Category: Prince George’s County News

Clarence Zieglar learned about being a hero working as a D.C. firefighter for the last five years. This year, though, he has learned that being willing to pull a victim from a burning building or endanger his life to extinguish a fire threatening a family’s home are not the only skills that qualify him as […]

Prince George’s County has tallied 59 homicides as of Dec. 3, significantly fewer than the same time last year and police attribute the reduction to improved technology, cooperation between law enforcement agencies and targeted enforcement of problem areas. After reaching a recent high of 169 homicides in 2005, the county has seen homicides dropping since […]

Prince George’s County Circuit Judge C. Philip Nichols Jr. ruled, Dec. 5, that a Maryland House of Delegates seat is vacant. The ruling scuttles an effort to replace deposed state Del. Tiffany Alston (D) with delegate-hopeful Greg Hall. Prince George’s County Democrats, Gov. Martin O’Malley and House Speaker Michael Busch were being pressed to replace […]

A judge says the nomination of a Prince George’s County businessman to fill a seat in the House of Delegates once held by Tiffany Alston should be reviewed by the court. The Washington Post reported (wapo.st/V9OIcE) that Prince George’s County Circuit Judge C. Philip Nichols Jr. said in a ruling late Monday that all sides […]

Maryland’s African American lawmakers converged on the Sheraton Annapolis hotel Nov. 15-17 for the 2012 Maryland Black Legislative Caucus Weekend, which included the annual prayer breakfast and a host of panels and programs focused on the issues key to the state’s Black residents. Lawmakers said the weekend provided them an opportunity to pinpoint their priorities […]

A Prince George’s County, Md. jury found a Bowie State University student not guilty of first-degree murder and related charges in the Sept. 15, 2011 fatal stabbing of her roommate. The verdict came only three hours after closing arguments in a three-day case that was at times tense and emotional. Alexis Simpson, 20, and her […]

A witness has testified about a fight between college roommates that led to the stabbing death of one woman. Alexis Simpson is standing trial in Prince George’s County in the September 2011 slaying of Dominique Frazier, her roommate at Bowie State University. Authorities say Simpson stabbed Frazier during an argument over loud music that Frazier […]

Voters in Prince George’s County narrowly approved casino gambling and same-sex marriage on an election day that started out with long lines but ended with a bang. According to the Board of Elections, nearly 350,000 voted in Prince George’s County in this election cycle—almost 70,000 during early voting. Prince George’s County Council Chair Andrea Harrison, […]

The nonprofit Business Innovation Center opened at Bowie State University in October, initially hosting four resident businesses. More than five years in the making, the center will serve as an incubator for fledgling businesses, providing office space, equipment and receptionist services, coaching and mentoring, business plan support and other services with an eye to fostering […]

Hundreds of women convened on the campus of Prince George’s Community College Oct. 28 for the first Women’s Legislative Conference, for an opportunity to rub elbows with policy makers while learning about the legislative process and getting information on everything from education to local, state and federal economic concerns. The conference, entitled “Women Educated, Women […]

GREENBELT, Md.–A 30 year old Bladensburg man who has been labeled a career criminal by federal prosecutors, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced Oct. 25. Garrett L. Farmer, 30, admitted that a gun, drugs and drug […]