Category: Prince George’s County News

Bowie State University’s 2012 homecoming weekend will kick off on October 13 with the annual parade at 9 a.m., followed by a car show at 11 a.m. Shortly thereafter, the Bowie State Bulldogs will take on Virginia State University at the homecoming football game at 1 p.m. A step show and after party will cap […]

Prince George’s Community College has raised more than $18 million in the first year of a capital campaign, exceeding its $15 million target, PGCC President Charlene Dukes said Oct. 9. Dukes, speaking at the PGCC Foundation Partners for Success’ awards dinner at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, hailed the success of […]

After deliberating for five hours over two days, a Montgomery County jury found Reeco Richardson guilty on Oct. 5 of two counts of joy riding for his participation in a fatal, stolen car crash last March. The 12-member jury deadlocked six to six on more serious charges of auto theft and grand theft. Richardson, 19, […]

On one thing, both sides agree. In the wee hours of March 23, 2012, a stolen 2000 Toyota Echo driven by Reynard Osman, 16, was heading south on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase Circle with three other passengers inside, when it went out of control and was involved in a fiery crash. Osman, along with […]

Rep. Donna F. Edwards meets with constituents to discuss issues and policies Sept. 28 at the Starbuck’s in Largo. She will hold another meeting at 9 a.m. Oct. 27 at the Dutch Village Farmer’s Market in Upper Marlboro.

Prince George’s County was in the house for the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference last week at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the District. While revelers from Michigan celebrated at the Arena Stage and politicians and business leaders socialized over drinks at bars all over the city, County Executive Rushern L. Baker […]

For six months Prince George’s County Police searched for a man who assaulted and robbed an 84-year-old woman in her Suitland apartment and for six months police had no answers. The alleged attack took place on Feb. 1 in the 4400 block of Arnold Road. The woman, who has since celebrated her 85th birthday, had […]

Never forget. Those words carry a special meaning in Prince George’s County where, on Sept. 11, 2001, 24 county residents were among the dead from a coordinated terrorist attack on key federal symbols here and the World Trade Center in New York City. So the “never forget” chorus rang loudly from Upper Marlboro through the […]

As Prince George’s County mourned its 9/11 dead on the morning of Sept. 11, an 18 year-old youth lost his life while walking to school, police said. It was the second time since school started Aug. 23 that a student had been slain. Marckel Ross, of the 400 block of Abel Avenue, in Capital Heights […]

Five members of the DeMatha Catholic High School football team have been dismissed from the Hyattsville, Md. school’s squad after allegedly paying for prostitutes during an out-of-state road trip game, according to reports. According to The Washington Post, one of the players’ parents said the group hired three prostitutes from an online Web site and […]

Penn National Gaming and MGM Resorts International are spending millions of dollars in the fight over a possible National Harbor Casino. According to campaign finance reports seen by the {AFRO} on the Maryland Board of Elections web site, Penn National Gaming has contributed nearly $5.5 million to Get the Facts – Vote No On 7, […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III introduced a plan last fall and has seen it through to a November referendum where Maryland voters get to decide its fate. Baker wants a Las Vegas-style casino hotel at National Harbor where guests and visitors can enjoy gaming and other entertainment. In a county looking to […]