Prince George's County

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...

Maryland lawmakers considered a bill Thursday that would end cooperative agreements between local sheriff’s departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports. 

The Paradise Brothers, Jeremiah and Zach McBride, started cold plunges to maintain their sobriety. The activity since has created a community in their backyard. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

A Baltimore man will spend decades in prison for the fatal shooting of a woman who was visiting Prince George’s County from El Salvador to attend her grandson’s funeral. Lidia de Carrillo had no connection with the man who shot her, police said, and two years later, they are still trying to figure out why Troy Medley pulled the...

Local “fishfluencers” have reeled in massive followings online. Ahead of the D.C. Boat Show in May, News4’s Tommy McFly hit the water with two of Prince George’s anglers.

A Maryland man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a woman from El Salvador who visited Prince George’s County to attend her grandson’s funeral two years ago. News4’s Darcy Spencer has newly released surveillance video from the crime scene.

Jolene Ivey was expected to be a top candidate in the race to succeed Sen. Angela Alsobrooks for Prince George’s County executive. She suspended her campaign weeks before the primary and later announced she’s facing health challenges. In a surprise vote Tuesday, Ivey was voted out as Prince George’s County Council chair and replaced by vice chair Ed Burroughs....

Jolene Ivey was expected to be a top candidate in the race to succeed Sen. Angela Alsobrooks for Prince George’s County executive. She suspended her campaign weeks before the primary and later announced she’s facing health challenges. She sat down with News4’s Tracee Wilkins. 

A family is looking for answers after Donnell Stephenson, a 19-year-old Prince George’s County Public Schools employee, was fatally shot. “We were all together having dinner as a family, he said mom I’m going outside for a quick second and that’s the last text I got from my son…” said his stepmom, Erika Stephenson. Days after his death, his...

A family is looking for answers after the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Donnell Stephenson of Hyattsville. News4’s Walter Morris reports.