Fort Washington News

A former financial analyst for the Patent and Trademark Office has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from a government account.

A would-be robber was killed Tuesday night during a robbery attempt at the Food Zone at Livingston and Old Fort Roads in Fort Washington.

An apparent robbery led to a shootout that killed a man in a convenience store in Prince George's County.

Federal prosecutors say two men, including a former Prince George's County Police officer, have been indicted in an attempted break-in at a bank.

Ice sculptures of penguins are displayed at the Gaylord National's ICE! exhibit, a 15,000-sq-ft winter wonderland created from 2mn lb of ice, at National Harbor in Fort Washington, Maryland, on Saturday.

The health department in Prince George's County is giving the public a number of opportunities to get a free H1N1 Flu vaccine this week.

The University of Maryland Boxing Club is hosting a collegiate boxing tournament at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD on Saturday, November 7. Among the schools scheduled to join Maryland in this event are: Defending Collegiate National Champion Army The Naval Academy Georgetown Penn State Virginia Military Institute.

The Oxon Hill High School Choir, performing Oct. 15 at the school, has recently been nominated for a Stellar Award, the highest award given in the field of gospel music throughout the nation, that will be given out in January.

Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson and congressional leaders united Monday to discuss having secured $15.6 million in federal public safety funding for the county - an announcement that was previously made in July when U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden made a stop in the county.

Dawson believes his studio makes the dreams of local aspiring artists more accesible.

Artist Sally Parker of Fort Washington paints near the Bumpy Oak Road crossing of the Indian Head Rail Trail.

It turns out that Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD will host a weekend of amateur boxing this weekend.

At the third annual State School System Address on Tuesday night, Prince George's County Superintendent William Hite Jr.

The promotional group W.I.S.T will put on their third all-female "Road to London" amateur boxing card on Saturday, October 10th at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.

Two men have been arrested for the attempted carjacking and shooting last week of a Prince George's County police officer.

Nearly 80 percent of all Prince George's County public high school seniors have passed the High School Assessments that the state now requires for graduation, a rate nearly 15 percentage points higher than last year.

Prince George's County police say they're searching for a suspect in an attempted carjacking in Fort Washington Wednesday night.

A former Warren County Jail inmate has agreed to admit to trying to have a witness killed, and to serve 20 years in prison.

An off-duty Prince George's County police officer was shot in the hand during an attempted carjacking.

A Charles County grand jury issued the following indictments. Lester Lynch III, 47, of Waldorf was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and wearing and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure for events that occurred Aug.