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Angela Alsobrooks

What Conviction Comment? Trump Endorses Former Gov. Hogan's Senate Bid What Conviction Comment? Trump Endorses Former Gov. Hogan's Senate Bid
What Conviction Comment? Trump Endorses Former Gov. Hogan's Senate Bid Days after former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan "urged" Americans to support Donald Trump's guilty verdict, he got the former president's backing in the GOP race for Maryland Senate. During an interview with Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie, Trump said he'd "like to see" Hogan win. "I know other people made some strong statements, but I can just say from my standpoint, I'm about the party and I'm about the country. And I would like to see him win.” TRUMP tells me: “I'd like to see him win. I think he has a good chance to win… I know other people made some strong statements, but I can ju…
Police ID Teen Girl Killed In Upper Marlboro Crash Near Area High School Police ID Teen Girl Killed In Upper Marlboro Crash Near Area High School
Police ID Teen Girl Killed In Upper Marlboro Crash Near Area High School New details have been released by the Prince George’s County Police Department as they continue to investigate a violent crash that took the life of an 18-year-old girl earlier this week. Cayliy Haygood has been identified by police as the victim in an early-morning crash that was reported on Tuesday morning in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro, officials say. At approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, officers from the department responded to the area of Ritchie Marlboro Road and Marlboro Pointe Drive approximately a mile away from Dr. Henry A Wise Jr. High School. According…
Maryland Mourns Death Of Longtime Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High, 78 Maryland Mourns Death Of Longtime Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High, 78
Maryland Mourns Death Of Longtime Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High, 78 Maryland is mourning the loss of longtime Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High, who died at the age of 78. High, who has been the sheriff since December 2010, has a lengthy career in law enforcement that dates back to 1969 when he joined the Metropolitan Police Department before eventually making his way to Maryland. Officials said that High began feeling ill and checked himself into the hospital before unexpectedly dying. His cause of death has not been confirmed by the sheriff's office. Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy remembered High as “a supporter, an advi…
Maryland's Frances Tiafoe Welcomed Back Home After Historic US Open Run Maryland's Frances Tiafoe Welcomed Back Home After Historic US Open Run
Maryland's Frances Tiafoe Welcomed Back Home After Historic US Open Run Tennis legend Frances Tiafoe is being welcomed back home after his historic run in the 2022 US Open, announced officials. Prince George's County officials will be welcoming Tiafoe back in a celebration at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park on Friday, Sept. 16 at 3 p.m., announced County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. REGISTRATION CLOSED: Wow, we are so excited to see the overwhelming show of support for Frances Tiafoe! Registration is now closed for the event as we have reached capacity. We will live stream the program portion of the event from our social media pages. #Gre…
Maryland County To Enforce Teen Curfew Amid Deadly Stretch Of Murders, Violence Maryland County To Enforce Teen Curfew Amid Deadly Stretch Of Murders, Violence
Maryland County To Enforce Teen Curfew Amid Deadly Stretch Of Murders, Violence Prince George’s County will begin to start strictly enforcing a teen curfew next weekend following the most violent month for the county in decades, officials say. The curfew aims to keep kids off the streets at night after August alone saw 24 murders investigated by police, states Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. In addition to the murders, the number of juvenile arrests has nearly doubled since last year, with 430 arrests so far in 2022.  A substantial number of the hundreds of carjackings that have occurred in 2022 have been by juvenile boys, states Alsobrooks. …
Maryland Politicians React To Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment Maryland Politicians React To Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment
Maryland Politicians React To Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history after the US Senate voted 53-47 in favor of appointing her to the Supreme County on Thursday, April 7. Jackson will be the first Black woman and first public defender to serve on the highest US court. She will replace Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires at the end of the term this summer. Several local politicians in the Free State took to social media to applaud the motion.  "I am proud to witness such a historic moment during my lifetime," said Angela Alsobrooks, county executive for Prince George's County. "Judge Jackson’s confirmation is a…