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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces 2026 River Concert Series Opening June 19, 2026

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces 2026 River Concert Series Opening June 19, 2026

St. Mary’s College of Maryland will continue its longstanding River Concert Series this summer, with the season opening on Friday, June 19. The series will begin with a Juneteenth concert featuring blues and jazz vocalist Stacy Brooks, followed by five consecutive Friday evening performances with the Chesapeake Orchestra. This year’s series includes a special...
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Buy-One-Get-One Promotion Leads to $50,000 Lottery Win in Calvert County

Buy-One-Get-One Promotion Leads to $50,000 Lottery Win in Calvert County

The idea that “two for one is just more fun” really rang true for a Calvert County woman. She purchased a $5 FAST PLAY ticket on May 5 that led to a $50,000 win on the Bonus Match 5 game the next day. She and her husband were out for food and drinks at...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested After Hitting Victim With Aluminum Bat in the Mouth

Waldorf Woman Arrested After Hitting Victim With Aluminum Bat in the Mouth

Charnise Nicole Tate, 36, of Waldorf, is charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault after court documents say an adult male victim was struck with an aluminum bat and threatened during an incident on May 3, 2026, in Charles County. According to court documents, a Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded at approximately 10:17...
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Two Arrested, Stolen Vehicles Recovered After Illegal Car Rallies Are Disrupted by Police

Two Arrested, Stolen Vehicles Recovered After Illegal Car Rallies Are Disrupted by Police

Police make three arrests after two large-scale illegal car rallies were dismantled by members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force this past weekend in Baltimore and Montgomery counties. The joint operation started at 9:00 p.m. Friday night and continued through 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. During the enforcement, police located and dismantled two exhibition...
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Capitol Heights Man Held Without Bond in Charles County Fugitive Case Linked to Virginia Charges

Capitol Heights Man Held Without Bond in Charles County Fugitive Case Linked to Virginia Charges

Anthony Otis Ducker, 60, of Capitol Heights, is facing a fugitive from justice case in Charles County District Court after authorities alleged he was wanted in Virginia on felony charges involving embezzlement and obtaining money by false pretenses. The fugitive warrant states that Ducker was wanted in Fairfax, Virginia, for “felony embezzlement and obtain...
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Saint Leonard Man Charged After Vehicle Tampering Report in Prince Frederick

Saint Leonard Man Charged After Vehicle Tampering Report in Prince Frederick

Grover William Tall, 63, of Saint Leonard, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with rogue and vagabond and willfully damaging or tampering with a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to court documents. The case was filed on May 5, 2026, and remains open. The charges stem from an alleged incident...
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Deputies Say Huntingtown Man Held Without Bond After Running From Arrest Warrant Attempt in Lusby

Deputies Say Huntingtown Man Held Without Bond After Running From Arrest Warrant Attempt in Lusby

Antoine Sequan Hurley, 41, of Huntingtown, is facing misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order, obstructing justice, and resisting or interfering with arrest after Calvert County deputies said he ran from officers who were attempting to serve arrest warrants in Lusby on May 7, 2026. According to court documents, members...
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Accokeek Man Charged With Drug Possession After Calvert County Traffic Stop

Accokeek Man Charged With Drug Possession After Calvert County Traffic Stop

Vincent Perry Brooks, 34, of Accokeek, is facing three misdemeanor counts of possessing a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and one misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia after a May 4, 2026, traffic stop in Calvert County, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed by Cpl. Plant of the Calvert County...
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Three Win $50K on Powerball, Bonus Match 5 in Northern Calvert, Annapolis

Three Win $50K on Powerball, Bonus Match 5 in Northern Calvert, Annapolis

Last night’s Bonus Match 5 and Powerball drawings resulted in three $50,000 wins, two in northern Calvert County and one in Annapolis. The May 6 Powerball drawing generated two third-tier $50,000 wins in Maryland, one in Annapolis and the other in the Calvert community of North Beach. Powerball numbers for the May 6 drawing...
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Wanted Lexington Park Man Arrested and Found With Cocaine During Patrol

Wanted Lexington Park Man Arrested and Found With Cocaine During Patrol

Corey Coniel Contee, 55, of Lexington Park, is facing misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after an arrest on May 2, 2026, in Lexington Park, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. According to the statement of charges, Deputy Tyler...
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Indian Head Woman Arrested for Escape After Leaving Home While on Electronic Monitoring

Indian Head Woman Arrested for Escape After Leaving Home While on Electronic Monitoring

Zakiyra Imarie Minor, 23, of Indian Head, has been charged in Charles County District Court with second-degree escape for allegedly violating the conditions of her pretrial release while on home detention, according to court documents. Court records state that the case began after A1 Trusted Monitoring LLC contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at...
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Lusby Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Calvert Animal Control Officer Responds to Severe Neglect of Dog

Lusby Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Calvert Animal Control Officer Responds to Severe Neglect of Dog

Hope Eunice Bush, 54, of Lusby, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with misdemeanor animal cruelty and misdemeanor animal cruelty for failing to provide necessary care after authorities said a cream-colored Poodle mix-type dog was found in severely neglected condition at a Solomons veterinary office on May 2, 2026. The case remains...
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Police Finally Arrest Lexington Park Man Faces Drug, Traffic, and Theft Charges in Five Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

Police Finally Arrest Lexington Park Man Faces Drug, Traffic, and Theft Charges in Five Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

James Daniel Seifert, 33, of Lexington Park, is facing charges across five separate St. Mary’s County District Court cases, including drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, and two counts of theft under $100, according to court documents. The documents, filed between March 2026 and May 2026, stem from two...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged With Drug Possession After Reported Disturbance

Mechanicsville Man Charged With Drug Possession After Reported Disturbance

Stoney Louis Buckler, 40, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after a May 3, 2026, arrest in St. Mary’s County, according to District Court documents. According to the statement of charges, a deputy with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges Following Moped Pursuit and Foot Chase

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges Following Moped Pursuit and Foot Chase

Donald Leo Parks, 32, of Lexington Park, is facing criminal and traffic charges after court documents say he allegedly drove a red moped away from a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputy during an attempted traffic stop and later attempted to conceal suspected synthetic cannabinoid under the vehicle. According to court documents, Deputy Joseph...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison for Firearm And Drug Trafficking Crimes

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison for Firearm And Drug Trafficking Crimes

UPDATE 5/13/2026: A Maryland man learned his fate in federal court, today, in connection with drug trafficking and weapons crimes. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Dominick Mackall, 37, of Lexington Park, to 110 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon and...
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Hollywood Woman Charged With Assaulting Trooper During Hollywood Traffic Stop

Hollywood Woman Charged With Assaulting Trooper During Hollywood Traffic Stop

Dana Elizabeth Briscoe, 63, of Hollywood, is facing charges of second-degree assault, obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and resisting or interfering with arrest after a May 7, 2026 traffic stop in Hollywood, according to District Court of Maryland records. A related traffic citation also accuses Briscoe of driving...
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Great Mills Man Charged After Lexington Park Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Identity Fraud Arrests

Great Mills Man Charged After Lexington Park Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Identity Fraud Arrests

James Donelle Pinkney, 53, of Great Mills, has been charged with fraudulently assuming another person’s identity to avoid prosecution, obstructing and hindering, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or interfering with arrest, and possession of contraband in a place of confinement, according...
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Leonardtown Woman Charged With Second-Degree Assault After La Plata Motel Incident

Leonardtown Woman Charged With Second-Degree Assault After La Plata Motel Incident

Ruby Nicole Mason, 23, of Leonardtown, has been charged with second-degree assault after police responded to a reported assault in progress at the Deluxe Inn on Crain Highway in La Plata on May 6, 2026, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for Charles County. According to the statement of probable cause,...
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Saint Leonard Man Charged With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine in Lexington Park Case

Saint Leonard Man Charged With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine in Lexington Park Case

Michael G. Pernell, 37, of Saint Leonard, is facing two felony counts of possession with intent to distribute narcotics, two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia after an April 29, 2026 traffic stop in Lexington Park, according to...
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Hollywood Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Traffic Stop

Hollywood Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Traffic Stop

William Lamar Herndon, 37, of Hollywood, is facing three misdemeanor charges after Maryland State Police said a traffic stop in Hollywood led to the discovery of suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. Herndon is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, not cannabis, and...
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“You Keep Showing Up”: CSM Honors Student Athletes for Success On and Off the Field

“You Keep Showing Up”: CSM Honors Student Athletes for Success On and Off the Field

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) celebrated its 127 student athletes and their achievements during the annual athletics banquet on Wednesday, April 29. The special night of recognition honors the hard work student athletes put in each day to find success in their sport and in the classroom. CSM President Dr. Yolanda Wilson opened...
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Public Input Sought on Future FDR Boulevard Extension in Lexington Park on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026

Public Input Sought on Future FDR Boulevard Extension in Lexington Park on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026

St. Mary’s County Government is inviting community members to help shape the future of transportation in Lexington Park by participating in an upcoming Community Planning Meeting for the FDR Boulevard Extension Planning Study. The Community Planning Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library, located...
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Waldorf Woman Charged in $1,605 Felony Theft Scheme at Cracker Barrel

Waldorf Woman Charged in $1,605 Felony Theft Scheme at Cracker Barrel

Joelle Anicia Brown, 20, of Waldorf, has been charged in Charles County District Court with one felony count of theft scheme involving at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 after court documents say she stole $1,605 from a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Waldorf. According to charging documents filed by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office,...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – May 12, 2026

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – May 12, 2026

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business day by hosting a joint meeting with the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom). Discussion topics included updates on Capital Improvement Projects, the St. Mary’s 2050 Comprehensive Plan, and more. The CSMC wrapped the joint meeting by approving MetCom’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Capital Improvement Budget...
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