Langley Park News

A car fire shut down the Beltway's Outer Loop at the heart of the Tuesday morning rush hour.

LANGLEY PARK, Md An early morning fire destroyed the building that used to house the Allen Theater.

Prince George's County may finish the year with fewer than 100 homicides, a feat that has not been achieved since 2000.

Scotchtown Hills Elementary is holding a "Chick-Fil-A Night" on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. Anyone visiting the Chick-Fil-A at Route 1 and Contee Road and mentioning that they are with Scotchtown Hills Elementary will have 20 percent of the proceeds from their meal donated to Scotchtown Hills.

Federal prosecutors charged 19 men with racketeering and conspiracy for alleged gang activity in Prince George's and Montgomery counties since 2007, prosecutors announced today.

Parents and teachers are rallying against a proposal to change Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School into a middle school, citing the school's high performance and what they call its positive role in a community plagued by gangs and poverty.

Juan Martinez of Mount Rainier has a familiar routine: He arrives at work at around 11 a.m., takes phone calls, chops vegetables and prepares an array of Latin American foods - pupusas, tacos and carne asada - all within a truck.

The Mighty Mo and the Orange Freeze - Washington, D.C.-area treats from decades past - were served near Sharpsburg this weekend, with a side order of nostalgia.

DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville has opened its newly-renovated McCarthy Activity Center.

Montgomery County Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Silver Spring teenager.

The death of a Langley Park-area man whose body was found in a wooded area in Upper Marlboro in August has been ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner's office in Baltimore.

Prince George's County police arrested and charged two Langley Park men Thursday in connection with two slayings that occurred in Langley Park earlier this year.

Capt. Hector Velez, a 15-year veteran of the Prince George's County Police Department, was assigned to the District 1 substation, which includes Hyattsville, Langley Park and surrounding areas, for two years before he was transferred to Police Chief Roberto L. Hylton's office in April to serve as the chief's executive officer.

A Hyattsville man could face 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to participate in gang racketeering, according to federal court documents.

The U.S. Postal Service will decide by Oct. 1 whether to close 700 hundred post offices nationwide, including one in Prince George's County - the office in Landover Hills - in a cost cutting measure.

Tak Yoon, the new owner of the controversial and now closed Rio Bar and Grill near Route 1 and Contee Road, is planning to open a new establishment at the location next month, even though he has yet to receive a use and occupancy permit and many residents are still opposed to his plans.

Bladensburg Police officials say a man from Langley Park apparently hanged himself in a cell in their police station after being arrested for driving without a license and, apparently, intoxicated.

Prince George's County police say a 24-year-old man was shot to death near his Langley Park home early Saturday.

A Langley Park man was found hanged in a Bladensburg Police Department holding cell early Sunday morning, hours after police arrested him.

Prince George's County Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday morning on 15th Avenue in Langley Park.