Walker Mill News

Starting this fall, Prince George's County middle school students will spend an additional 40 minutes in class each day, a plan officials say will allow for more individualized instruction and possibly save about $5 million in busing expenses.

A revised proposal for new Prince George's County Council districts accommodates requests to keep similar communities in the same district but raised questions from council members about the economic diversity and mix of municipalities in the districts.

Diamond Rodgers, 15, of Chesapeake Beach; Quinten Stephens, 14, of Accokeek; and Khwami Spencer, 19, of District Heights run laps Saturday morning at the field at the District Heights Municipal Center.

The sole survivor of a 2008 Maryland State Police helicopter crash in District Heights has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, alleging negligence on the part of air traffic controllers.

The widower of a Waldorf emergency medical technician who perished in a September 2008 medevac helicopter crash in District Heights is filing a $7 million federal lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, alleging air traffic controller negligence in guiding the aircraft to a safe landing.