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HPD Chief Towers discusses 2025 crime trends, license plate readers, and policing in the snow
While theft against private citizens increased in Hyattsville in 2025, theft from businesses decreased compared to 2024. Violent crime was down, as well. Commercial burglary declined 39% in Hyattsville in the second half of 2025, from 23 incidents in the second half of 2024 to 14 in the second half of 2025. Overall, commercial burglary…
Students of Mandarin celebrate Lunar New Year
Children sang in Mandarin and performed traditional Chinese dances during a Lunar New…
Local officials double down on ICE
By JALEN WADE, SHARON O’MALLEY and KIT SLACK U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey (Maryland…
New gym tests Laurel’s saturated fitness economy
In one of Laurel’s most crowded commercial sectors, new fitness center Powerhouse Gym…
Md. winery breaking barriers is now breaking ground on something bigger
In 2023, Ifeoma Onyia opened Clyopatra Winery and Vineyard, one of a handful…
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College Park
PGCPS faces criticism of FY27 proposed budget
The Prince George’s County Board of Education faced criticism at a virtual meeting Feb. 5, the first of two public hearings, from citizens concerned over proposed academic budget cuts totaling $12 million. The board, led by Brandon Jackson, chairman of the PGC’s Board of Education, discussed a $150 million budget hole and a plan to…
Hyattsville
Northwestern High School students walk out of school to protest ICE
Feb. 9 at 2pm, students poured out of Northwestern High School with a boom box, a megaphone and handmade signs. They were protesting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity. Students circled the bus lot in front of the school, stopping spontaneously to cheer. Students Miriam and Jovanna said they found out about the planned walkout via…
The Laurel Independent
Laurel city council requires builders to sell homes for less
Developers building in Laurel will have to sell some new homes cheaper, under an updated rule that the Laurel City Council approved last week. “We’re setting the standards in Prince George County,” said Laurel Mayor Keith Sydnor as he voted to support the measure, “not only looking out for renters, we’re also looking out for…
