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2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (652+ words) The Southeast Public Library, part of the D.C. Public Library system, has just undergone a $41 million makeover. And this week, officials there are celebrating the reopening. The building, constructed in 1922 and one of several libraries built with funds from the Carnegie…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (440+ words) Established on Sept. 6, 1776, the county has grown from a largely agricultural community into Maryland’s most populous county, with more than 1 million residents. County Executive Marc Elrich said the anniversary is a chance to celebrate Montgomery County’s history while acknowledging difficult…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) In 2019, Christopher Stewart started paying students in D.C. to work in a school library and learn about the field. The concept is similar to a paid internship, with students helping with research and shelving books. The goal is to increase students…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) Less than two weeks after approximately 10,000 students were left waiting for school bus assignments at the start of the school year, Prince George’s County Public Schools leaders are apologizing to families and explaining what they’re doing to fix the problems....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) DC JazzFest kicked off on Wednesday and runs through Labor Day weekend. News4’s Tommy McFly interviewed a performer and the festival president and CEO. From Duke Ellington to Shirley Horn, Washington, D.C., has launched some of the biggest names in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (839+ words) A 1917 silent film, thought to have been lost forever, lay forgotten for decades in storage at the University of Maryland’s Hornbake Library. The film, titled “An Unbeliever Convinced,” features real actors, but also real firefighters from the city of Chicago....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (367+ words) News4’s Megan McGrath spoke with a few parents who said they had to drive their children to school or that their school bus was late. Some parents in Prince George's County, Maryland, say they're still encountering transportation troubles after the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (270+ words) Prince George’s County Public Schools is changing leadership in its Transportation Department after a rocky start to the school year left thousands of students waiting for bus assignments. Keba Baldwin is stepping down as director of transportation, PGCPS said Sunday....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (489+ words) Families in Prince George's County, Maryland, encountered a traffic mess Wednesday morning as ongoing issues with unassigned school bus routes forced many of them to drive their children to school. Frustrated parents told News4 that for the second day in a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) Health officials in Maryland are declaring a measles outbreak in three counties as cases continue to rise across the state, highlighting the importance of getting immunized. In a notice released Monday, the Maryland Department of Health declared a measles outbreak…...