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MEDIA ALERT Contact: Director of News/Community Affairs Sheila Stewart, 301-429-2639 WPRS-FM (Praise 104.1) Teaming Up Again With St. Jude In The Fight Against Childhood Cancer Lanham, MD– Radio One DC Station WPRS-FM Praise 104.1 will host The Annual St. Jude Radiothon onThursday, April 5th, 2012 from 6a-10pat their new facility located at 8515 Georgia AvenueSilver […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Maryland Senator Ben Cardin easily won his Democratic primary.  His closest competitor, Prince George’s County state Senator Anthony Muse, got 16-percent of the vote to Cardin’s 74.  Cardin will next face former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino who won the Republican primary.  In Maryland’s 6th District, Republican Roscoe Bartlett was the winner […]

(Washington, DC)  —  There’s a close primary race of an at-large seat on DC Council.  With all precincts reporting, Democratic Councilmember Vincent Orange led Sekou Biddle 40-percent to 39-percent.  It’s not official, with absentee ballots to be counted next week.  Orange defeated Biddle last year in a special election.  In other council races, Marion Barry, […]

(Milford Mill, MD) — The winner of the Mega Millions jackpot in Maryland could stay out of the public spotlight.  Sarah Clinton lives near the Milford Mill 7-Eleven where one of three tickets were sold for a cut of the 640-million-dollar Mega Millions jackpot. Maryland is one of a few states where lottery winners can […]

(Prince George’s Co., MD)  —  Prince George’s County Police Chief Mark Magaw will hold a press conference this morning to update the public on what was a very violent weekend.  Eight people were shot in four separate incidents between Friday night and yesterday morning.  Two men and one woman died. Corporal Mike Rodriguez with Prince […]

Sheila Stewart talks with Montgomery County’s Habitat For Humanity this Sunday morning from 6-6:30am on her new WKYS Public Affairs Talk Show. Listen in to hear all about Habitat For Humanity’s home-ownership process and how you may become a homeowner! Tune in each and every Sunday Morning from 6-6:30am and keep up with community matters […]

(Dumfries, VA)  —  A former track coach at Potomac High School in Dumfries has admitted to having an illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student.  Police say 28-year-old Eric Lewis of Quantico, who also once worked as a coach and substitute teacher at Gar-Field High, began having sex with the student in 2008 when she […]

(Alexandria, VA)  —  Five members of a Fairfax County gang are charged with running a prostitution ring that recruited high school girls and threatened them with violence if they tried to leave.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI and Fairfax County Police worked to uncover the prostitution ring, which is alleged to have been run by […]

Lottery terminals are working overtime in Maryland and the District as people snap up Mega Millions tickets with hopes of winning big.  The jackpot for tonight’s drawing will be, at least, a staggering 540-million dollars, with a cash option of 389-million.  Even if you don’t hit the jackpot, the Maryland Lottery’s Carole Everett says there […]

(Baltimore, MD)  —  An Atlanta woman will be sentenced this summer after admitting to performing cosmetic surgery without a license in several U.S cities. Prosecutor Rod Rosenstein says an exotic dancer from Baltimore was almost killed.  Kimberly Smedley pleaded guilty yesterday.  The dancer ended up in the hospital after an injection.  Prosecutors say Smedley used super […]

(Clinton, MD)  —  A student at Surrattsville High School in Clinton is dead after collapsing during physical education class yesterday.  Prince George’s County Public Schools officials say a school nurse and an ambulance were called to the track to tend to Tekau [[ ta-KYE-uh ]] Rasayon [[ ra-SAY-on ]], who was a senior at the […]