COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 18 (ZFJ) — Four suspects have been charged with the murder of Jefferson Amaya-Ayala, 14, of Washington, D.C., at a park in College Park, Md.
The suspects are Jose Merlos-Majano, 18; Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla, 21; and William Cuellar Gutierrez, 19, all of Washington, D.C., and a 17-year-old juvenile from Hyattsville, Md.
Amaya-Ayala’s remains were discovered by the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) on Nov. 3, 2025, while searching Indian Creek Stream Valley Park as part of a missing persons investigation with D.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 2 (ZFJ) — Raising Cane’s opened a location in College Park on Dec. 9, 2025.
Cane’s is a fast food chain that was founded in Louisiana and specializes in chicken fingers. Its combo boxes also include fries, signature Cane’s sauce, Texas toast, and coleslaw.
Raising Cane’s in College Park midnight on opening day, Dec. 9, 2025. ZFJ/Alvin Wu
The store address is 7400 Baltimore Avenue. It is located on the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Knox Road, placing it across from city hall and adjacent to Terrapin’s Turf and the College Park Shopping Center.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 27 (ZFJ) — Human remains found in a park in College Park on Nov. 3 have prompted a homicide investigation.
The Prince George’s County Police Department was assisting the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and FBI Cross Border Task Force with a missing persons investigation when it searched Indian Creek Stream Valley Park and found human remains.
The remains were sent to the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which ruled the case a homicide.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 12 (ZFJ) — Rapper Adamn Killa visited the University of Maryland, College Park, during homecoming festivities on Oct. 31.
The Chicago rapper, whose real name is Adam Kelly, has gone viral on social media. His popular content includes shorts where he says “if you a ___ baddie, this is for you” (inserting many adjectives in the blank space) and does a dance where he moves his clasped hands around his head in a circle.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 28 (ZFJ) — Dr. Dominique Mwepu, 53, of Gaithersburg, Md., a lecturer for the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park, died on Sept. 30, 2024.
The Montgomery County Police Department reported that he had been fatally struck by a car.
“He was a beloved husband, father, friend, known for his incredible sense of humor, always quick with a joke and able to bring laughter to even the most difficult moments,” reads his obituary.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 25 (ZFJ) — Students at the University of Maryland, College Park, will have an annual two-day fall break starting in the fall 2025 semester, announced President Darryll J. Pines in a campus wide email on Dec. 2.
The break, the result of a “years-long effort,” will take place on the second Monday of each October—Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day—and Tuesday.
Staff and faculty will observe Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day on the Monday of fall break.
