Ben Conarck

Share this via... The new mayor told The Banner he wants to tackle residential speeding and attract new business

The County Council will have to address lingering effects from federal job cuts and increasing liabilities

In a video posted on social media, Mayor Michael Estève said the rate increase was still 2 cents short of what's needed to close the structural deficit in the city budget.

City officials said the Amigos Mexican Grill on Baltimore Avenue was ordered to close on Friday after a review by the city’s fire department and permitting office.

Share this via... The audit comes from an oversight office facing steep budget cuts

The Prince George's County Police Department said it is “working to determine the circumstances” of a fatal shooting inside a Suitland apartment early Monday morning.

The sheriff's office said on Wednesday that it didn't learn of the audit until May 18, the day The Banner reported its findings.

The Maryland correctional officers union is criticizing plans to deal with staffing shortages by giving incarcerated people unsupervised recreation time, saying the move would place both prisoners and officers in danger.

A county staffer alleges that she was assaulted by a communications director in March, resulting in a black eye. The case is still pending.

Share this via... Critics are eyeing a $39 million transfer from the bi-county planning agency