Bowie Blade-News

02/21/2023

The 2023 CIAA men's and women's basketball tournament starts this morning at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena. Here's a look back at some of the best photos from last year's tournament in Baltimore.

A look back at the 2022 CIAA men's and women's championship basketball games held at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

02/17/2023

Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge will announce a new federal housing policy Wednesday in Bowie, Harris’s office said.

The program, aimed at lowering housing costs, will be announced in Bowie at a location yet to be determined.

11/08/2022

President Joe Biden spent election eve in Bowie rallying support for the Democratic Party's nominees for Congress and governor's offices, including Maryland's Wes Moore.

07/14/2022

Two Bowie residents and a Laurel man conspired with others to reap $1.6 million of unemployment insurance money during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

07/06/2022

A tornado hit Bowie with 90 mph winds Tuesday evening, knocking over trees and power lines throughout the area.

06/23/2022

From Bowie to Broadway: Myles Frost knew he wanted to be a star but he never dreamed he would find such quick success portraying an iconic pop star who was his childhood hero, Michael Jackson.

Growing up in Maryland, Frost knew he wanted to be a star but he never dreamed he would find such quick success portraying an iconic pop star who was his childhood hero.

06/13/2022

Maryland native Myles Frost went from Bowie to Broadway, and at 22 is now the youngest person to win best lead actor in a musical for his role as Michael Jackson in “MJ the Musical.”

A 22-year-old Maryland native has been nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Michael Jackson on Broadway.

06/06/2022

Baltimore state Del. Brooke E. Lierman has an edge over Bowie Mayor Timothy J. Adams in the Democratic primary race to be Maryland’s next comptroller, according to a new poll of likely voters for Baltimore Sun Media and the University of Baltimore.

06/04/2022

Action sports legend Travis Pastrana, founder and ringleader of Nitro Circus, is proud of what his group of “mad scientists” came up with for the “Good, Bad and Rad” show on Sunday at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie.

04/13/2022

Pastors, including one from Bowie, have filed federal lawsuits against the African Methodist Episcopal Church along with several subsidiaries and financial firms the church used, alleging tens of millions of dollars from a pension fund were mismanaged.

Pastors have filed at least three federal lawsuits in recent weeks against the African Methodist Episcopal Church along with several subsidiaries and financial firms the church used, alleging tens of millions of dollars from a pension fund were mismanaged and missing.

04/04/2022

A Prince George’s County Police Department cruiser was damaged Saturday night as an officer attempted to break up a crowd at a car meet up in Laurel, officials say.

03/16/2022

Charges of driving under the influence filed last year against Bowie City Council member and Mayor Pro-Tem Adrian Boafo were dropped last month, court records show.

More than a year after Boafo was cited by Maryland State Police for driving under the influence and negligent driving stemming from a Feb. 6, 2021 traffic stop, the 27-year-old pleaded guilty on Feb. 23 to one count of reckless driving and received probation before judgment.

08/11/2021

Bowie State University is set to open a new $42 million building as the home for 557 students and an innovation center with onsite resources for students and local business startups.

08/04/2021

Prince George’s police have charged a 17-year-old with the murder of a 33-year-old man in Laurel last month, the department announced Tuesday.

08/03/2021

Members of a Bowie drug trafficking organization bribed postal carriers to divert U.S. Mail parcels containing kilograms of narcotics to the organization, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Bowie drug organization leader Russell Stanley was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty to charges including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute co***ne and bribery of a government official.

07/29/2021

Commentary: At City Hall, we will continue our efforts to make sure you are informed about city services and programs, but without the Bowie Blade-News, I expect we all may have to work a little harder to maintain the connections that have long made a group of local neighborhoods into the community of Bowie.

The announcement was not unexpected, but I was profoundly saddened by the news and by the ongoing assault on community journalism.

07/28/2021

Bowie Golf Course has a new management company that has plans to improve the irrigation system, add drainage, upgrade bumpers, sands and cart paths.

07/28/2021

As part of Bowie’s Cares Act funded relief programs, the city will be distributing emergency food aid to city residents at the Kenhill Center on Saturdays in August.