On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at approximately 11:53 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 23000 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene within minutes of dispatch to confirm a single vehicle struck the exterior corner of...
Read More »
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) and the Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX) will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, located just outside of NAS PAX at 22156 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. The joint meeting will feature discussion...
Read More »
UPDATE 5/27/2026: Javan King, 42, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison in connection with his theft of more than 4,800 government cell phones when he worked for the Department of Justice, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. King pleaded guilty on Feb....
Read More »
Holy Cow Creamery officially opened its doors this week with a soft opening, welcoming community members eager to support the new local business. As part of the opening day celebration, Holy Cow Creamery featured its special Opening Day Patriot Sundae, made with vanilla soft serve, blue raspberry cone dip, crumbled shortbread cookies, and festive...
Read More »
A pair of FAST PLAY tickets delivered last week’s two biggest Maryland Lottery wins, with a $176,777 progressive jackpot in Willards and another progressive jackpot of $114,257 in Accokeek. FAST PLAY tickets are games that play like scratch-offs, but are printed on-demand by Lottery terminals and vending machines. Select FAST PLAY games have progressive...
Read More »
UPDATE 5/27/2026: D’Montre Montez Bush, 26, of Lexington ParkState’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that D’Montre Montez Bush, 26, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was convicted of armed robbery and related crimes following a three-day jury trial. On November 16, 2025, deputies responded to a reported robbery in Lexington Park, Maryland, where they located an...
Read More »
The Environmental Health Division of the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has begun its annual beach water monitoring program for the 2026 summer season. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, SMCHD routinely monitors water quality at public beaches throughout St. Mary’s County to help residents and visitors make informed decisions about safe recreational...
Read More »
St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Emergency Services (DES) is advising residents that additional testing of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant emergency warning sirens is scheduled to take place Wednesday, June 3 through Friday, June 5, 2026, at various intervals throughout the day. The additional testing follows the previously announced semi-annual full-volume siren test scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2026, at noon. The...
Read More »
Keith Montgomery Lucombe, 37, of Chesapeake Beach, is facing seven drug-related charges in Calvert County District Court after investigators with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office alleged he sold cannabis during a spring 2026 investigation. Lucombe is charged with three counts of distributing a controlled dangerous substance other than narcotics and four counts of possession...
Read More »
Sommer Lee West, 40, of Prince Frederick, has been charged in Calvert County with theft less than $100, theft of $100 to under $1,500, second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000, and making a false statement to an officer, according to District Court records. The case, filed...
Read More »
Chalon N. Miles, 22, of Great Mills, is charged with resisting or interfering with arrest and two counts of second-degree assault after St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported domestic disturbance on Oriole Drive in Great Mills on May 21, 2026, according to District Court documents. Court records list the charges...
Read More »
Joel Harold Notman, 32, of Lexington Park, is facing charges in two open St. Mary’s County District Court criminal cases, including one count of violating a protective order and separate misdemeanor counts of theft less than $100 and trespassing on private property, according to court documents. In the most recent case, Notman is charged...
Read More »
Benjamin James Gill, 41, of Dameron, has been charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis after a May 21, 2026 traffic stop in Lexington Park, according to court documents. The charge is listed as a misdemeanor under Maryland criminal law, with the statement...
Read More »
UPDATE 5/26/2026: Erin Neveal Stokes, 34, of Lexington Park, is facing a new drug case in St. Mary’s County District Court after being arrested again less than a week after an earlier case involving suspected fentanyl, crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia. The latest case, filed May 20, 2026, charges Stokes with one count of...
Read More »
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD.: Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place May 26 –July 10, 2026 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mission Critical engines run events at the Open Air Engine Test Cell (OAETC) are required. Residents may notice increased noise levels...
Read More »
On May 21, 2026, members of the CCSO’s Judicial Services Section assigned to the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas, age 45, of Riverdale, MD, in connection with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas had been indicted...
Read More »
The Board of Public Works approved more than $9.2 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments and a land trust for park pavilions, playgrounds, and land conservation in Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick, and Montgomery counties. More than $621,000 in Program Open Space – Local funding was approved for three projects: an...
Read More »
Aja Nicole Somerville, 35, of Lexington Park, is charged with second-degree assault following an alleged domestic incident on May 17, 2026, according to District Court records filed in St. Mary’s County. Somerville is accused of assaulting a minor female victim during an incident at a residence on Lexwood Court in Lexington Park. The charge...
Read More »
Iilayah Nyja Hillary, 25, of North Beach, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000 after a reported domestic incident on May 21, 2026, according to court documents. Deputy First Class Morrison, listed as the complainant with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, alleged...
Read More »
Governor Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Energy Administration took the first step toward launching the “Megawatts for Maryland” clean energy auction program and has released a Request for Information seeking stakeholder input. Governor Moore and leaders in the Maryland General Assembly worked together to create the new program, which will speed-up the deployment of large-scale...
Read More »
The Talons Robotics Team represented the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) at the VEX U Robotics World Championship in St. Louis in April, competing among the top college and university teams from around the world. The VEX U Robotics competitions test students’ ability to design, build, program, and operate robots to complete a series...
Read More »
The Saint Leonard Volunteer Fire Department will host its Junior Fire Camp from Monday, August 3, 2026, through Friday, August 7, 2026. The five-day camp will run daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Saint Leonard Volunteer Fire Department, located at 200 Calvert Beach Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685. The camp is...
Read More »
A new state law will remove financial barriers and make it easier for Maryland residents to build living shorelines on their property. Governor Wes Moore signed the Supporting Inclusive Community Adaptation Act into law April 14. The legislation, which was supported by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, evolves and modernizes a program DNR uses to...
Read More »
Corey C Thomas, 45, of Prince Frederick, is facing two open misdemeanor drug cases in Calvert County District Court after two recent arrests tied to alleged cocaine possession and drug paraphernalia, according to court records. The most recent case was filed May 13, 2026, after a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy went to a...
Read More »
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office posted the following on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at 3:38 a.m. “Missing Juvenile – 15 year old Chloe Short – Last seen getting into a red Nissan SUV.” The SMCSO Missing Person “alert” was not sent to the media, and was only posted to Facebook which gave no...
Read More »
