Category: Prince George’s County News

Charles County religious leader Robert J. Freeman, pastor of Save the Seed Ministries, pleaded guilty in a scheme to obstruct bankruptcy proceedings. “The evidence shows that Robert J. Freeman lived a life of fraud and deception, using millions of dollars from church members and fraudulently obtained credit to pay for luxury homes, cars, boats and […]

The Prince George’s County Redistricting Commission has been moving forward with its work as the day nears for it to submit a proposal to the County Council for consideration. The commission, created by the County Council, is chaired by Sharon R. Taylor, director of Communications and Public Affairs in the Office of the Sheriff. Joining […]

Cpl. Nate Lewis arrives at the District IV headquarters located inside the Eastover Shopping Center at around 3 p.m. on this day. He’s working the third day of five consecutive days of the evening shift. He has two more before he gets some much needed time off. Lewis takes his seat at roll call with […]

Prince George’s County Police made quick arrests in a Bowie murder, charging two Prince George’s men with the crime. According to a Washington Post report, John Fitzgerald Haston, 46, and Craig Stevens Brooks, 49, entered the home of 44-year-old David Wayne Williams on July 13, posing as Pepco employees. That’s where police say they robbed […]

Couture Miss Bridal & Formal, located on Main Street in Upper Marlboro, has joined the movement to honor America’s troops. The bridal shop is offering gowns to women who serve in the military or are engaged to military personnel. “We are doing the Brides Across America initiative,” said Ephonia Green, the shop’s owner. “We’re providing […]

K. NEAL International Trucks, Inc. (K. NEAL) of Hyattsville, Md., was recently named to Black Enterprise magazine’s annual Top 100 Largest Black Businesses list for 2011 (BE 100s). The list itself is recognized as the most respected measure of black-owned business performance in this country. The BE 100s, which are 51 percent Black-owned, were ranked according […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for indicted state Sen. Ulysses Currie are trying to get his passport back temporarily so he can attend a conference in Canada. Currie’s lawyers made the request July 8 in U.S. District Court filings. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett has not yet released a decision. Currie, a Prince George’s County […]

After working a shift at his day job at Maryland Public Television, Charles Robinson III hopped on the discounted bus service Bolt Bus and headed to New York City, July 11, to pitch his vision for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) to colleagues in the Big Apple. Since April, he’s traveled to Chicago, […]

Prince George’s Councilwoman Karen Toles, D.-Dist. 7, has introduced a bill which she hopes will stem the violence surrounding some of the county’s nightclubs. “Based on the homicides that occurred in Prince George’s County at the beginning of the year, as well as the concerns of my constituents, which I share, I felt it necessary […]

The group planning to develop the land around the Bowie State University MARC train station is still in its exploratory stages as it tries to figure out whether or not the possibility of the Redskins moving to the area would be the best idea for the county. “I know there was a lot of excitement, […]

Prince George’s County Public Schools’ test scores improved for the third year in a row as the county works towards its yearly goal of meeting AYP. “Over the past few years, our students, teachers, and administrators have demonstrated their pursuit of steady progress,” said Verjeana M. Jacobs, chairwoman of the Prince George’s County Board of […]

Mortgage scammers were dealt another blow as 48-year-old Michael Anthony Hickson of Commack, N.J. was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in a massive mortgage fraud scheme. Hickson was head of Metro Dream Homes (MDH), a company that would promise homeowners that it would […]