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Petition started to kick Chick-Fil-A off of UMd.'s campus

The controversy over Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy's comments over gay marriage have come to the University of Maryland -- where students have started a petition to get the on-campus location shut down.

Sunday - 08/19/2012, 01:16pm EDT

School's back: A reminder to slow down in school zones

It's back-to-school time for about 2.5 million kids in the D.C. area over the next few weeks and that means extra care for drivers. It also means more clicking for school zone speed cameras.

Sunday - 08/19/2012, 08:49am EDT

Pr. George's County kids get ready for new school year

Kids in Prince George's County got free backpacks and supplies at a back to school fair Saturday, just two days before the start of the new school year.

Saturday - 08/18/2012, 06:07pm EDT

Prince George's Co. police search for missing 21-year-old male

Prince George's County police are looking for a 21-year-old man who went missing Friday evening.

Saturday - 08/18/2012, 11:06am EDT

Rare Franklinia trees in full bloom in Brookeville, Md.

Botanists have identified rare Franklinia trees blooming on the picnic grounds at Triadelphia Recreation Area in Brookeville, Md. Three other of these uncommon trees have also been identified in the park.

Friday - 08/17/2012, 05:06pm EDT

Casa de Maryland assists with temporary work visas

Casa de Maryland will hold these workshops from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays to help people apply for the renewable, two-year visas.

Thursday - 08/16/2012, 06:58am EDT

DHS launches young immigrant program

Beginning Wednesday, young illegal immigrants can fill out forms and pay $465 if they want to apply under a new program that would let them avoid deportation and obtain a U.S. work permit.

Wednesday - 08/15/2012, 06:15am EDT
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Forget the moving van: Md. couple uses only bikes

Typically when people move, they hire a moving van or enlist the help of friends who drive big cars. Anthony and Jess Reiss did get their friends to help - but they did it all on bikes.

Tuesday - 08/14/2012, 11:03am EDT

$3M excessive suit filed against Laurel

The NAACP wants the Maryland State Police to investigate claims a Laurel City police officer struck a handcuffed man multiple times, and the man in custody is suing for $3 million.

Tuesday - 08/14/2012, 10:05am EDT

Md. apartment fire kills 1 person, displaces 11 others

An apartment in Cheverly caught fire late Monday afternoon, killing one person and displacing people in three other apartments nearby.

Monday - 08/13/2012, 08:56pm EDT

Arrest made in Capitol Heights shooting death

Prince George's County police say a teenager has been arrested for the shooting death of a Capitol Heights man.

Sunday - 08/12/2012, 06:31pm EDT

Prince George's police make arrest in Riverdale shooting

Prince George's County police they've made an arrest in a fatal shooting in Riverdale.

Sunday - 08/12/2012, 06:28am EDT

Prince George's County schools takes step to find superintendent

The search for a new superintendent for Prince George's County schools has kicked into high gear.

Saturday - 08/11/2012, 05:44pm EDT

Prince George's Co. police to beef up presence in 6 target areas

Police in Prince George's County are stepping up their presence in a half-dozen neighborhoods over the next two weeks.

Saturday - 08/11/2012, 10:54am EDT

Maryland Senate approves gambling measure

The Maryland Senate approved a bill Friday night that will expand gambling in the state by adding a sixth casino site in Prince George's County and allow table games at all gambling locations.

Saturday - 08/11/2012, 06:00am EDT

Md. corporal claims suspension over tickets was unwarranted

A local police corporal says he was punished after blowing the whistle on his own department and it all has to do with speed cameras tickets.

Friday - 08/10/2012, 04:20pm EDT

Aid worker killed in Afghanistan had Prince George's Co. ties

A U.S. government aid worker killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan was a former master planner for Prince George's County.

Friday - 08/10/2012, 11:00am EDT

Maryland launches Toward Zero Deaths initiative

In 2001, 486 people were killed on Maryland roads. Law enforcement officials want that number down to zero, and they hope a new strategy will go a long way to hitting that target.

Friday - 08/10/2012, 07:50am EDT

Second victim dies in deadly Capitol Heights fire

A second victim has died from injuries sustained in a Capitol Heights house fire that occurred Wednesday.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 09:55pm EDT

Man, 40, shot to death in Riverdale

Prince George's County police have identified a 40-year-old man who was found shot to death inside a home in Riverdale.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 02:48pm EDT
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