Bladensburg News

History buff Dick Charlton of Beltsville stands at the site of the Battle of Bladensburg, which took place during the War of 1812.

Olamilekan Solarin celebrates with classmates as they graduate from Bladensburg High School at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.

Bladensburg's Town Council unanimously approved its fiscal 2010 budget Monday night, cutting merit and cost-of-living increases, but earmarking money to pay for public works equipment and road improvements.

Two armed gunmen robbed a SunTrust Bank in Bladensburg Tuesday morning, according to Bladensburg Police.

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded Maryland more than $130 million to fund clean water projects, including the Chesapeake Bay cleanup.

Maryland was handed nearly $122 million Tuesday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund drinking water projects and improve water quality as part of the federal government's latest round of stimulus spending.

Maryland will receive nearly $122 million in federal stimulus funds to help boost the state water infrastructure projects and improve the Chesapeake Bay.

Arson investigators are looking into another suspicious fire in an abandoned home in Prince George's County.

Cottage City's proposed fiscal 2010 budget reduces the real property tax rate and includes money for a senior bus line.

LARGO, Md. -- On Friday, wiring inside the ladder truck from the Bladensburg fire station caught fire.

An attorney for convicted ax murderer Bruce R. Banther, found guilty three times of the February 1997 slaying of Dennis Ravers, argued Thursday that the state ran afoul of a Delaware Supreme Court order in winning the latest conviction of his client.

Archaeologist Vincent Shirbach of Emmitsburg hands a bucket of soil to archaeologist Benjamin Stewart of Brunswick to be sifted through at the archaeological dig Friday at the Magruder House in Bladensburg.

A local resident has purchased a diner that is now enroute to NE DC. The diner's destination is a former used car lot at 1050 Bladensburg Road.

Fencing maker Sonco Worldwide Inc. today announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, creating 40 jobs by 2012.

Ohmer Webb runs a diagnostic on Washington, D.C., resident Eric Wright's truck Tuesday at Bladensburg Automatic Transmission Service.

A total of seven people have now been arrested in the slaying of a teen found dead in a Gaithersburg park in January.

Two veteran Beltway super middleweights will battle for the Maryland Super Middleweight championship on the next Baltimore Pro Boxing card on Friday, May 29 at Du Burns Arena in Baltimore.

Five Allegany College of Maryland students were arrested early Friday after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a Frostburg State University student on the FSU campus, according to the C3I Unit.

Commuters on various state roads and highways will face delays next week as Maryland's State Highway Administration will be cleaning and repairing bridges in Prince George's County.

Sources say investigators raided a Prince George's County fire house, weeks after claims that a number of volunteers might be responsible for a series of arsons.