Category: Prince George’s County News

Prince George’s County law enforcement officials are reporting a record drop in homicides this year, a decrease they are attributing to new law enforcement strategies. As of Aug. 13, 40 murders have been reported, 30 fewer than the 70 tallied on the same date last year. That represents an almost 43 percent reduction, good news […]

The Prince George’s County Fire Department is clashing with CountyStat over data that showed that the county had six stations with high failure to respond (FTR) rates. Prince George’s Fire/EMS spokesman Mark Brady said that CountyStat used old statistics and that the county no longer has a high failure rate. According to county standards, if […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III reaches over and takes his wife’s hand. She looks at him and smiles. “I love you, Booby,” he says. “I love you, too,” Christa Beverly Baker responds. It’s Sunday afternoon and the Bakers are enjoying a quiet moment in the comfortable living room of their Cheverly home. […]

The road to a new hospital and improved health care in Prince George’s County paved with obstacles, according to a University of Maryland School of Public Health study released today that estimated just how far the county is from meeting the needs of its residents. While things may be pointing in the right direction, the […]

On May 29, the last members of Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Quality Education in Science and Technology (QUEST) program received diplomas marking the end of one of Prince George’s County Public Schools’ most successful programs. The QUEST program was started as a way of giving out-of-district African-American boys an extra opportunity to be a part […]

The Prince George’s County Board of Education will use a search firm to find a candidate to replace outgoing Prince George’s County Public Schools Superintendent William Hite, officials said. Hite indicated that he would stay on with the school system until Sept. 30 to ensure a smooth transition into next school year. However, that is […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III was recognized for his public service at the National Forum for Black Public Administrators’ (NFBPA) ninth annual National Leadership Awards Gala on July 12. The event, which was hosted at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in D.C., honored Baker and other notable Black leaders […]

An alleged scare tactic went awry after two Prince George’s County officers who were invited by the host to a Memorial Day party in Charles County to place fear in three teens accused of stealing alcohol were accused of criminal conduct in connection with the incident. A Charles County grand jury on June 28 indicted […]

The Prince George’s County Council confirmed Pamela Brown Creekmur as the new head of the of the Department of Health, despite questions about a registered nurse performing a job that has traditionally gone to a physician in the county. Creekmur, who said she has lived in the county for 17 years, has been serving as […]

The Rev. Jonathan L. Weaver, pastor of Greater Mt. Nebo A.M.E. Church in Bowie, was honored earlier this month with an honorary doctorate from Sojourner Douglass College in Baltimore. “This is truly an honor because pastor does a lot locally, nationally, and internationally,” said Vida Lawson, Weaver’s executive assistant. “He really deserves this.” Weaver wasn’t […]

Maryland State Sen. C. Anthony Muse says media reports of his church’s demise are greatly exaggerated when the church is just trying to reorganize its debts. Muse, pastor of Ark of Safety Christian Church in Upper Marlboro, says the Washington Post and the weekly Gazette got it wrong about the state of his church. He […]

On June 28, Prince George’s County Superintendent William Hite attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the school board, making his report and fielding questions. Less than 24 hours later, he announced that he was leaving the school district to become the new chief administrator of Philadelphia public schools. Hite was named a finalist in the […]