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Prince George’s County police officer injured after getting into car crash
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Prince George’s County police officer was taken to the hospital to be treated after a car crash Tuesday evening. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said an officer was driving in the 2400 block of Chillum Rd. when he got into a car crash. That […]
Finding childcare in Maryland is hard. Finding good childcare is even harder
When Stephanie Jovine searched for child care for her nearly 4-year-old daughter LuzMarie in Prince George’s County in 2015, she found two options, both of them bad. Jovine couldn’t afford the first one, and the second denied the young girl snacks and then sheets for sleeping. “I was so upset, you know, it was so hard to trust anyone,” said Jovine, a teacher in the District of Columbia Public Schools...
2 dead, 1 hurt in DC crash after police chase from Annapolis
Two people were killed and a third person was hurt after police pursued armed robbery suspects from Annapolis, through Prince George’s County and into Southeast D.C., where the suspects’ car crashed, authorities say. A white BMW crashed into a tree in the 4100 block of Southern Avenue SE...
3 dogs stolen from owners at gunpoint in DC, Prince George's County
WASHINGTON - Police in both D.C. and Prince George’s County are investigating the theft of three dogs, taken from their owners at gunpoint over the weekend. In D.C., police say the dog was stolen Saturday night on Fort Davis Street in Southeast. In Prince George’s County, the theft happened around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Both dog owners say a gun was involved.
Prince George’s County Business Updates
Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. Penn Forest Shopping Center Sells for $7.4 Million. Facilitated by Marcus and Millichapp, Forestville’s Penn Forest Shopping Center was sold to Alexandria-based Woodmont Properties for $7.4 million on June 20. The plaza’s Dollar General and CSL Plasma, which opened...
Pair arrested for alleged Chesapeake Beach pharmacy break-in
A 34-year-old Montgomery County man and as 31-year-old Prince George’s County man are both behind bars for their alleged roles in the break-in at a Chesapeake Beach pharmacy on June 26. According to court records, Aaron David Dickerson of Germantown is charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree burglary in connection with the alleged break-in at CVS Pharmacy. The other suspect, identified as Tevin Denzel Smith of Suitland, has been charged with conspiracy. ...
Man found shot, dead inside home in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said a man was found shot inside a home early Tuesday morning. PGPD said that at about 2:40 a.m., it responded to the 6800 block of Old Branch Ave for a shooting. The man died at the scene. Police said […]
Court denies restraining order against Prince George's County firefighter relocation plan
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) filed in response to Prince George’s County’s firefighter relocation plan was denied on Monday, according to City of Greenbelt officials. The TRO was filed on Friday, June 28 by the City of Greenbelt, the Town of...
LaTanya Lisa Lee Arrested For Hit-Run, Fleeing From Sheriff
LaTanya Lisa Lee, 31, has been identified as the driver apprehended following an early morning hit-and-run at around 2 a.m. at the St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf, authorities announced on Tuesday. While investigating the reported crash, officers say that they spotted Lee, who proceeded to flee, striking two patrol...
High Schoolers Help Create Inexpensive Water-Monitoring Buoys on St. Marys River
The newest technology in Chesapeake Bay water quality monitoring is here, and high school students are partly responsible for creating it—at a fraction of the cost of typical water quality monitors. Southern Maryland students and their teacher have been building and deploying automated buoys called Bay Observation Boxes (BOBs)....
Little Eagles can develop skills at basketball camp
Inside the spacious North Point High School gymnasium each week through most of July, the sounds of numerous boys and girls participating in the 19th annual Little Eagles Basketball Camp provides an audible reminder to past and present campers about the intrinsic value of the entire experience. North Point High School boys basketball coach Jimmy Ball has been overseeing the Charles County Parks and Recreation Little Eagles camp since the school opened nearly 20 years ago. Now, several of his former campers and North Point...
Collating equity in Southern Maryland
What began as a topic of conversation less than a decade ago, the Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition has since expanded into a grand sum of 31 organizations working together to elevate the history of Black, Indigenous and other people of color across Southern Maryland. Although the local history of Black and Indigenous people in the region is referenced in books, members and organizers of the coalition have sought to make it more accessible through a comprehensive and easily searchable website. Their mission is...
The road AHEAD: Maryland to be a test-subject state in new federal hospital model
Maryland will be one of two test-subject states for a new federal program that officials hope will improve patient outcomes and bridge inequities while constraining hospital and medical costs. The post The road AHEAD: Maryland to be a test-subject state in new federal hospital model appeared first on Maryland Matters.
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