By Elliott Davis Capital News Service The number of rapes in Maryland increased last year by 15 percent over the previous year, according to an annual FBI Uniform Crime Report, released Sept. 30. This was significant — the largest year-over-year increase for the state since the FBI’s definition of rape was revised in 2013. It’s […]
Category: Prince George’s County News
Posted inMaryland Government, National News, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Brown Joins Democrats Voting To Impeach Trump
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Maryland’s Congressman Anthony Brown (D- 4th District) remained true to his party and joined the Democrats in the United States House of Representatives by voting to impeach President Donald J. Trump. Trump, the nation’s 45th Commander In Chief, became just the third President to be handed articles of […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, Maryland Government, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Climate Plans for the 2020 Session
By Ian Round and Elliot Davis Capital News Service/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism When the Maryland legislature reconvenes in January, legislators of both parties say they will continue the battle against climate change. Some of their plans are much more aggressive than others. Del. Brooke Lierman, a Baltimore Democrat, said she will sponsor a plastic […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, NEWS, Prince George's County News
McClain Indicted For Popeye’s Stabbing In Oxon Hill
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com A Prince George’s County jury will get the chance to determine whether it was the chicken or a beef that led to last month’s fatal stabbing at a Popeye’s restaurant in Oxon Hill. Ricoh McClain, 30, of District Heights, was indicted in connection with the murder of Kevin […]
Posted inMaryland Sports, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Sports
Three Local Players Named CIAA and MEAC Co-Players of the Week
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Once basketball season officially became center stage for the DMV’s HBCU programs several women’s players have become box office worthy heading towards the holiday recess. Bowie State, Howard, and Morgan State had key members of their resurgent teams earn player of the week honors in the CIAA and […]
Posted inBaltimore News, BUSINESS, HBCU, National News, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Sustainability and Climate Change in Architecture Schools
By Jazmin Conner and Maris Medina Capital News Service/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Nicole Ponce, a senior architecture student at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), visited a freshwater lake in the Netherlands as part of a class last summer. Her assignment was to envision sustainable housing and commercial uses for the site. She […]
Posted inBaltimore News, Governor Hogan's Announcements, Maryland Government, NEWS, POLITICS, Prince George's County News
Hogan Declares Christmas Eve State Holiday
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Maryland Governor Larry Hogan might not be Santa Claus, but he shared a special gift for state government employees: time off. On Dec. 20, Hogan announced that Maryland state offices and agencies would be closed on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) in addition to the Christmas Day observance. “I am […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Man Guilty in Bowie Student’s Fatal Stabbing
By The Associated Press/AFRO Staff A White man was found guilty of murder, Dec. 18, for stabbing a Black college student to death at a bus stop on the University of Maryland’s campus; a crime that prosecutors had claimed was racially motivated. Sean Urbanski, 24, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the […]
Posted inMaryland Government, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Steny Hoyer Sees Experience As His Advantage
By Horus Alas Capital News Service House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville) doesn’t seem especially concerned about his reelection next year. “My strategy for reelection is to continue to do a job everyday that people will see and appreciate,” he told Capital News Service from his office on the third floor of the U.S. District […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, Health, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Friends Speculate Bullying May Have Led To Student’s Suicide
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For most people who knew Prince George’s Community College freshman Antwan Brown, he was the life of the party. An infectious personality, who brought joy to so many, Brown immediately became one of the most popular students in the Fall 2019 freshman class. However, for those knew and […]
Posted inNEWS, Prince George's County News
PLCC Report Announces Recommendations For Purple Line Residents
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Metro’s Purple Line rail plan was created to ease traffic congestion for residents and commuters in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties; yet it could be painful for 17,000 homes that are affordable to families earning less than $70,000 per year. However, the Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC), a […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, NEWS, Prince George's County News
PGCC Student Dies At Metro
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Tears, heartache and uncontrollable grief marked the final days of the fall semester on campus once students learned of the tragic death of a Prince George’s Community College peer following a cultural celebration on the Largo Campus. Freshman Antwan Brown, a graduate of Charles H. Flowers High School, […]