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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor
Police charge shooting suspect with 66 counts
A Glen Burnie man whom police charged with 66 counts after a local shooting spree that injured two people on May 15 spent 36 years in prison for the 1983 killing of a Radio Shack employee in Beltsville. Larry James Simpson, 68, faces charges on 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 16 counts of attempted…
2nd street fair showcases crafters, music, food, games
Hundreds of residents and visitors crowded the street outside of Davis…
Letter to the editor: Mitchell won’t protect single family residential zones
I am very concerned about the pro-development advocacy group, “Greater Greater Washington,” endorsing…
State reps detail legislative victories
The historic election of Joseline Peña-Melnyk as speaker of the Maryland House of…
Shooter injures 2, self in Friday afternoon rampage
Police arrested a suspect armed with an AR-15 rifle on Friday afternoon following…
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College Park
Grad student apartment building prepares to open
Discovery House, a new 465-unit apartment building for University of Maryland (UMD) graduate students, is accepting leases from tenants who will occupy the complex starting Aug. 12. Jeremy Steed, vice president of facilities for Capstone On-Campus Management, which will manage Discovery House, said approximately 200 prospective tenants had already booked their apartments by the time…
Hyattsville
Residents press Maryland comptroller on rising energy costs, affordability
Prince George’s County residents sought answers from Maryland’s comptroller on affordability and rising energy costs during a meeting Thursday evening at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center. Comptroller Brooke Lierman took questions from roughly 50 residents who attended the District 1 Community Conversation event hosted by Prince George’s County Council member Tom Dernoga (Dist.1). The event…
The Laurel Independent
Konterra development breaks ground in Laurel
Decades in the making, the Konterra Town Center development took a major step forward Thursday during its official groundbreaking ceremony in Laurel. Developers behind the project have long cast a vision for a sprawling mixed-use development featuring townhomes, apartments, shops, dining and office space at the center of the Baltimore-Washington corridor near Interstate 95 and…
