Category: Prince George’s County News

Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler will host a Homeowner Relief and Foreclosure Prevention Workshop at noon March 31 in Capitol Heights, Md. The workshop, spawned by the $954 million mortgage servicing settlement reached by the attorney general’s office, will help homeowners learn about housing mortgage settlements and allow them to talk with an independent housing […]

Prince George’s County Police are on the lookout for a pair of suspects after two women in different parts of the county were sexually assaulted last week. One incident took place in Chillum Heights. Police say the suspect entered an apartment in the 400 block of Greenlawn Drive at about 6 a.m. The suspect was […]

Duplicating what Baltimore and the state has done, Prince George’s County launched CountyStat on March 26 in an effort to create more transparency and accountability in government. “CountyStat signals a new era of openness and accountability in Prince George’s.” stated Baker. “By monitoring performance, promoting innovation, and sharing our findings with the public, CountyStat will […]

A Congressional Democrat is defending the Affordable Care Act as Tea Party groups prepare for a March 24 rally against President Obama’s health care reform measures. Rep. Donna Edwards (D.-Md.) recently testified in front of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations in favor of the law. “I was honored to preside […]

Prince George’s Community College was recognized by the White House once again last week as President Barack Obama visited the school to give a speech on energy. “It’s great to be back in Maryland,” he said. “It’s great to be here at Prince George’s Community College.” Obama is no stranger to giving speeches in Prince […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker testified before a House of Delegates committee last week in an effort to drum up support for table gaming in the state. Baker has contended that the only way to have a gaming facility in Prince George’s is to have a high-end resort casino similar to ones found in […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker released his budget for fiscal year 2013 despite the uncertainty of a potentially devastating shift of teacher’s pensions from the state to the counties. “When we looked at this budget, we asked ourselves ‘why not?’” Baker said. “We knew that during the FY 2013 budget process that we would […]

A Bowie man was sentenced to over three years in prison after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud charges. Charles Donaldson, 58, devised a scheme that caused the issuance of over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans resulting in a $1.2 million loss of equity in the homes. “Charles Donaldson promised to rescue homeowners who were […]

The deadline to submit applications for Prince George’s County Public Schools Specialty Programs and public charter school lottery is March 16. The lottery is open to all students who are residents of the county. According to the PGCPS, the computerized lottery assigns random numbers to each application. Then applications are sorted based on the randomly […]

A University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) student was arrested, March 11, after allegedly making various threats on the Internet to shoot students in a common area on campus. The student, 19-year-old Alexander Song, was apprehended by police after several calls were made to notify them of the comments on sites such as the UMD […]

Prince George’s Community College’s Center for Minority Business Development (CMBD) will hold a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Procurement and Business Development Conference April 26 to discuss procurement challenges, improve programs, build skills and develop networking opportunities. “Our organization’s mission is to work with local minority businesses to expand their capabilities, business opportunities and knowledge about […]

A Prince George’s County Police Department executive review panel charged a county councilwoman with reckless driving nearly two weeks after she was let off with a slap on the wrist. Prince George’s County Councilwoman Karen Toles initially got off easy after she was pulled over going 105 miles per hour on the Beltway. Toles was […]