Category: Prince George’s County News

Brothers of the Prince George’s County Omega Psi Phi Gamma Pi chapter promoted Black unity, fatherhood and mentorship, during a Father’s Day discussion on Malcolm X. The event took place at the Cheltenham Youth Facility, a state-funded juvenile detention center. The discussion was part of the organization’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative to rebuild young lives. […]

Over 127,000 children, many dealing with challenges including homelessness, drug abuse, and cyber bullying, attend Prince George’s County Public Schools. There are 479 children in foster care across the county, according to the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services (DSS). Of those children, 51 percent are girls and 49 percent are boys. The largest […]

Kristi Love, Special to he AFRO To boost business, camaraderie, and attempt to lower the unemployment rate in Maryland, the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has instituted weekly networking events for residents and business professionals. The unemployment rate in Maryland is currently at 4.5 percent and the county’s EDC wants to employ more […]

Police are searching for a man who they say tried to grab a sleeping 7-year-old boy fromhis bedroom window in Prince George’s County. Fairmount Heights police said in a news release that the victim woke up and yelled during the attempted abduction in the early morning hours on June 21, scaring off the suspect. Authorities […]

Fire officials say careless smoking led to a fire at an apartment building in Laurel that damaged nine apartments and caused $300,000 worth of damage. Prince George’s County fire officials said in a news release that the fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. June 18 at the garden-style apartment building. Because of the intensity of […]

Our D.R.E.A.M. Foundation will hold a Youth Business Summit for Prince George’s County high school students on June 25 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Flowers High School, 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Rd.  The summit is a day full of workshops, panels, and interactive activities focused on teaching principles of entrepreneurship to high school […]

The National Capital-area chapter of Autism Speaks and the SunTrust Foundation will hold a Financial Well-being and Transition workshop June 25 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day will include a Resource Fair, complete with representation from local nonprofit organizations and groups that […]

22-year-old Deonte Carraway, a volunteer and former employee of Judge Sylvania W. Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, Maryland. In the aftermath of the child sex abuse case in Prince George’s County Public Schools earlier this year, a School Safety Task Force presented five recommendations to school district CEO Kevin Maxwell. Maxwell accepted and has begun […]

Prince George’s County police are investigating a double homicide in Hyattsville, Maryland. Police said patrol officers received a call for a welfare check at about 8:30 p.m. on June 10. They found the victims outside a Guilford Road address, where they were pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the victims as 27-year-old Jesus Pacheco-Santos, of no fixed […]

Authorities say two brothers have been arrested in connection with the slaying of their friend, who was found June 9 outside a home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Prince George’s County police say officers found 39-year-old Jabari Jones suffering from trauma to his body. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Police spokesman Tyler Hunter says 39-year-old […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III The county executives of the two Maryland counties surrounding the Washington metropolitan area recently praised the new community benefits agreement that a utility company is offering their constituents. Prince George’s County, Md. Executive Rushern Baker III (D) and Montgomery County, Md. Executive Isiah Leggett (D) joined Dave Velazquez, the president […]

Eugene Grant has served as mayor of Seat Pleasant, Maryland since 2004. (Courtesy Photo) In an effort to stave off gentrification, Seat Pleasant, Maryland Mayor Eugene Grant is planning to cap property taxes for senior citizens who own their own homes. Seat Pleasant has about 4,500 residents and about 13 percent are people that are […]