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35-Year-Old Woman Succumbs To Injuries From Pedestrian Collision In Prince George’s County
BOWIE, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a now fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The victim is 35-year-old Brittany Young of Washington, DC. On April 23, 2024, at approximately 9:15 pm, officers...
Mock Crash Educates Huntingtown Students On The Dangers Of Distracted And Impaired Driving
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. – On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, junior and senior classes from Huntingtown High School attended a “mock crash” scenario depicting distracted and impaired driving to help educate young drivers on the dangers and consequences of doing so. Scenario depicted by Marty Sealey:. HHS administration direct...
Police: DC woman dies 1 week after being hit by car in Bowie
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said a pedestrian died a week after being hit by a car in Bowie. Officers responded to the area of Pleasant Prospect Road and Bishops Content Road at about 9:15 p.m. on April 23. Investigators said a driver hit 35-year-old […]
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system,” Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation “in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder and a gun crime in the fatal shooting of Faheem Ali the year before.
14- and 16-Year-Old Arrested For Schrom Hills Shootings
At a press conference at Schrom Hills Park on Monday, April 29, Greenbelt Chief of Police Richard Bowers announced the arrest of two teenaged suspects in connection with the shooting of five young people that occurred there on April 19, during an unsanctioned Senior Skip Day gathering that drew a flash mob of around 500 people to the park (see the April 25 issue).
Raccoon in College Park tests positive for rabies, health officials say
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (DC News Now) — Health officials said that a rabid raccoon was found in College Park in April. The Prince George’s County Health Department said that the College Park Animal Service Division captured the raccoon alive in the 9500 block of 50th Pl. on April 23 between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. […]
County responds to sewage discharge near Royal Oak
County staff responded to a small sewage leak near Royal Oak earlier this week, according to a press release from the county. On Tuesday, April 30, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Talbot County Sanitary District was notified by a county inspector that the ditch adjacent to the intersection of St. Michaels Road and Royal Oak Road was damp despite there no rain for several days. There was no other evidence of a sewer leak. ...
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