Category: Prince George’s County News

The wreck happened in the waning hours of May 2, a Thursday, at a well-traveled intersection in Brandywine. According to police, a blue Chrysler van traveling southbound on Route 301 at Shortcut Road failed to yield to oncoming traffic. Traveling in the northbound lanes were two motorcycles, one driven by Caleb Williams, the other by […]

The panel at Prince George’s Community College included names even a casual fan of television and movies would recognize but the topic was grim—autism and the African American child. Nearly 150 people gathered at the Largo campus for the enlightening, and at times emotional, panel discussion on African-Americans and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sponsored by […]

From the time she was a few days old, Jocelyn Rodriguez has been undergoing treatment for the sickle cell anemia she was diagnosed with at birth. She’s had 25 blood transfusions, two surgeries and been hospitalized more than 30 times. She’s missed at least half of each school year and has never had the kind […]

Six weeks before the end of the school year, controversy continues to roil in the Prince George’s County school system’s leadership. In recent weeks, the interim schools superintendent announced his resignation, a Board of Education member was penalized for making unauthorized charges with her county-issued credit card, the selection process for school board appointees began […]

A Bowie State University communications professor was named a 2013 Apple Distinguished Educator for her use of emerging technology in creating a student mobile journalism lab. Allissa Richardson, a lecturer in the Department of Communications, is one of 200 educators from all academic levels selected among applicants from 37 different countries, including the United States, […]

OXON HILL, Md.— Prince George’s County fire investigators have charged an 18-year-old man with arson after authorities say he set his mother’s house on fire. Firefighters were called to the Oxon Hill home about 7:30 a.m. April 26 after police reported the man was involved in a dispute with relatives, had set a fire in […]

Rachel Green, a Capitol Heights resident and senior at Prince George’s Community College will be presented with the Congressional Award Gold Medal on Capitol Hill in June for her excellence in community service. Green, 24, completed numerous community service projects through AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corporation.

Juanita Artis, a Prince George’s Community College senior, experienced a myriad of tribulations before enrolling in college. She graduated from high school with a 1.2 grade point average and faced tremendous personal family struggles. But she overcame her obstacles and excelled following her entrance into PGCC. Now, Artis will deliver the student address the college’s […]

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela B. Alsobrooks is on a mission and she needs some help. Specifically, she needs some of the men of the region to step up. Alsobrooks is sponsoring a “Brotherhood Summit” in an attempt to uplift and unite the young men of Prince George’s. She has asked that adult men […]

First Lady Michelle Obama is to address Bowie State University’s 2013 graduating class on May 17. She will deliver the commencement address for the nearly 600 degree recipients and will be awarded an honorary doctor of law degree. The 2013 graduation ceremony, a ticketed event to be held at Comcast Center on the University of […]

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on April 9 signed a bill that dramatically enhances Prince George’s County Rushern L. Baker’s powers over the county’s troubled school system. The Academic Revitalization and Management Effectiveness Act bill which changes the process for selecting public school leadership in Prince George’s County. The bill, submitted by Baker, was debated by […]

Gwen S. McCall, president & CEO of the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation, recently named former County Executive Wayne K. Curry as the new chairman of the EDC Board of Directors. “We are pleased to have a leader whose roots in this county run deep,” McCall said in a statement. “He brings an enviable […]