Ovetta Wiggins
Metro/Maryland Desk
Articles by Ovetta Wiggins
Prince George's Brokers Are Not Getting Fair Share of Project, Some Realtors Say (August 20, 2008)
Town Center Closer to Reality For Pr. George's (August 16, 2008)
County Honors 1st Fire Chief With Boat (July 31, 2008)
County, State Partner on Plan For Those Facing Foreclosure (July 30, 2008)
Glimpse of Pr. George's Past (July 30, 2008)
One-Stop Spot for Health-Care Needs (July 27, 2008)
Calling on Gospel to Call Off Debt (July 20, 2008)
Water Main Break Disrupts Traffic, Floods Shops (July 17, 2008)
Hospital Authority Embarks on Tough Mission (July 10, 2008)
NAACP Urges Homeowners to Join Suit Over Unfair Lending (July 10, 2008)
The Little City That Could (July 6, 2008)
Focus Is on Guards With Access to Inmate (July 3, 2008)
Police Officer Killed In Md. (June 28, 2008)
Johns Hopkins Grad Student Dies in Iraq (June 27, 2008)
Md.'s Newest Member of Congress Is Off to a Flying Start (June 26, 2008)
Md. Couple Indicted In Fraud Probe (June 13, 2008)
Gaylord Resort Asks for More Transit Service (June 4, 2008)
FBI Raids Home of Maryland State Senator (May 30, 2008)
Boy, 13, Charged In Death Of Sibling (May 22, 2008)
A Weekend of Celebration As Thousands Get Their Degrees (May 19, 2008)
Looking to Create a Culinary Destination (May 17, 2008)
Deluge Washes Away Area's Drought (May 13, 2008)
Resort in a Security Blanket (May 13, 2008)
Minority Contractors Speak Out (May 8, 2008)
Pr. George's Mall to Ban Unsupervised Teens at Night (May 3, 2008)
At Opening, Officials See Bright Day For County (May 1, 2008)
Man Charged With Murder in Stabbing (April 29, 2008)
High Hopes at Hotel's Grand Opening (April 26, 2008)
Roofing Supplies Catch Fire Atop Condominium Project (April 25, 2008)
District Heights Mayor Arrested in Sting (April 25, 2008)
Politics, Rocky Start Cloud Promise of National Harbor (April 20, 2008)
Special Liquor License Allows for Wine Festival (April 19, 2008)
County Executive Supports Hospital Bill (April 17, 2008)
National Harbor to Host Cirque du Soleil (April 11, 2008)
Homeowners Join Officials at Forum On Foreclosures (April 11, 2008)
Gaylord Luxury Hotel Wakes Up To Unexpected Visitors: Mice (April 10, 2008)
Strife Sinks National Harbor Bill (April 9, 2008)
Gaylord Conference-Goers Exposed to Norovirus (April 5, 2008)
Development Brings Upscale Options Down To the Harbor (March 30, 2008)
Budget Proposal Offers No Aid for Foreclosures (March 27, 2008)
Pr. George's Firms Get Tiny Piece of Harbor Pie (March 25, 2008)
Voices Rise to a Higher Calling (March 20, 2008)
Suffering in Silence Over Foreclosure (March 16, 2008)
Officer Arrested, Another Suspended After Cellphones Found Inside Jail (March 14, 2008)
Senators Get Names Removed From Fundraiser Flier (March 8, 2008)
New Bailout Proposed for Pr. George's Hospital System (February 23, 2008)
Drug Bust Dampens Birthday for Man, 72 (February 21, 2008)
At Crunchtime, Clinton and Obama Make Their Final Appeals (February 14, 2008)
Rare Dual Losses in Md. Put Incumbents on Notice (February 14, 2008)
In Virginia, Results Signal A State in Play for November (February 13, 2008)
Resort Jobs Inspire Hope For County (February 7, 2008)
Job Fair or County Fair? (January 31, 2008)
Service Pays Tribute to Britt's Work in the Community (January 24, 2008)
Md. Weighs Stadium for D.C. United (January 23, 2008)
Gwendolyn Britt, State Senator and Rights Activist (January 17, 2008)
O'Malley Proposes In-State Tuition Freeze (January 15, 2008)
Md. Senator Known for Putting People First (January 13, 2008)
Foundation Gives Out $300,000 in Grants (January 12, 2008)
U-Md. Project Envisions A Livelier College Park (January 7, 2008)
Gaylord To Be A Major Employer (December 25, 2007)
Study Finds Gap in Leases To Federal Government (December 20, 2007)
Beltsville Girl's Gift to 'Katrina Kids' (December 20, 2007)
Montgomery Teacher With Staph Infection Dies (December 11, 2007)
Jackson Takes On Mortgage Crisis (December 9, 2007)
Officials Review Complaints About Special Tax District (December 6, 2007)
Experts Divided on Md. Tax Package's Effects (November 20, 2007)
Foreclosure Task Force Proposes Remedies (November 17, 2007)
Delegates Hang Tough On Tax Brackets (November 15, 2007)
Lawmakers Complain About Pace Of Session (November 15, 2007)
Tax Bills Passed, Bargaining Begins (November 12, 2007)
House Passes Income, Sales Tax Bills After Struggle (November 11, 2007)
Strings Attached to Hospital Center Funds (November 10, 2007)
Senate Votes to Put Slots On Ballot (November 9, 2007)
If It's Not About Budget, Forget It (November 8, 2007)
Senate Panel's Budget Revisions Prompt Questions (November 8, 2007)
Lawmakers Might Use Clout to Get Hospital Funding (November 3, 2007)
Heated Testimony, No Consensus on O'Malley's Tax Measures (November 2, 2007)
Shortfall Generates Surplus of Md. Bills (October 31, 2007)
Many Bills, and Scant Time to Study Them (October 30, 2007)
Racetrack Envisions A Future With Slots (October 29, 2007)
Hotel Recruits Small-Business Owners (October 26, 2007)
Carrying on Family's Tradition of Farming (October 25, 2007)
Slots Plan Is Brought To Delegates (October 18, 2007)
Officials Ponder Curbs on 'Mansionization' (October 11, 2007)
Trying to Hold Onto Home (October 10, 2007)
Ambitious Project Is Planned in Laurel (October 9, 2007)
Woodmore Project Approved (September 27, 2007)
Ivey Backers Get Together For Barbecue (September 20, 2007)
Educators Are Offered Aid to Buy First Home (September 20, 2007)
Currie Faints During Meeting About Budget Gap (September 19, 2007)
State Blocks Insurer's Plan to Return $68 Million (September 15, 2007)
Board of Hospital Operator Ousts Johnson Critic (September 14, 2007)
McMansions Turn 'McApartments,' Stirring Ire (September 4, 2007)
District Sues Mortgage Company Based in Prince George's County (August 30, 2007)
Prince George's Fairy Tale Unravels For Woman at Center of Fraud Probe (August 26, 2007)
Grants Will Go Only to Nonprofits, Foundation Rules (August 24, 2007)
Pa. Casino Company To Purchase Rosecroft (August 11, 2007)
Football Classic to Showcase Black Colleges and the County (August 9, 2007)
Liftoff for D.C. Child With a Dream (August 9, 2007)
Residents Fight Cellphone Tower Plan (August 8, 2007)
Despite Milder Market, Affordable Homes Hard to Find (July 28, 2007)
State and Prince George's Both Claim Jurisdiction Over Waters (July 28, 2007)
Children's Museum Finds a Home in Md. (July 27, 2007)
Maryland Urges Tourists to Leave Interstates Behind (July 26, 2007)
Md. Urges Tourists to Leave the Interstates Behind (July 26, 2007)
Crisis Center Offers Aid to Homeowners (July 19, 2007)
Montgomery Homeowners Face Surge in Foreclosures (July 17, 2007)
Mortgage Companies Sued in Pr. George's (July 12, 2007)
Landover May Be Next On Revival Bandwagon (July 9, 2007)
In Pr. George's, Learning to Put Smile in 'Service With a Smile' (June 24, 2007)
Direct Access Planned For National Harbor (June 9, 2007)
Betting on High-End Retailers (May 31, 2007)
Army Specialist Is Killed After 6 Months in Iraq (May 22, 2007)
For Residents, Not Nurserymen, Beetles Are Worth $150 (May 17, 2007)
Harbor's Name Now a Selling Point (May 15, 2007)
UniStar Nuclear Chooses Lusby For Possible Plant (May 1, 2007)
Brown's Role Is Ambiguous. His Goal Isn't. (April 30, 2007)
Hospital Executive Holds Out No Hope (April 11, 2007)
Closure Looms Over Hospital System (April 10, 2007)
Immigrant Tuition Bill Falters in Md. Senate (April 7, 2007)
Ultimatum Issued on Hospital (April 5, 2007)
The Picture of Diversity And Drive in Md. Assembly (March 31, 2007)
Hospital Takeover Proposal Sparks Friction in County (March 29, 2007)
Md. Senate Advances Bill To Dodge Electoral College (March 29, 2007)
Measure to Require Paper Trail Is Unlikely to Pass (March 28, 2007)
Md. Senate Passes State Smoking Ban (March 27, 2007)
Senate Passes Bill to Lift Voting Limits on Felons (March 24, 2007)
'Fatal Flaws' In Hospital Plan, Health Secretary Says (March 23, 2007)
'Regret' Over Md. Role in Slavery (March 17, 2007)
Bid Fails To Repeal Death Penalty (March 16, 2007)
Increased Limit Is Proposed for Senate Scholarships (March 15, 2007)
Bid to Cut Md. Budget Fails (March 15, 2007)
House Delegation Backs Tax for Hospital Bailout (March 10, 2007)
Maryland Leaders Want to Divest Pension Fund Holdings Tied to Sudan (March 9, 2007)
Business Owners, Health Advocates Face Off at Hearing (March 8, 2007)
Bill Passed to Protect Homeless (March 7, 2007)
State Audits Fast-Track Contracts Amid Allegations of Preferential Treatment (March 3, 2007)
Senate Votes to Limit O'Malley's Personnel Powers, but Only a Tad (March 2, 2007)
Maryland Delays Purple Line, 2 Other Transit Projects (March 1, 2007)
Senate Debates Ban on Robocalls (February 28, 2007)
O'Malley Seeks End To Md. Executions (February 22, 2007)
Death Penalty Debate Has Legislators Looking Inward (February 21, 2007)
Advocates Urge O'Malley to Back Restored Rights (February 20, 2007)
Md. Early Voting Measure Advances (February 17, 2007)
Electronic Monitoring Proposed in Bill on Pr. George's Truants (February 10, 2007)
Legislators Warming to Early Vote (February 2, 2007)
Parents' Worries Beat Doctors' Orders on Virus (February 1, 2007)
Sponsor to Pull Measure Mandating HPV Vaccine (January 31, 2007)
Top Utilities Regulator Resigns (January 30, 2007)
O'Malley Voices Support of Bill to End Death Penalty (January 26, 2007)
Delegations Make Pitches For Funding at 'Begathon' (January 25, 2007)
Franchot Takes Office, Claims Expanded Role (January 23, 2007)
Many in Senate Back Mandatory HPV Vaccination (January 19, 2007)
On O'Malley's Day, Warm Wishes and Olive Branches (January 18, 2007)
O'Malley Budget Will Not Include Compensation for Education Costs (January 17, 2007)
House's Miss Manners Gives New Delegates A Few Etiquette Lessons (January 16, 2007)
Frush Is Picked to Lead Pr. George's Delegates (January 12, 2007)
Plan for Shooting Range Near Metro Draws Fire (January 11, 2007)
Md. Lawmakers Convene (January 11, 2007)
10 Years Later, FedEx Field Is Still Receiving Mixed Reviews (December 25, 2006)
An Endorsement, Then a Fundraiser (December 10, 2006)
From Pioneer Lawmaker to Granny (December 7, 2006)
Pr. George's Harbor Deal Deepens Rift (November 24, 2006)
Building Plan Riles Neighbors of Lake Arbor Golf Club (November 17, 2006)
Elections Leave Bitter Aftertaste In Pr. George's (November 11, 2006)
Misleading Fliers May Hurt GOP Among Black Voters (November 9, 2006)
Some Voters Find Lines, And a Certain Satisfaction (November 9, 2006)
Misleading GOP Handouts Called a Political 'Low Point' (November 8, 2006)
Candidates Hit the Pews In Maryland Homestretch (November 6, 2006)
U.S. Senate, Governor Candidates Rush to Court Black Vote (November 3, 2006)
Black Democrats Cross Party Lines To Back Steele For U.S. Senate (October 31, 2006)
Duncan Protests Use of His Comments in Ehrlich TV Ad (October 29, 2006)
Cheaper and Closer to Home (October 27, 2006)
With 2 Weeks Left, Candidates Turn Up Intensity (October 23, 2006)
Race vs. Party (October 17, 2006)
No Big Names, But Maybe Big Bucks at Tournament (October 12, 2006)
Assault Charge Against Miller Dropped for Lack of Evidence (October 11, 2006)
Assault Charges Against Md. Senate President Miller Dropped (October 10, 2006)
Pr. George's Ballots Keep Wynn in Lead (September 23, 2006)
Miller Ordered To Court After Md. Dispute (September 22, 2006)
Miller Ordered to Appear in Court Over Accusation That He Hit Man (September 22, 2006)
Democrats Give Johnson Four More Years (September 21, 2006)
Developer Says Senate President Slugged Him in Jaw at Hearing (September 21, 2006)
2 Candidates Question Vote In Pr. George's (September 16, 2006)
As Ballots Are Counted, Wynn's Unbeatable Status Is Questioned (September 15, 2006)
After Delays, Johnson Is Reelected; Wynn Appears to Lead in House Race (September 14, 2006)
Wynn Accused of Inflating His List of Endorsements (September 11, 2006)
Baker, Johnson Scramble for Voter Support (September 10, 2006)
Edwards Runs Tough Race Against Wynn (September 9, 2006)
Executive Race Tops Full Ballot (August 31, 2006)
Incumbent's Skill at Connecting With Voters Brings Him Praise -- but Also Criticism (August 30, 2006)
Simms Fights For Votes on Rivals' Turf (August 24, 2006)
Supporters Scuffle At Candidate Forum (August 18, 2006)
Unfinished $100 Bills Lead to An Arrest (August 10, 2006)
Bill Aims To Create 'Extra Hurdle' (August 8, 2006)
Prince George's County Executive Aids Friends (August 6, 2006)
Johnson Seeking 2nd Term As Executive (July 13, 2006)
