LANDOVER — Prince George’s County police say they are targeting six crime hot spots. The two-week initiative that began this weekend focuses on the Langley Park, East Riverdale, Suitland, Kentland, Hillcrest Heights and Oxon Hill areas. Police say the main ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s gambling market can absorb a sixth casino — and already-approved facilities will make more money — if the state also legalizes table games, according to a joint study by state fiscal analysts and PricewaterhouseCoopers. A casino at ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the shooting death of a Virginia handyman in 2010. Twenty-two-year-old Reynard Prather of Oxon Hill, Md., pleaded guilty in federal court in ...

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GREENBELT — Authorities say a man who tried to rob a College Park bank last year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Antonio Michael McCurkin was sentenced Monday as the result of a guilty plea. According to his ...

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After being closed for more than a year, Rosecroft Raceway in Oxon Hill will reopen for simulcasting on Thursday. The harness racing facility will start showing races from tracks across the country starting at 12:30 p.m., while live harness racing ...

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Racing will return to Rosecroft Raceway this fall and plans that will soon be presented for renovations at Power Plant will include a new spot for Phillips Seafood restaurant. Those stories and more in this week’s business top 5. 1. ...

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OXON HILL — Thirteen spellers have advanced to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The youngsters survived the semifinal round that began Thursday morning. They are scheduled to compete Thursday night in the finals, to be broadcast in ...

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Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff

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