Bowie News

Barbara Simon of Greenbelt teaches Abrielle Pearson , 6, of Lanham and Tiffany Bland, 7, of Hyattsville during Simon's painting class at the Greenbelt Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon.

A Bowie, Md., is accused of assaulting a police officer who responded to the report of a fight on North Main Street near West 10th Street at about 2:50 a. m. Wednesday, Jamestown police said.. Jermaine J. Gordon, 21, was charged with assault, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, felony criminal mischief, criminal impersonation ...

A state panel charged with finding buyers for the troubled Prince George's County hospital system said Monday it would like to look at other options to bail out the financially ailing hospitals - an announcement made the same day the panel was supposed to reveal the names of prospective buyers for the medical centers.

KIPP Ujima Academy student Sharayna Phipps, second from right, describes her school as the Rev.

The terrible human being known as John Allen Muhammad - aka "the D.C. sniper" - is dead.

This is part of an ongoing series of state-specific resources for African-American genealogy research.

Mitchellville resident Derrick Leon Davis , 42, announced Tuesday that he is running for the Prince George's County Council District 6 seat in the November 2010 elections.

Wendy Daly, a 54-year-old Spring Garden Township resident, lived in Bowie, Md., during the Beltway Sniper's reign of terror.

Early the next morning, a landscaper was fatally shot in nearby Rockville, also by a .223-caliber bullet.

The Bowie Senior Center Chorale is scheduled to perform a holiday concert of 1950s rock 'n' roll as well as Christmas classics at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 3:33 pm US/Eastern OXON HILL, Md. Prince George's County fire officials credit two men with pulling a woman from her burning car after an accident in Oxon Hill.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - A grand jury indicted two volunteer Prince George's County firefighters on arson and burglary charges Thursday.

BOWIE, MD, November 4, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Larry D. Rich, Principal of Sligo Adventist School, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in education administration.

Audrey Scott, a former Ehrlich administration official, is the clear front-runner to be the next Maryland Republican Party chairman, with the withdrawal of her chief rival.

"This is one of the most haunted spots in Maryland," she says. Crime map Search for information about crimes in Anne Arundel County by specifying an incident type, time period and/or location Around Arundel Images from around the county - see what's going on in your neighborhood Readers Respond The Sun welcomes comments from readers.

Springhill Lake Elementary School third-graders received a sweet surprise from Prince George's County Councilwoman Ingrid Turner of Bowie, who donated the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" to each student in a class and read aloud chapters of the book.

Lights, camera, tickets. In Prince George's County, that will soon be the case for many speeders.

It is entirely fitting that Attic Books operates out of what was once the Greyhound bus depot at Route 1 and Main Street.

The federal government's unprecedented campaign to protect the nation against the swine flu pandemic has gotten off to a sputtering start, frustrating parents, pregnant women and others anxious to get immunized against the new virus.

Bowie area parents came to a school boundary meeting Tuesday armed with suggestions - and one petition - to guide Prince George's County officials as they consider enrollment adjustments.