Author Archives: Courtney Jacobs

Just in time for the holiday shopping season—and to help remove some of the tarnish from Prince George’s County’s image in commerce– Tanger Outlets is coming to National Harbor. Shoppers hunting for bargains will get their chance Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. when 85 new stores open up in an area covering 340,000 square feet. […]

The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating thefts involving two suspects who posed as contractors in Clinton, Md. Police said detectives are investigating two separate incidents in which the suspects used the phony identities to steal items from households. The same two men are believed to be responsible for both thefts. According to police, […]

The Prince George’s, Md. County Police Department has brought charges against the driver who crashed her car into a Clinton, Md. daycare. The driver was identified as 44-year-old Stacey Porter of the 1900 block of Savannah Place in Southeast, D.C. Porter is charged with driving under the influence, fleeing and eluding police and related traffic […]

The Mighty Men of Valor, a conference designed to draw more men into the service of Jesus Christ, drew thousands of men to First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro November 8-9. The theme for this year’s two-day conference was “Battle Tested.” Keynote speakers included sports commentators Michael Irvin, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys; […]

A 20-year-old Hillcrest Heights man was arrested at a D.C. hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound Nov. 4 and charged with attempted murder 10 miles from the scene of an attempted car theft that was foiled by an off-duty U.S. Park Police officer. Rahman Elijah Mills of Iverson Street was charged with […]

Two Baltimore men have been arrested and charged with the stabbing death during a fight at a Landover gas station Nov. 3 of a 27-year-old father of five children, Prince George’s County police said. The suspects are identified as 21-year-old Rayshad Raderrick Stuart and 23-year-old Antjuan Jamala Stuart, both of the 2200 block of Brookfield […]

Prince George’s County Schools CEO Kevin M. Maxwell has been named Maryland Superintendent of the Year for 2014 by the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM) for his work as chief of Anne Arundel County’s schools. Maxwell, hired in June to turn around the Prince George’s school system, was applauded for narrowing the achievement […]

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. hosted a District 7 Meet and Greet and Parent Partnership Forum on Oct. 29 with Board of Education Member Lyn J. Mundey. “The purpose of the event was twofold,” Mundey told the AFRO. “One of them was to introduce myself to the citizens of […]

Prince George’s County, Md. police are investigating a two-car collision in Upper Marlboro on Oct. 28 that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old and serious injuries for two others. Alex Edward Cole, 17, of Derby Manor Lane in Upper Marlboro was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred in the 2800 […]

The Shabach Christian Academy in Landover, Md. debuted the first Aviation STEM program for elementary school students in the Washington Metropolitan area on Oct. 31. Students, parents, administrators, elected officials and community leaders came out to witness a hands-on demonstration and receive information on the STEM program, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. […]