenue on Monday morning.
Newest College Park City Council member wants to prioritize green space, walkability
Alan Hew was one of 11 people who applied for the vacant District 1 seat in June and was one of four interviewed for the position.