Category: Prince George’s County News

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 […]

For the second time in as many months, Prince George’s County police are mourning the loss of one of their own in traffic accident. Police Officer First Class Kevin Bowden, who had been a member of the department for six years, died Oct. 18. According to police, Bowden, 28, was off duty and driving his […]

It’s Mike Francis’ day to play stay-at-home dad. His wife, Carrie Francis, is at work, leaving him to look after their 3-year-old son until he heads off to stock shelves at Wal-Mart. Shots fire. Before Mike can figure out what’s going on, a man bursts through the front door of the family’s Severn home, sprints […]

Bowie State University kicked off its Homecoming celebrations on Oct. 13. 

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Two police officers abused their power when they beat up a University of Maryland student during a rowdy post-game celebration two years ago, a prosecutor said during opening statements of an assault trial. But lawyers for the officers described their clients as mere “foot soldiers” who followed their commanders’ orders […]