Bowie News

Two Md. residents pleaded guilty Monday and Tuesday to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage scheme involving the purchase of two properties located on North Patterson Park Avenue in Baltimore, Md.

A former driver of a shuttle service for disabled passengers is expected to face a Prince George's County jury Tuesday after a rider accused him of sexual assault during a trip home to Bowie, Md.

This gated estate sits on over 2.5 acres of subdividable property, with a landscaped yard, and pond with a waterfall.

The ninth annual Heritage Film Festival is set for April 17 to 19 at the South Bowie Library in Bowie, Md.

Instead of working her four-hour shift at Laurel Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Andrea Magel of Bowie marched outside the building with about 30 other employees, chanting “Gotta feed my children, gotta pay my rent, ask Dimensions where the money went.” The Laurel sidewalk was one of three Prince George's County locations where ... (more)

President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Bladensburg High School April 7, 2014 in Bladensburg, Maryland.

Bowie residents can keep unused prescription drugs out of the landfill and away from kids by dropping them off at a Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 26 at the Bowie Police Department.

Here's a sampling of recent job postings in and around Prince George's County: Lead Park Police Communications Technician at The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Co.

With the last of the winter storms apparently behind them, some Prince George's County municipalities are surveying the damage incurred - to their bank accounts.

A Bowie Police Officer assists the dog, Otis, with an oxygen mask designed for pets on Oct. 23, 2013 after a home caught on fire in Bowie.

Donation boxes for used books have been stationed around Bowie, including this one at Samuel Ogle Middle School.

Bowie residents could have four more police officers patrolling the streets and a new non-emergency hotline for city services without seeing an increase in their property taxes for a fifth year in a row - a first in the city's history.

A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Dr. Keith Dunleavy, Founder and CEO, Inovalona Most of the news surrounding the state of healthcare is depressing.

Sherman McAlpin, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who currently works for the Department of the Navy at the Pentagon, poses at his home in Bowie, Md., on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, with a photograph of himself as a boy with his father, Harry McAlpin, a Kentucky lawyer, civil rights activist and the first black reporter to cover a presidential news ... (more)

A Bowie man is in critical condition at Baltimore Shock Trauma after his vehicle crashed into a tree Monday morning in Gambrills.

The eighth annual Come Home to Howard County fair on Saturday, April 12 attracted 900 people who spent half of a sunny, 70-degree day at Long Reach High School, sitting in information sessions, taking community tours and hoping to win a housing lottery.

Pleasant Prospect was built in the late 1700s by Dr. Issac Duckett and restored by the current owners.

An Upper Marlboro charter school may not move to a new building after the church that currently houses the school has agreed to negotiate a new lease and help pay for improved Internet infrastructure.

And it's not because of a poor evaluation, burnout or budget cuts. The county school system sent letters to Ciocon and about 150 other foreign teachers - most of whom are from the Philippines - telling them that the district no longer plans to sponsor temporary work visas or permanent residency.

Sherman McAlpin, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who currently works for the Department of the Navy at the Pentagon, poses at his home in Bowie, Md., on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, with a photograph of himself as a boy with his father, Harry McAlpin, a Kentucky lawyer, civil rights activist and the first black reporter to cover a presidential news ... (more)