Join us at the Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center, 3750 Brown Station Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD, on Saturday, June 24, from 10 am to 4 pm, for an Adoption and Community Event. For more information, visit princegeorgespets4us.com #AdoptDontShop

Join the Office of Community Relations for a Lunch and Listen at the Upper Marlboro Community Center on Wednesday, June 28th, from 1 PM-2 PM!

Overturned tractor trailer, off-ramp Cap Beltway at Rt 4, with beltway now closed in both directions. 7,000 gallons of fuel on board, all contained and no fire. Working to offload the fuel. Expect delays and move over for emergency vehicles

It will be an active weather day as severe thunderstorms are expected to impact areas east of the Alleghenies. These storms are forecast to reach the I-95 corridor during the evening rush hour. Thunderstorm chances persist into the early overnight hours. #MDwx #DCwx #VAwx #WVwx

A public safety motorcade will soon be traveling through Prince George’s County along Rt. 5 to 495N to 295N into Baltimore. PGFD was saddened to be notified of a fire department line of duty death from St. Mary’s County, MD Please slow down and move over for emergency vehicles.

UPDATE: Prince George’s County 9-1-1 is reporting that the regional 9-1-1 service disruption has been resolved by Verizon. Verizon Wireless customers should resume calling 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.

The Upper Marlboro Area Blood Drive this Friday 7/8! DONORS ARE NEEDED! Sign up today: redcrossblood.org/give.html/driv… #giveblood

Reminder, ALL fireworks are illegal in Prince George’s County. The County is asking everyone to DO NOT CALL 911 to report the illegal use fireworks unless you are experiencing an emergency. Instead, call the non-emergency line at 301-352-1200 or online 911.mypgc.us

#ThrowbackThursday Fun Fact: on July 26, 1775, the first U.S. post offices in Maryland were established in Bladensburg, Annapolis, Baltimore, Charlestown, Chestertown, Easton, George Town, Harford, Queens Town, and Upper Marlboro. #Bladensburg 📸: Bladensburg Nostalgia

Weekly Food Truck Schedule: Food Trucks will be parked at the Town's Downtown Upper Marlboro Pocket Park located at 14767 Main Street Upper Marlboro MD 20772 between 10am and 4:30pm.

Power Outage Safety Tip: Treat the intersection as a four-way stop. If you arrive at the same time as another car — or even two other cars — the car farthest to the right goes first.

Our crews and contractors are making great strides on the resurfacing of sidewalks along Old Crain Highway between School Lane and Church Street. Please remember to SLOW DOWN when passing through work zones to keep our staff safe. #WorkingWednesday #SafetyFirst

A Tornado Watch has been issued for the entire forecast area until 9PM this evening. We will be doing a Facebook Live at 2:15PM today. You can find our Facebook linked below.

⚠️ As storms touch our region this evening, please report outages and track restoration times at pepco.com/outage or on our mobile app. Stay away from downed lines and report with our 24/7 emergency line: 1-877-737-2662.

Weekly Food Truck Schedule: Food Trucks will be parked at the Town's Downtown Upper Marlboro Pocket Park located at 14767 Main Street Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, between 10am and 4:30pm.

Traffic Alert: Church Street Town Public Works crews are handling a large tree down on Church Street (which is closed). Please use alternative routes. #MdTraffic

The PGFD and PGPDNEWS are seeking your help to locate a stolen fire department vehicle. The vehicle is a 2011 Chevy Silverado with Ritchie VFD markings and MD Tag LG92945. It was removed from the Ritchie VFD on 8/10/23. If seen, please call 911.

A Flood Watch for the potential for flash flooding has been issued for the DC and Baltimore Metros into northeast Maryland from 5 PM this evening until 2 AM Tuesday. Anomalous moisture will result in the potential for rain rates over 2" per hour. Latest: weather.gov/lwx

Heavy rain is falling with some wind in Upper Marlboro right now. Remember to not drive through flooded roadways, and monitor local weather forecasts. #dcweather #mdweather

PUBLIC NOTICE: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Prince George’s County; Spraying to Occur Thursday August 17 in Upper Marlboro More information: bit.ly/3DX70aa