Prince George's County

    Maryland man serving in Israel Defense Forces killed by Hezbollah missile
    Omer Balva, of Rockville, was killed near the Israel-Lebanon border by an antitank missile fired by the militant group Hezbollah, according to The Washington Post.
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    Video: Marshals swarm train station to arrest Jason Billingsley in killing of tech CEO
    Jason Billingsley had been on the run for days after an alleged crime spree in Baltimore. Surrounded in Bowie, he raised his arms and surrendered.
    Jason Billingsley raises his hands as he’s apprehended at a Bowie train station on Sept. 30, 2023, in this still image taken from surveillance video obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
    How two-dozen Prince George’s County schools drastically improved English test scores
    Several school leaders said they used data to target help for struggling students.
    A little boy takes a standardized test on a laptop.
    Bowie State adds police, security measures in wake of shooting
    In a letter to the school, Bowie State president Aminta Breaux told students and staff to expect “an increased presence of police and security officers with support from local police agencies and security services.”
    Maryland State Police said Sunday they found two male victims with non-life-threatening injuries in front of Bowie State University’s Center for Business and Graduate Studies.
    2 community colleges receive grants for commercial driver’s license programs
    Prince George’s Community College and Community College of Baltimore County received $173,640 and $197,410 respectively, to help with the cost of tuition for veterans, refugees and the underserved.
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks before President Joe Biden’s visit to Baltimore on Jan. 30, 2023. Biden touted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which will help to replace the 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.
    Commentary: Thomas Smallwood’s ‘underground railroad’ freed hundreds in Maryland, D.C.
    Thomas Smallwood led hundreds of enslaved people in Maryland and D.C. to freedom and made a point of letting the public, including enslavers, know what his “underground railroad” had achieved.
    Thomas Smallwood is considered the first person to use the phrase “underground railroad,” which he did when writing about how he led hundreds of enslaved people in Maryland and D.C. to freedom.
    Woman killed in early morning shooting in Laurel
    When police arrived, they found a female victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
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    Bowie gymnast Khoi Young wins 3 medals at world championships
    Young leaves the world championships in Belgium as the most decorated athlete on the U.S. men's team.
    Khoi Young of Bowie brought home two silver medals and a bronze from Belgium.
    Suspect Jason Billingsley apprehended by U.S. Marshals in killing of Baltimore tech CEO
    The registered sex offender was taken into custody after 11 p.m. at a train station in Bowie, U.S. Marshals confirmed.
    Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
    Judge moves Marilyn Mosby’s perjury and fraud case to Greenbelt, orders 2 trials
    Mosby, 43, who was in office from 2015-2023, is charged in U.S. District Court in Baltimore with two counts of perjury and making false statements on a loan application
    Portrait of Marilyn Mosby at the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office.
    Maryland native Frances Tiafoe loses US Open quarterfinal to Ben Shelton
    The matchup, which began in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday evening and ended after midnight on Wednesday, was the first major quarterfinal between two African American men in the Open era, which dates to 1968.
    Frances Tiafoe of the United States reacts against Ben Shelton of the United States during their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Nine of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 5, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    Prince George’s officer suspended after viral video shows him kissing woman, getting in police car
    The video shows a uniformed officer closely embracing and kissing a female before they both hopped in the the backseat of his marked vehicle.
    Odenton farm cows seen roaming miles away in Bowie neighborhood
    The cows have been spotted in more than five places around the streets and neighborhoods of Bowie.
    Credit: CBS News Baltimore.
    Former College Park mayor pleads guilty to child pornography charges
    Patrick Wojahn, 47, pleaded guilty to 60 counts of distribution of child pornography, 40 counts of possession of child pornography and 40 counts of possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute, according to a press release from the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.
    Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
    Too old for gold? Not these senior athletes.
    More than 1,000 medal events took place over twelve 12 days in 21 different, sports including basketball, swimming, table tennis, track and field, and badminton.
    Paul Milewski of Wisconsin,  Robert Koontz, 79, of Waldorf MD, and William Bach of South Carolina, compete in the 100-meter at South Fayette High School, in McDonald, PA, during the National Senior Games, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
    Commanders’ Dan Snyder fined $60 million for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties
    The NFL released a 23-page report detailing the findings of an independent investigation into Snyder’s conduct just minutes after its owners unanimously approved the sale of the Commanders to Josh Harris.
    Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya are both wearing burgundy and gold letterman-style Commanders jackets, surrounded by other members of the organization.
    A 10-year-old from Bowie just made history for his Emmy nomination
    Bowie resident Keivonn Woodard is the first Black deaf actor and the second-youngest actor ever to be nominated for an Emmy for his work on HBO’s “The Last of Us.”
    Keivonn Woodard attends the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO's "The Last Of Us" at Regency Village Theatre on January 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
    Composting will soon be required in Laurel
    The City of Laurel is set to become the first jurisdiction in Maryland that will mandate composting in 2025.
    Freshly screened composted soil sits in the Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility  plant in White Marsh, MD., April 14, 2023.
    Barrier breaker: Isis King prepares for coming season of Amazon Prime’s ‘With Love’
    When the second season of “With Love” premieres June 2 on Amazon Prime, Isis King will continue to make history as one of the few transgender actresses to have a leading role in a major studio-backed romantic comedy.
    Model Isis King attends the GLSEN 2018 Respect Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 21, 2018 in New York City.
    Laurel’s aging former hospital gets a gleaming replacement June 4
    Success of the new University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center will hinge on luring back Prince George’s residents who now get their hospital and outpatient services in other counties.
    The exterior of the new University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center seen in Laurel on Monday, May 15.
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