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Fire at single family home in Md.

Tuesday, November 26th, 2013, 6:00pm

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- Crews are on the scene of a fire at a two-story single family home in Maryland.

The fire happened at the 3700 block of Endsley Place. When crews got to the scene, they saw heavy fire coming from two sides of the home. Everyone was evacuated from the home due to a roof collapse, officials said. The County Citizen Services Unit will be helping the 3 adults and one 7-year-old child with temporary shelter and assistance by the American Red Cross.

. It took 45 firefighters and around 35 minutes to put out the fire.

The estimated damage to the structure is nearly $200,000.

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Monday, November 25th, 2013, 11:32am

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A woman who has donated wedding gowns to military brides for years will appear in court Monday for allegedly stealing over $5 million from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Officials say Ephonia Green, who worked as an administrative assistant for AAMC, embezzled approximately $5.1 million over the course of eight years.

Green owned and operated Fabulous Concepts Inc., also known as Couture Miss Bridal & Formal, a bridal shop located in Upper Marlboro.

Many years, the bridal shop joined a national program called "Brides Across America" to give free wedding gowns to brides with ties to the military.

Ephonia Green's birdal shop was featured on WUSA9 during one of the giveaways.

Green is expected to appear in court Monday afternoon.

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Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 11:26pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- LOG ON TO http://www.wusa9.com/givejoy to donate a toy or money to children via "Volunteers of America."

Jan Jeffcoat is out on assignment and it's a GREAT assignment! Jan's in Prince George's County helping to kick off our holiday virtual toy drive!

WUSA9 has teamed up with the Volunteers of America Chesapeake on a new one-of-a-kind holiday campaign called "Give Joy" and it gives you a chance to help needy kids and families this holiday season with the click of a button. We're calling it a JOY DRIVE and you can buy a toy, donate or just send a holiday message virtually - from home, from work, from anywhere!

Between now and mid December Jan and the whole team here at wusa 9 will be bringing you stories about the people you can help. If you follow her on Twitter @JanJeffcoat you can get live twitter updates.

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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013, 10:41am

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police are investigating 10 burned vehicles in a Prince George's County park on Wednesday morning.

I happened at around 5 a.m. at Watkins Regional Park, near Upper Marlboro, police said.

The vehicles are in a parking lot next to an employee building at the park. These are vehicles for commissioned employees. Appears a stolen vehicle (Cadillac style) was parked near the commissioned vehicle, police told WUSA9.

Police are still investigating the incident.

Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department spokesman Mark Brady says the fire is out and no one was injured.

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Sunday, November 10th, 2013, 6:23pm

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) - Prince George's County police say a man training to be an officer with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police has died after his car struck a tree.

Police say 24-year-old Jerrell Lamont Wedge of Upper Marlboro was killed Sunday about 3:30 a.m. in an accident. He was heading west on Old Marlboro Pike near Maple Shade Lane when his car crashed.

Investigators say it appears speed was a factor in the crash.

Wedge was attending the county's police training academy. Wedge was the only person involved in the crash.

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Friday, November 8th, 2013, 12:50pm

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- Sky 9 flew over the scene of a crash on Pennsylvania Avenue in Upper Marlboro on Friday afternoon.

The accident happened just prior to Woodyard Road.

One car appears to have overturned.

The northbound lanes of Route 4 are closed.

We hope to have more details soon.

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Monday, November 4th, 2013, 3:55pm

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- Prince George's County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Upper Marlboro.

Patrol officers were called to the intersection of Watkins Park Drive and Winona Drive on Nov. 1, 2013, at around 8:30 p.m. for the report of a collision involving a pedestrian, police said.

Upon arrival, police found the victim suffering from critical injuries and he was pronounced dead on the scene.

The victim is identified as 40-year-old Kevin Strickland, of the 12700 block of Redgrave Drive in Upper Marlboro.

Preliminary investigation reveals Strickland was attempting to cross Watkins Park Drive when he was struck by a Toyota Rav4, police said. The driver remained on scene and sustained no injuries.

It's unclear if Strickland was in a crosswalk at the time of the collision, police said. No charges have been filed.

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