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Education

PGCPS Interim CEO and BOE address issue of missing school funds

Jessica Ricks 2 days ago
Crime

Aisha Braveboy supports the expansion of Grace’s Law

Jessica Ricks 2 days ago
Sports

Williamson scores go-ahead layup, caps off 13-point RCCA comeback

Zach Selby 3 days ago

State

Gov. Hogan Announces New Staff Appointments Stephen Schatz, Allison Mayer
Demetrius Dillard 1 day ago

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed two communications professionals, Stephen Schatz and Allison Mayer, to the state government as dep…

Demetrius Dillard 1 day ago 0 0
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    Aisha Braveboy supports the expansion of Grace’s Law
    Jessica Ricks 2 days ago
  • Education
    Senate bill 128 passes, returns authority of school calendar back to county
    José Umaña 3 days ago

Columns

A day at the White House – Deciphering the president
Paul K. Schwartz 3 days ago

Receiving comments from the current President of the United States is by no means an uncommon occurrence. Deciphering those comments to gain a fuller …

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    Things of which you can be sure
    Paul K. Schwartz 1 week ago
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    It’s about more than a wall
    Paul K. Schwartz 2 weeks ago
News

Gov. Hogan Announces New Staff Appointments Stephen Schatz, Allison Mayer

Demetrius Dillard 1 day ago
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Plans in works to move county toward equity, equality

Carlos Alfaro 2 days ago
Education

PGCPS Interim CEO and BOE address issue of missing school funds

Jessica Ricks 2 days ago
Crime
Aisha Braveboy supports the expansion of Grace’s Law
Jessica Ricks 2 days ago
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DuVal Football HC placed on leave after alleged interaction with student
José Umaña 3 days ago
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PGSPCA receives grant to help sick and injured animals
Jessica Ricks 3 days ago
SYEP Interns Courtesy of Pepco
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Alsobrooks doubles enrollment for Summer Youth Enrichment Program
Jessica Ricks 3 days ago

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Former Raider Faulkner continues successful run at Millersville University
Traevon Benjamin 15 hours ago

GREENBELT – After hitting consecutive game-winners in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in January and averaging 17.5 points in two games for the Millersville University Men’s basketball team…

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Sports
College Sports Notebook: Bowie State men’s b-ball wins home finale
PG Editor 1 day ago

BALTIMORE—The Bowie State University men’s basketball team won its home finale with a 68-66 victory over Chowan University on Feb. 16. [Missed the home finale? View and purchase photos from our photo …

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News
Gov. Hogan Announces New Staff Appointments Stephen Schatz, Allison Mayer
Demetrius Dillard 1 day ago

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed two communications professionals, Stephen Schatz and Allison Mayer, to the state government as deputy chiefs of staff, according to a statement rele…

Demetrius Dillard 1 day ago 0 0
News
Plans in works to move county toward equity, equality
Carlos Alfaro 2 days ago

COLLEGE PARK – With the release of a new report on equity in Prince George’s County and a forum held at the University of Maryland, solutions have been proposed to reach financial equity for communiti…

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Education
PGCPS Interim CEO and BOE address issue of missing school funds
Jessica Ricks 2 days ago

UPPER MARLBORO — After an internal audit of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) found that thousands of dollars in school funds have gone missing over the last few years, Interim CEO Monica …

Jessica Ricks 2 days ago 0 0
Crime
Aisha Braveboy supports the expansion of Grace’s Law
Jessica Ricks 2 days ago

ANNAPOLIS — State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy testified before the Maryland General Assembly in support of Grace’s Law 2.0, an expansion of the law that criminalizes electronic bullying and harassment, …

Jessica Ricks 2 days ago 0 0
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DuVal Football HC placed on leave after alleged interaction with student
José Umaña 3 days ago

LANHAM – Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) and DuVal High School officials confirmed that they have placed their head football coach on leave as an investigation gets underway into an alle…

José Umaña 3 days ago 0 0
News
PGSPCA receives grant to help sick and injured animals
Jessica Ricks 3 days ago

BOWIE — The SPCA/Humane Society of Prince George’s County (PGSPCA) received a $2,500 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) which will go toward its new progr…

Jessica Ricks 3 days ago 0 0
SYEP Interns Courtesy of Pepco
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Alsobrooks doubles enrollment for Summer Youth Enrichment Program
Jessica Ricks 3 days ago

TEMPLE HILLS — Applications for the county’s Summer Youth Enrichment Program (SYEP) opened for the 2019 session on Feb. 1, and through various outreach efforts, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has …

Jessica Ricks 3 days ago 0 0
Education
Senate bill 128 passes, returns authority of school calendar back to county
José Umaña 3 days ago

ANNAPOLIS – A bill that will rescind an executive order by Gov. Larry Hogan and give local public school jurisdictions the power to create a calendar that starts classes before Labor Day passed on Feb…

José Umaña 3 days ago 0 0
Sports
Williamson scores go-ahead layup, caps off 13-point RCCA comeback
Zach Selby 3 days ago

[View and purchase photos from the Game of the Week here!] UPPER MARLBORO – Zaakir Williamson stood under the basket, surrounded by National Christian Academy defenders, as the final seconds of the ga…

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Sports
No. 7 Lady Terps drop Nebraska in 26-point rout
José Umaña 3 days ago

COLLEGE PARK – With seconds ticking away in the third quarter, Blair Watson was in the right place at the right time. Guard Channise Lewis just hit the ground, needing to find a teammate to pass the b…

José Umaña 3 days ago 0 0
Sports
Fox suffers first pro boxing defeat in Kansas to Ergashev
Ron Harris 3 days ago

MULVANE, KANSAS – Forestville native Mykal Fox suffered his first loss as a professional boxer. Shojahon Ergashev won a unanimous decision at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas on Feb. 15 to im…

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Sports
Flowers girls’ completely dismantle Laurel, 68-23
Courtney Jacobs 3 days ago

SPRINGDALE – The Charles Herbert Flowers High School girls varsity basketball team got their ninth-straight victory with a dominant performance on Feb. 14 as they ravaged Laurel, 68-23. [Check out mor…

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Sports
Ivey’s 25 points lead Lady Crusaders past St. Joseph Central
José Umaña 3 days ago

UPPER MARLBORO – Junior Kaylah Ivey tied a career-high 25 points to lead the Riverdale Baptist School’s girls basketball team to a 69-47 victory in the Lady Crusaders regular season finale over St. Jo…

José Umaña 3 days ago 0 0
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Developers, Council Stand Off on Beltway Plaza Mall
William Pitts 1 week ago

GREENBELT – Tension clouded the Greenbelt City Council work session on Feb. 5, as representatives from Rodgers Consulting and Quantum Development found themselves on the hot seat as their Master Devel…

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Sports
Pro Sports Notebook: Wizards made two trades, look to future
Jeff Seidel 1 week ago

BALTIMORE — The Washington Wizards – and team owner Ted Leonsis – had said just days ago that they would not trade any of their big three (John Wall, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter Jr.) at the Feb. 7 trade…

Jeff Seidel 1 week ago 0 0
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Record temperatures in 2018 indicative of climate change
Carlos Alfaro 1 week ago

GREENBELT – Earth’s global surface temperature in 2018 was the fourth hottest since 1880, continuing a streak of record high temperatures, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad…

Carlos Alfaro 1 week ago 0 0
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax under investigation for alleged sexual assault
José Umaña 1 week ago

HYATTSVILLE – As Virginia Lt. and former Hyattsville resident Gov. Justin Fairfax denies two accusations of sexual assault, the president of his former high school agrees with the calls for an investi…

José Umaña 1 week ago 0 0
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Education
Flowers HS Principal on leave following fight with student
José Umaña 1 week ago

SEABROOK – Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) officials confirmed that Charles H. Flowers High School Principal Gorman Brown has been placed on paid administrative leave following footage o…

José Umaña 1 week ago 0 0
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District Council holds oral argument hearing for concrete batching plant
Jessica Ricks 1 week ago

UPPER MARLBORO — The District Council held an oral argument hearing on Feb. 11, after the Port Towns Environmental Action (PTEA) filed an appeal to the Zone Hearing Examiner’s approval of a concrete b…

Jessica Ricks 1 week ago 0 0
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County Executive Alsobrooks joins the Fight For $15
Jessica Ricks 1 week ago

ANNAPOLIS — During a public hearing for the Maryland General Assembly’s Economic Matters Committee, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks spoke in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 on Feb. 8. Th…

Jessica Ricks 1 week ago 0 0
Education
County Council and VPP expand program to assist county nonprofits
Jessica Ricks 1 week ago

UPPER MARLBORO — As part of its ongoing initiative to strengthen nonprofit organizations throughout Prince George’s County, and in turn, better serve the county’s youth, the Prince George’s County Cou…

Jessica Ricks 1 week ago 0 0
Education
Study explores link between health, school absenteeism
Jessica Ricks 1 week ago

UPPER MARLBORO — With 15 percent of students in the U.S. being chronically absent from school and Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) students nearly twice that amount, The American Academy …

Jessica Ricks 1 week ago 0 0
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Moore leads DeMatha over Paul VI in close rematch
Demetrius Dillard 1 week ago

HYATTSVILLE — In a rematch between the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference’s (WCAC) top two teams, DeMatha Catholic High School and Paul VI Catholic High School, the Panthers were on their way to …

Demetrius Dillard 1 week ago 0 0
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LeGendre, Hazel, lead talented Maryland recruiting class
Zach Selby 1 week ago

COLLEGE PARK — With his staff surrounding him, University of Maryland Head Coach Mike Locksley was at one end of the table with a live feed of four-star quarterback Lance LeGendre’s commitment video p…

Zach Selby 1 week ago 0 0
Sports
Eleanor Roosevelt cruises to huge win over DuVal
Courtney Jacobs 1 week ago

GREENBELT – The Eleanor Roosevelt High School boys basketball team has been on a tear lately as they dominated teams at will over the last couple of games. That streak continued on Feb. 7 with their t…

Courtney Jacobs 1 week ago 0 0
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Lady Yellow Jackets fly past Largo, 71-58
José Umaña 1 week ago

[See more from Gwynn Park vs. Largo in our Photo Gallery here!] BRANDYWINE – With less than two minutes to go and momentum slowly shifting away from her team, Denai Bowman began a slow dribble to midc…

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Flowers student-athletes celebrated on National Signing Day
José Umaña 1 week ago

SPRINGDALE – Charles H. Flowers High School student-athletes gathered together to celebrate their accomplishments and announce what college they would attend in the fall during National Signing Day on…

José Umaña 1 week ago 0 0
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College Park Department of Public Works to publicize snow removal tracker link
PG Editor 2 weeks ago

By: Yakira Cohen The College Park City Council met with Department of Public Works officials on Feb. 5 regarding the publication of their snow removal tracker link, an initiative that will improve res…

PG Editor 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Laurel Hosts Second Annual Health Fair
William Pitts 2 weeks ago

LAUREL – County citizens learned ways to live a healthier lifestyle at the second annual City of Laurel Health Fair on Jan. 28. From noon to 4 p.m., community-based health organizations of all kinds f…

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Education, beautification are county priorities for Executive Alsobrooks
Zach Selby 2 weeks ago

UPPER MARLBORO – Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks touted education reform and county beautification as top priorities for her administration at the first community conversation on Ja…

Zach Selby 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Legislative measures call for enhanced safety provisions along Route 210
Demetrius Dillard 2 weeks ago

OXON HILL — A number of recent tragedies that occurred on Indian Head Highway have become a significant source of concern in the region, and Maryland Del. Kriselda Valderrama (District 26) along with …

Demetrius Dillard 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Cardin and Van Hollen meet with federal workers to discuss shutdown aftermath
Jessica Ricks 2 weeks ago

BOWIE — Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) met with federal government employees and contractors along with members of the faith community on Feb. 2 at Greater Mt. Nebo AME Churc…

Jessica Ricks 2 weeks ago 0 0
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SMADC awards grants to Prince George’s County farms
Jessica Ricks 2 weeks ago

UPPER MARLBORO — The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) awarded a total of $22,845 in grants to 15 farms, seven from Prince George’s County, through their SMADC Farmer Mini-…

Jessica Ricks 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Metro holds public hearing on FY2020 budget
Jessica Ricks 2 weeks ago

GREENBELT — In an effort to improve its fiscal year 2020 budget and Capital Improvement Strategic plan, Metro held its second of three public hearings to get feedback from the public on Jan. 31 at the…

Jessica Ricks 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Loh not retiring, staying on as UMD president
José Umaña 2 weeks ago

COLLEGE PARK – After announcing his decision to step down and retire at the end of the 2019 spring semester as the president of the University of Maryland, it was announced that Wallace Loh will be st…

José Umaña 2 weeks ago 0 0
Sports
Pro Sports Notebook: Capitals end losing streak, Wizards fall, Reed going to HOF
Jeff Seidel 2 weeks ago

BALTIMORE—The Washington Capitals came out of the All-Star break and quickly ended their seven-game losing streak, topping the Western Conference-leading Calgary Flames, 4-3, on Feb. 1 at home. But th…

Jeff Seidel 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Lady Bulldogs coast past Elizabeth City, pick up major win
Demetrius Dillard 2 weeks ago

BOWIE — The Bowie State University (BSU) women’s basketball team opened up the season on fire but entered a matchup against Elizabeth City State University hoping to rebound from losing three of its l…

Demetrius Dillard 2 weeks ago 0 0
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McNamara overcomes 14-point deficit, escapes Bishop O’Connell
Zach Selby 2 weeks ago

FORESTVILLE — Kenneth Womack stood all alone at the 3-point line late in the fourth quarter, poised to give Bishop McNamara High School the momentum it desperately needed to close out a three-game hom…

Zach Selby 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Maryland improves to 19-2, 7-0 all-time against Wisconsin
Eva Paspalis 2 weeks ago

COLLEGE PARK – The Big Ten conference is lauded for its level of competitiveness and the caliber of the teams that call the conference home. Which makes it all the more impressive, then, that since jo…

Eva Paspalis 2 weeks ago 0 0
Sports
Prince George’s Community College gets win over Garrett College in home finale
Courtney Jacobs 2 weeks ago

LARGO – After a tough loss to Cecil College on Jan. 30, the Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) men’s basketball team bounced back on Feb. 2 with a 71-61 win over Garrett College. PGCC’s bench pl…

Courtney Jacobs 2 weeks ago 0 0
Sports
Lady Crusaders bounce back in win over NCA
José Umaña 2 weeks ago

[View and purchase photos from our spread gallery online by clicking here!] UPPER MARLBORO – Junior Synia Johnson scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Riverdale Baptist School’s girls basketball t…

José Umaña 2 weeks ago 0 0
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Pro Sports Recap: Caps stumble into All-Star break
Jeff Seidel 3 weeks ago

BALTIMORE—The Washington Capitals made their money and won the Stanley Cup last season thanks to, despite what many might believe, a very solid and tough defense that made life difficult for their opp…

Jeff Seidel 3 weeks ago 0 0
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Local sisters appear on The Ellen Show for cheesecake business
Jessica Ricks 3 weeks ago

  OXON HILL — While furloughed during the government shutdown, local sisters Jaqi Wright and Nikki Howard made the best of a bad situation when they started their own cheesecake business and were…

Jessica Ricks 3 weeks ago 0 0
Sports
College Sports Update: Maryland Women top Indiana on the road
Jeff Seidel 3 weeks ago

BALTIMORE—The University of Maryland women’s basketball team has been on a roll lately, and they kept going on Jan. 27 in Indiana. The No. 10 Terps got a season-high 25 points from Kaila Charles plus …

Jeff Seidel 3 weeks ago 0 0
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County focus on providing food during government shutdown
José Umaña 3 weeks ago

SEABROOK – For the last two weeks of the 35-day government shutdown, Prince George’s County officials have emphasized the need for access to food for furloughed employees and contractors to ensure tha…

José Umaña 3 weeks ago 0 0
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Drunk driver charged in fatal Oxon Hill crash, claims the lives of three
Demetrius Dillard 3 weeks ago

UPPER MARLBORO — A grand jury has indicted a man who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol causing a fatal multi-vehicle accident that killed three young children and critically injured…

Demetrius Dillard 3 weeks ago 0 0
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Supreme Court sets Peace Cross oral argument date and rules
José Umaña 3 weeks ago

SEABROOK – The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the future of the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial, known locally as the Peace Cross, on Feb. 27, according to their term docke…

José Umaña 3 weeks ago 0 0
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PGCPS makes progress with graduation audit recommendations
Jessica Ricks 3 weeks ago

UPPER MARLBORO — After an update on the graduation audit that began in 2017, the Maryland State Board of Education approved of the progress that Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) has made …

Jessica Ricks 3 weeks ago 0 0
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