Beltsville News Archives

Witches, beware. Mummies, be gone. Halloween may be a celebration of all things creepy and macabre, but a growing number of US communities are shunning traditional ghoulish festivities, seen by some as tainted by association with paganism and the occult.

Maryland residents got the chance to sound off on the proposed tolls for the Intercounty Connector on Wednesday night.

Maryland's primary elections are 11 months away, but that hasn't stopped a number of area residents from tossing their hats into some of the 2010 election races.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - The Prince George's County Council is holding a hearing Monday night on the most sweeping overhaul of transportation planning in more than 25 years.

Many residents said Monday night that toll rates along the Intercounty Connector - a highway that will link Prince George's and Montgomery counties - could make the 18.8-mile highway too expensive for daily usage by many motorists.

High Point High School drum major Alex Hendricks , 16, of Beltsville and flutist Korina Castillo, 17, of Beltsville dance Oct.

Prince George's County firefighters work to rescue residents trapped by a fire Saturday morning at the Empirian Village apartments in Greenbelt.

Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville was blocked off Friday evening from Lincoln Avenue to Garrett Avenue while police investigated the attempted robbery of an armored truck and an ensuing standoff.

A worker at Washington Dulles International Airport has been arrested after running away from a security official who questioned the man about not wearing his security badge.

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: VIRGINIA 'S BUDGET WOES Virginia's cash picture continues to darken.The latest snapshot of state revenue collections shows that general fund collections dropped 7.5 percent in September compared with the same month a year ago.

BELTSVILLE, Md. - Prince George's County police have identified the officers in a police-involved shooting in Beltsville on Friday, and the suspect who was shot.

Members of the public are invited to attend two meetings this week on proposed tolls along the yet-to-be-built Intercounty Connector in suburban Maryland.

Agricultural Research Service scientists may soon find a way to enhance the weed-killing capabilities of a cereal grain that enriches the soil when used as a winter cover crop.

A man who police say fired shots at an armored car on the Beltway is shot by police after he barricades himself in a house in Beltsville, Prince George's County.

Prince Georges County Police have shot one man and have surrounded another after the men tried to rob an armored car.

Armed bandits led police on a wild chase with shots fired Friday afternoon after an attempt armored car heist on Powder Mill Rd at Allview Dr in the Calverton area.

The fire at a Beltsville, MD home started on Tuesday morning while the Aquilar family were sleeping.

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A Maryland woman has plead guilty to writing company checks to herself and depositing the money into her own account while she was an insurance claims adjuster Shironda Aretha Jones, 32, of Beltsville, pleaded guilty to a single count of felony theft scheme over $500. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch sentenced Jones to a suspended ...

A barking family dog and a smoke alarm are credited with saving a Prince George's County family from its burning home Tuesday.

Prince George's County fire officials said a family's barking dog alerted them to a fire and enabled them to escape without injury.

Prince George's Fire officials have confirmed that they are investigating a one-alarm house fire in Beltsville, Md.on Tuesday.

Sisters January Carter , 4, and Atayvia Nelson, 7, both of Largo, test pinwheels they made Saturday afternoon while learning about wind energy at the second annual Prince George's GreenFest, held at Prince George's Community College in Largo.

What would you say if you heard the U.S. Army has four video surveillance installations that are based on Apple's OSX operating system, and use Apple servers? Or that a large government entity had just initiated an all-Apple installation? The government doesn't use Apple, does it? Chris Gettings, CEO and president of VideoNEXT, a video management ...

An updated version of the Agricultural Research Service's flagship nutrient database has been launched by ARS, the principal intramural scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture .

A New Zealand family's trip to the U.S. took an unfortunate turn for the worse when a fire destroyed their 40-foot recreational vehicle Oct.

Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered why Holsteins-bred to produce more milk-are less fertile than before breeding efforts were stepped up to increase dairy production: It's in their DNA.

Dimensions Healthcare, the management company that runs Prince George's hospital system, appears to be the front-runner to buy the three county-owned facilities in a government sale, officials said at a meeting Wednesday.

A 40-foot recreational vehicle used by a New Zealand family of four while visiting the United States was destroyed by fire Thursday morning.