A Statement from Fire Chief Thelmetria A. Michaelides on the passing of Past Volunteer Fire Chief Thomas Stommel. It is with great sadness that the Office of the Fire Chief has been notified of the passing of Past Volunteer Fire Chief Thomas Stommel on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Past Volunteer Chief Stommel was a...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is pleased to announce a unique partnership with regional law enforcement agencies called “Blue Lights Nights.” On September 26-27, 2025, PGPD and dozens of law enforcement agencies in the region will be out in our communities. Officers, to include high-level commanders, will focus primarily on community engagement, traffic...
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A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord during a routine training mission which sadly claimed the lives of all four on board. U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Missouri U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Florida U.S. Army Sgt....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homeland Security – Intelligence Division identified and charged a driver for assaulting and seriously injuring a woman at a recent illegal car meet up in Landover. The suspect is 18-year-old Naef Salmo of Millersville. The preliminary investigation reveals on September 14, 2025, at approximately 1:45 am, the illegal...
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Governor Wes Moore announced last week that Microsoft will open a new quantum research center in the heart of the University of Maryland’s Discovery District to serve as a development hub for next-generation quantum technologies. The partnership between the State of Maryland, the University of Maryland Enterprise Corporation, and Microsoft marks a critical milestone...
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The Powerball frenzy may have subsided, but Maryland’s in-state jackpot game, Multi-Match, made someone a millionaire in Lanham this past week while a $200,000 scratch-off was sold in Baltimore. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $28.5 million in prizes during the week of Sept. 15-21, including 32 tickets worth...
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UPDATE 9/24/2025: 9/20/2025: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Fugitive Unit located and arrested the suspect wanted for murdering her grandmother on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. The suspect, 28-year-old Breante Thomas of Waldorf, was located on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Waldorf. She’s charged with murdering 81-year-old Helen Thomas inside of her Fort Washington...
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown submitted comments opposing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) reorganization plan that would close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George’s County, Maryland. USDA’s reorganization plan threatens over 1,000 Maryland jobs and ignores federal laws that require Congressional approval before closing the research facility. “This plan...
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Levita Almuete Ferrer, 65, of Montgomery Village, Md., was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzling more than $650,000 from the U.S. State Department over a two-year period, using the funds to fuel her gambling addiction, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Ferrer, aka Levita Brezovic,...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has chosen the winners of the annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to Christopher Michael for his fun photo of a river otter, titled “Waterways Wanderer.” This year’s contest received more than 1,800 photo submissions. The grand prize package includes $700, a Maryland State...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the 2025 summer session. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring, and summer sessions, full- and part-time time students who have completed at...
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UPDATE 9/22/2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, March 7, 2025, officer-involved fatal collision that occurred in Capitol Heights, Prince George’s County, Maryland. On Friday, March 7, 2025, at approximately 6:25 p.m., a District Heights Police Department (DHPD) officer attempted a traffic stop in the 6400...
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On Friday, September 19, 2025, at approximately 4:55 p.m., EMS came across a serious motor vehicle collision in front of the Denny’s in the 2900 block of Crain Highway with multiple children suffering injuries. Police, firefighters and emergency medical services were quickly dispatched to the scene, with two helicopters requested to land at the...
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A state audit released on September 12th, 2025, has found that Maryland’s Social Services Administration (SSA) repeatedly failed to protect children in its care between May 2020 and May 2024, allowing them to live in unsafe environments, miss essential medical care, and, in hundreds of cases, be placed in hotels under unlicensed supervision. The...
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police took action related to alleged violations of criminal and natural resource laws from June through August 2025. The full report regarding all counties can be found here. During those months, individuals were charged for violations including fishing without a license, hunting out of season, weapons charges, oyster and crabbing...
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Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III announced today that Maryland Department of Health Police Captain Astarte Hunt, has been charged by Criminal Information with two counts of Misconduct in Office and one count of Theft Scheme of $1,500 to $25,000. According to the charging document, Captain Hunt served as a sworn law enforcement...
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Maryland Medicaid participants can now more easily access cell and gene therapies for sickle cell disease under Maryland’s participation in the federal Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model. Participation in the CGT Access Model ensures better pricing in Maryland for high-cost medications, which helps to reduce costs and strengthen support services for patients...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle that occurred Sunday afternoon. The deceased rider is 54-year-old Jeffrey Glacken of Lusby, Maryland. On September 14, 2025, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Cedarville Road for a collision involving...
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A longtime Maryland Lottery player from District Heights reports that she nearly fell on the floor when she realized she had won $50,000 on the $5 scratch-off Cash Blast. She bought the ticket at the Safeway store at 10276 Southern Maryland Boulevard in the Calvert County community of Dunkirk, she said Sept. 12 when...
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Governor Wes Moore announced Maryland’s first state-sponsored registered apprenticeship program for teaching. The program will enable aspiring teachers to receive more hands-on training, mentorship, and paid work experience while reducing the out-of-pocket cost of earning a degree and license. “If someone is raising their hand to teach our children, they should be rewarded with...
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The U.S. Postal Service has officially kicked off the 2025 season of USPS Operation Santa, inviting children and families across the country to begin writing and sending letters to Santa Claus. The beloved program, now in its 113th year, connects letter writers with generous individuals and organizations who help fulfill their holiday wishes. Beginning...
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Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Slaughter pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on June 20, 2025. Slaughter was sentenced on September 12, 2025, by the Honorable Danya Dayson. In addition...
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Wesley Phillip Wilson, Jr., 44, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pled guilty to several bank robbery offenses and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The string of armed bank robberies occurred in Maryland and Virginia. According to the guilty plea, between November 19, 2020, and December...
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The Maryland Environmental Trust in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Agriculture, and the Chesapeake Bay Trust are proud to present this year’s Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2025. About $357,000 is available for this year’s grant round. The Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program...
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Maryland State Police have identified two individuals involved in a double-fatal crash in Prince George’s County which occurred on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. The deceased are identified as Tameka Patterson, 46, of Suitland, Maryland and Nana Arthur, 40, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Patterson was a passenger in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and Arthur was...
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