Landover

Owner repositioning Green Spring shopping center for 'national tenants'

2012-05-07 06:45:00

The relocation of the Rotunda Mall Giant gives a big boost to Green Spring Tower Square, a small, family-owned shopping center in the Hampden area. Mark Manzo isn't stopping there. In email interviews conducted in the past two weeks, Manzo, a partner...

P.G. Co. boy taken from school by mother found in Nevada

2012-03-16 04:07:00

A 9-year-old boy who was taken from a school by his mother was found unharmed in Nevada early Friday morning, Prince George's County officials said. Wilbert Caceres Garcia and his mother, Silvia Guadalupe Garcia, were located at an airport in Reno,...

Twin brothers sentenced to prison for robbing Landover bank

2012-03-19 13:12:00

A federal judge sentenced twin brothers to more than eight years in federal prison Monday for robbing $90,000 from a Landover Wachovia bank with help from a corrupt employee and others, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Darnell and Ronnell...

Safeway, Giant to stop selling pink slime beef

2012-03-22 14:59:00

Giant Food, the region's largest grocery chain, became the latest area supermarket Thursday to declare it would stop selling meat with the additive known as pink slime. The Landover-based company is among a growing number of supermarkets pulling the...

Smithfield to lay off 76 workers in Landover next week

2012-03-29 12:32:00

The Smithfield Packing Co. told Maryland regulators Thursday that it will lay off 76 workers at the company's Landover facility next week. The company gave April 6 as the layoff date, according to the state of Department of Labor, Licensing and...

Baltimore area Giant and Safeway workers approve new contract

2012-04-03 14:47:52

Union workers at Safeway and Giant Food in the Baltimore and Washington regions overwhelmingly approved a new contract Tuesday that increases wages and maintains key benefits. "It's a good day to be a member," said Tim Goins, executive vice president...

Woman killed after crashing into KFC in Landover identified

2012-02-22 04:08:00

Authorities have identified the woman who was killed when her vehicle crashed into a KFC restaurant in Landover. Hellena Louise Smith, 29, was speeding on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway on Monday evening when she lost control of her BMW, jumped a curb...

P.G. County officer shoots, kills Landover man

2011-12-18 15:24:05

Prince George's County police say an officer shot and killed a Landover man who pointed a gun at the officer Saturday. Police spokesman Cpl. Henry Tippett says 35-year-old Rodney Edwards was lying in a grassy area on the side of Greenleaf Road in the...

Man who committed 50 burglaries to be sentenced to at least 97 years in prison

2012-01-10 04:48:00

A former UPS worker convicted of 11 federal felonies related to 50 burglaries and nine home invasion robberies is to be sentenced to 97 years in prison today. That's a stiff sentence even by federal standards. Jason Thomas Scott, 28, was convicted by a...

'The Biggest Loser' coming to this area for auditions

2011-07-28 16:22:10

Do you have what it takes to hold up to trainers Jillian and Bob? “The Biggest Loser” will be holding auditions in Landover August 6 for season 13.The popular NBC series will be casting at Prince George's Sports and Learning......

New president at Giant Food

2011-09-13 13:54:27

Giant Food, the region's largest grocer, has appointed a Walmart executive as its president. Giant parent Ahold USA said Anthony T. Hucker will take start as president of the chain on October 3. Hucker replaces Don Sussman, who has served as interim...

Got tax problems? Talk to the IRS this weekend

2011-07-12 11:16:00

he Internal Revenue Service is holding office hours this Saturday to handle tax questions and problems for those who can’t get to the agency during the weekday. Office hours in Maryland run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 16 at 31 Hopkins Plaza,...

Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian Dawkins, front, celebrates his fourth quarter interception that ended a Washington Redskins drive Sunday night, Dec. 12, 2004, in Landover, Md. The Eagles won 17-14.

2012-04-23 11:24:00

Mount Hebron teammates Karli Buescher, left, and Michaela Wilkins, followed closely by Amy Oliver of Reservoir make the final turn in the girls 800 meter run during the Ivan Walker Memorial Championship Meet, Howard County's indoor track championships, held at the Prince Goerge's Sports and

2012-01-20 00:00:00

Biden and Obama acknowledge the crowd as they walk on the field prior to the 112th Army-Navy football game in Landover, Maryland

2011-12-10 00:00:00