Lateshia D. Beachum

Prince George’s current minimum wage is $15 per hour — an amount set in 2017 under a 2013 law that implemented incremental increases to what employers must pay.

Nails became the 6th person this year to be killed by a romantic partner in Prince George’s, adding to a surge in domestic violence crimes in the Maryland county.

To celebrate residents from countries such as Nigeria, Cameroon and Sierra Leone, the county is kicking off the weekend with an African heritage festival.

Angela Alsobrooks pulls ahead of Larry Hogan in the tight Senate race, reflecting new momentum after her Democratic National Convention speech.

A poll conducted by AARP shows Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) and former governor Larry Hogan (R) deadlocked in their race.

The charges stem from Mel Franklin using campaign funds to make personal payments, according to prosecutors. He faces a sentence of up to one year.

Mel Franklin (D) is accused of using at least $130,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, including loans and cosmetic procedures for himself and a friend.

In Maryland’s Brentwood community, the hiring of a convicted rapist has left residents concerned and leadership divided.

Jolene Ivey (D) and Michael Riker (R) emerge as the apparent top choices to fill the seat left vacant by former council member Mel Franklin (D).

An attorney, a council leader and a mayor are among those vying for the seat left vacant by the abrupt resignation of Mel Franklin.

A cottage industry of Hajj tour companies exists with little oversight. Texts and witness accounts show the horrors a group who trusted those operators endured.

Prince George’s County Council passed a resolution setting the dates for a special primary and special election to replace former council member Mel Franklin.

A Prince George’s County couple known for the activism for the African diaspora were among the 1,300 who died this month during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

At-large county council member Mel Franklin resigned from his position Friday, kicking off a process to include a special and primary election.

The legislation allows commercial property owners to request the police chief designate areas as juvenile curfew zones.

The council’s budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 offers little variation from County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks’s proposed budget.

Angela D. Alsobrooks is the projected winner of a high-stakes Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Maryland. She will face Larry Hogan (R).

The costliest race in Maryland history ends Tuesday, with deeply Democratic Maryland’s highest-stakes fight with the GOP on the horizon.

Maryland, the most diverse state on the East Coast, has never sent a Black person to the U.S. Senate.

In their own words, hear how Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks would hope to wield power if elected.