Cheltenham News

A 17-year-old was charged with malicious destruction of property valued at less than $500 after a sprinkler head was vandalized inside the Cheltenham Youth Facility on Frank Tippett Road in Prince George's ...

By Steven Pearlstein Monday, April 21, 2008; Page D01 For decades, residents of Prince George's County complained that the business community had snubbed them, refusing to invest in commercial development that ... via Washington Post

Volunteer auctioneer J.T. Hinkle, center, of Bel Alton closes the bidding on 200 bales of hay Saturday at the last hay auction for the season at the Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market in Cheltenham. via The Independent

April 22, 2008 * P.O. Box 203 * Westminster * MD * 21158 * Ph: 410-875-5449 * Fax: 410-875-5401 * E-mail: ctimes@lcniofmd.com Race season upon us ELEANOR TAYLOR 16.APR.08 As welcome as spring is, local ... via Community Times

“It's a great opportunity for state-level decision makers to focus on things that are going on in Hagerstown and Washington County”

Gov. Martin O'Malley and his cabinet will hold office in Hagerstown on May 8 as part of a program that was designed to bring the state government to the people. via Herald-Mail

April 22, 2008 * P.O. Box 203 * Westminster * MD * 21158 * Ph: 410-875-5449 * Fax: 410-875-5401 * E-mail: ctimes@lcniofmd.com Little noticed bill are big help for Marylanders DAN K. MORHAIM 16.APR.08 Each ... via Community Times

“In Southern Maryland, at least, the deer damage wasn't as much of an issue because so many crops were just a total loss anyway”

Crop damage from animals dropped $1.4 million in Maryland between 2007 and 2006, a new survey said, likely because of a smaller, drought-stricken crop last summer. via The Capital

Charles County Commission for Women will meet April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the county government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. via The Independent

PRINCE GEORGE'S CO., Md. -- Friday was described as a routine day inside the paramedic office at Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department's Station 847. via FireHouse.com

Tuesday, April 8, 2008; Page B04 A look at where some bills stood when the session ended at midnight. via The Washington Post

“It's incumbent upon us to do a better job getting that word out”

Drivers won't have to hang up cell phones, nooses won't be added to hate crimes laws and malt liquor drinks can be sold alongside beer for at least another year. via WTOP

“It is too important not to pass.”

Maryland's Senate has made a statement that it wants more relief for residents saddled with rising electricity bills. via Hometown Annapolis

“Has it been told to you that that's a deal breaker?”

The Maryland Senate voted overwhelmingly today to give preliminary approval to legislation that would establish an independent state authority to take over Prince George's County's ailing hospital system as it ... via The Washington Post

Maryland State Police have charged a 35-year-old Prince George's County man with the killing and armed robbery that occurred on the shoulder of Interstate 95 near Route 24 early Tuesday.

Demetrius D. Lovelace, 35, of Temple Hills, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Alan Zurita, 29, of Havre de Grace . He is incarcerated in the Harford County Detention Center without bail and additional charges are anticipated, police said.

Zurita was shot in the chest and left on the shoulder the highway about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. He died about two hours later at Upper Chesapeake Hospital Center in Bel Air. Read more

A bill to expand the use of speed cameras in Prince George's County has received preliminary approval from the Maryland Senate after a close vote.

The bill was prompted by eight deaths last month at an illegal drag race near Accokeek. It would allow county authorities to put speed cameras on highways with speed limits above 55 mph.

Opponents say the bill isn't about traffic safety, but is designed just to raise money. Supporters say no one will get tickets if they obey the law.

Speed cameras would not be used Interstate 495 in Prince Georges or on Route 50 or Route 301. Read more

“We could save the money we're about to spend on this report, and I could tell you the outcome right now”

COMMENT Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, March 25, 2008; Page B01 Maryland lawmakers advanced bills yesterday to take over the ailing Prince George's County hospital system, curb emissions believed to ... via The Washington Post

A Prince George's County man was charged yesterday with eight counts of distributing child pornography and related crimes stemming from an investigation into indecent images being traded on the Internet, according to authorities.

Paul M. Dodson, 34, of the 7200 block of Jaywick Ave. in Fort Washington, surrendered to Maryland State Police in Forestville, according to police.

State police said in a statement that troopers assigned to the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began their investigation early last year when they found images of children engaged in sex acts on the Internet and traced them to the suspect's computer at his house. Read more

U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn of Maryland, a Democrat who was defeated in last month's primary, said today he plans to resign from Congress in June to become a partner in a Washington law firm.

Wynn, 56, lost his bid for a ninth term when he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Donna Edwards, a party activist and outspoken critic of the Iraq war. The heavily Democratic district contains portions of Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

In a statement, Wynn said it was a 'great honor' to serve the district but said 'it is time to move into another phase of my life.' He said he accepted an offer to become a partner with Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Read more

“If we don't have our DNA, we don't have anything.”

A divisive crime-fighting bill that would allow Maryland to collect DNA samples from people not yet convicted of a crime won approval yesterday in the state legislature. via Washington Times

“I have concern we're spending money on kids that want to get out of school”

By Lisa Rein Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 22, 2008; Page B02 Maryland high school students would have to stay in school until they turn 17, a year later than current law requires, under a bill ... via The Washington Post