Category: Prince George’s County News

Domestic violence, male health issues, professional attire, and making the right choices were a few of the concerns addressed during a recent fraternity conference in Prince George’s County. The Kappa Epsilon Lambda and Eta Zeta Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted The Project Alpha Youth Empowerment Conference on Oct. 15, in partnership with the […]

A Subway shop in a Lanham, Md. shopping center was reported as having dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide, according to the Prince George’s County Fire Department. The leak was discovered when two firefighters stopped at the shop for lunch at the Aerospace Place shopping center located at 9900 Greenbelt Road on Oct. 14. The […]

The residents of Capitol Heights are generally in favor of the proposed changes and economic development plan for the Metro Station that bears its name. However, they want to make sure that parking and public safety concerns are addressed. On Oct. 17, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) staff members and Prince George’s County Metro […]

A woman and a man were shot during the early morning hours on Oct. 19 near Prince George’s Community College. According to the police, they are still investigating the shooting that occurred on 10200 block of Prince Place. The police said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found 18-year-old Allyssa Banks suffering from […]

The Prince George’s County, Md. chapter of the NAACP called for the removal of Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell on Oct. 12, just two days after an incident of sexual misconduct was reported and added to the growing number of allegations brought against staff members at the school system. Prince George’s County […]

Prince George’s County police have charged a county high school teacher with sexual solicitation of a 16-year-old student. Donay Oliveri has been charged with sexually inappropriate action against a minor. Police announced Oct. 11 that a relative of the student called police on Oct. 8 to report that 66-year-old Doney Olivieri, a teacher at DuVal High School in Lanham, Md., […]

Prince George’s County Schools have implemented new improvements to school safety measures for it’s more than 130,000 students in the midst of recent misconduct cases by the systems staff. The school system’s misconduct cases include charges against a teacher’s aide who worked at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, Md. and allegations of a […]

Police say a man has died after he was stabbed while trying to break up a fight in Forestville, a city in Prince George’s County over the weekend. Keenan Savoy Fitzgerald was charged in the homicide of a middle=aged man in Forestville, Md. (Courtesy Photo) County police say 50-year-old Emmanuel Sutton of southeast Washington died […]

On Oct. 15, Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) will host her 8th Annual College & Career Fair at Oxon Hill High School, 6701 Leyte Drive, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be more than 150 exhibitors and presenters from community colleges, universities, military academies, and liberal arts colleges from across the country at the fair. […]

Bowie State University President Dr. Mickey Burnim is set to retire in June 2017. He is proud of his accomplishments during his tenure, saying he left the institution in a better position than when he arrived. Burnim made the announcement on Sept. 14. On Sept. 29, Burnim spoke with the AFRO about his legacy as […]

On Oct. 1, Patricia Dowtin was installed as the 2017 president of the Prince George’s County Association of Realtors. In her new position, Dowtin said she plans to enhance the organization’s community service profile, including working on food drives, scholarships for high school seniors and fair housing education. Patricia Dowtin, 2017 president of the Prince […]

The McGuire Group is hosting a vete ran and civilian career fair on Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Comfort Inn Hotel & Conference Center on 4500 Crain Hwy in Bowie, Md. This event is free and attendees can register at www.mcguireglobalrecruitment.com. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.