BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police at the University of Maryland are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in an on-campus assault, authorities said. The University of Maryland Police Department released several surveillance images of the man, who’s described as white and between the ages of 18 and 20 years old. He is wanted on a second-degree assault charge in connection with an incident shortly before 10 a.m. Monday at the university’s McKeldin Library, police said. Police said the suspect wore glasses, a blue puffy jacket, a blue hooded sweatshirt, a green cap, black North Face pants, bl ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — A tow truck driver died after he was shot Saturday in a road rage incident on Route 50 in College Park, Maryland State Police said. Troopers responded around 5:45 p.m. to the shooting on Route 50 eastbound at Veterans Parkway. Investigators believe the truck driver was involved in a verbal argument with another driver while both were driving on Route 50. Investigators believe during the argument, the driver of the second car pulled out a gun and fired into the tow truck, striking the truck driver. The gunman continued east, police said. The driver of the tow truck was ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Amazon said Tuesday it will spend more than $120 million to build affordable-housing units close to transit stations near Seattle and Washington, D.C, the latest example of a tech company trying to address the affordable housing crisis critics say the industry has exacerbated. Amazon said it is working with Sound Transit and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to construct a total of 1,060 homes near four public transit sites. The Washington state sites are in SeaTac and Bellevue. The other sites are Maryland in the cities of New Carrollton and College Par ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland man and a Kansas man have been charged with making separate threats to kill President Joe Biden, authorities said Monday. Ryan Matthew Conlon, 37, of Halethorpe, Maryland; and Scott Ryan Merryman, 37, of Independence, Kansas; were both arrested last week. Conlon’s case was sealed until Monday. He is also charged with making threats to blow up National Security Agency headquarters. Merryman was arrested after he traveled from his home to Maryland. Merryman called police in his hometown last Tuesday and said he was on his way to Washington, D.C., to see ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland assistant basketball coach Bruce Shingler faces charges of procuring or soliciting prostitution or assignation, according to online court records. The school said Wednesday that Shingler was suspended 30 days for “a violation of his employment agreement” — and the athletic department would not comment further. According to court records, Shingler has a trial date of Feb. 28 in Maryland District Court. The incident date listed for the two charges is Oct. 14, 2021. The 40-year-old Shingler, a Maryland native, is in his first season on the Terrapins’ staff. He pr ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — When students return to the University of Maryland College Park campus for classes between Jan. 3 and 21, they will have to show a negative COVID-19 test before their first in-person class and will have to wear KN95 masks in class amid a surge in cases, according to an email from President Darryll J. Pines and Jennifer King Rice, senior vice president and provost. “These measures are subject to change, depending on evolving COVID-19 conditions. Decisions about potential additional measures in advance of the spring semester will be made in early January,” they wrote. N ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — University of Maryland Police said they are investigating a death at the school’s College Park campus Tuesday morning. There is no known threat on campus, police said. Officers responded around 6 a.m to a report of a man lying in the grass near the Mowatt Lane Parking Garage. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Next of kin has been notified, but police said they are not releasing the name of the person at this time. It is unknown if the person was a student. The cause of death is unknown, and the Office of the Medical Examiner is conducting an autop ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The University of Maryland has canceled winter commencement and some social events and reduced dining operations amid a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases on campus. “I am acutely aware of the impact COVID-19 continues to have on us all,” said university President Dr. Darryll Pines. “We’re all grappling with the strain and anxiety of this surge. Our decisions will continue to be informed by diligent tracking and guided by health professionals.” The university on Thursday reported 98 positive cases from university testing and an additional 12 self-reported cases since Monday, an ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Eric Ayala and Fatts Russell each scored 22 points, and No. 21 Maryland rallied Saturday to defeat Vermont 68-57. Ben Shungu scored a career-high 27 points and Isaiah Powell added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Catamounts (1-1), who have not defeated a Big Ten team since 1977. Maryland is off to a 3-0 start for the eighth consecutive season after allowing just eight points in the final 8:57. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and that last 10 minutes was as good as one of my teams has ever played defensively,” Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. “I’ve had a lot of goo ..read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Angel Reese scored a career-high 23 points and Mimi Collins added 17 and had eight rebounds as No. 4 Maryland rolled to a 88-67 win over Villanova on Friday night. It was the second straight decisive win for the Terrapins (2-0), who beat Longwood by 30 in their opener on Tuesday. Six Maryland players scored in double figures, Reese and Collins included. But the Terrapins again were without Diamond Miller (right knee soreness), the first team All-Big Ten guard. The Wildcats (0-2), who lost by 17 to Princeton in their first game Wednesday, were led by Brianna Herlihy wit ..read more