Emily Creswick Writer’s Process Series: Chris Ankney (Poet) – October 7, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Learning Resource Center (LR Building), Writing Center (Room 211), La Plata Campus at 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata. This month, CSM welcomes poet Chris Ankney, a tenured English professor at the college and award-winning writer whose work explores a...
Read More »
Pickleball enthusiasts in St. Mary’s County will soon have a new place to play, as renovation work begins at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park to convert the park’s shared tennis/pickleball courts into six fully dedicated pickleball courts. Court Closures Begin October 6 – The existing courts will close today, Monday, October 6th, 2025, while crews...
Read More »
On August 27, 2025, Sean Luke Peterson, 33, was sentenced to 25 years of active incarceration by Judge Mark W. Carmean of the Calvert County Circuit Court for three counts of sex abuse of a minor and production of child pornography. On September 26, 2025, Peterson was sentenced to a consecutive 25 years imprisonment...
Read More »
The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season will be open Oct. 16-18 statewide. Hunters in Region B — the state’s central, southern, and eastern regions — can also use muzzleloaders from Oct. 20-25 for antlerless deer only. “The early muzzleloader season is a great opportunity enjoy the colors of autumn while putting venison in the freezer,” Maryland...
Read More »
On Monday, October 6th, 2025, around 12:50 p.m., emergency medical services responded to the Great Mills High School located at 21130 Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the reported injuries after an assault. Dispatchers advised to the responding medic and two ambulances that multiple children and multiple adults sprayed by OC, with unknown...
Read More »
The joint meeting of the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) and Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX), scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, has been postponed. NAS PAX has requested to postpone the joint meeting with the CSMC due to the lapse...
Read More »
UPDATE 10/6/2025: Sean Michael Smith, 18, of Waldorf, has been charged with first-degree murder and multiple related offenses following the fatal stabbing of his stepfather during a domestic dispute at their home on October 3, 2025. According to court documents filed in Charles County District Court, deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
Read More »
Juan Antonio Lobo-Diaz, 33, of Lexington Park, has been charged with second-degree assault following a reported domestic incident that took place on September 26, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputy Richard Stillwell of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a...
Read More »
On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:23 a.m., firefighters from Solomons, Prince Frederick, St. Leonard, Bay District, and Hollywood responded to the Spring Cove Marina located at 455 Lore Road in Solomons, for the reported structure on fire. Firefighters from Bay District VFD arrived on the scene to find a 1-story garage fully...
Read More »
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 5:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Lily Lane in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Upon arrival, Second District VFD Chief 6B found a two vehicle rear-end style collision with one patient trapped....
Read More »
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a suspect in connection with a murder that occurred in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The suspect is a 16-year-old male from Mitchellville. He’s charged with the murder of 58-year-old Coleman Williams of Landover. The suspect is charged as an adult. On September...
Read More »
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Bensville Park located at 6980 Bensville Road in White Plains, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. 911 callers reported a vehicle had run over at least two pedestrians by the turf field. One...
Read More »
Deer mating season is right around the corner, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds motorists to be vigilant. The shortening of daylight hours, called the photo period, triggers white-tailed deer breeding season. During this time, deer travel across roads in often unpredictable patterns at all times of the day and night in search of a mate....
Read More »
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:16 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 6985 Mason Springs Road in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and a vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, into a...
Read More »
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 12:24 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Complete Care Nursing Facility located at 1 Magnolia Drive in La Plata, for the reported structure fire with injuries. 911 callers reported a resident had set curtains in the room on fire after smoking a cigarette...
Read More »
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, around 8:17 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 9100 block of Atlantic Avenue in North Beach, for the reported possible person in the water. The 911 caller, a resident on Atlantic Avenue, reported they could see a possibly body in the water and would guide...
Read More »
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:52 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the IHOP located at 45138 Worth Avenue in California, for the reduced structure fire assignment. The 911 caller was an employee reporting a fire in the bathroom which was now out. Crews quickly arrived...
Read More »
Trevon Deshawn Chisley, 30, of Waldorf, has been arrested and charged with more than 20 criminal counts related to drug trafficking and firearms possession after detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on September 24, 2025. According to court documents, investigators with the Narcotics Enforcement Section had been conducting an...
Read More »
On Friday, October 3, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m., emergency medical services responded to the 4000 block of Clayton Road in Waldorf, for the reported burns. 911 callers reported a 14-month old was suffering from serious burns caused by hot coffee. EMS arrived on the scene to find the victim suffering from burns to...
Read More »
Late last year, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division received a notification from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a cyber tip that indicated someone in Charles County was downloading child pornography. Detectives initiated an investigation and subsequently identified a suspect, Jack Eugene Fullerton, 70, of Port Tobacco. A search warrant...
Read More »
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will perform routine maintenance on the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson) Bridge at the Calvert County / St. Mary’s County line starting at 6 a.m., this Sunday, October 5th, 2025. One of two lanes will be closed, and the lane will open to traffic no later than...
Read More »
The St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services is pleased to announce that the 2025 Community Health & Wellness Fair will be held on Friday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Maryland – Southern Maryland, located at 44219 Airport Road in California, MD. This year’s screenings...
Read More »
Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a homicide after human remains were located at a park in Fort Washington in July of 2025. Extensive efforts are underway to identify the victim. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this...
Read More »
The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation announces the unveiling of a new orienteering course at Ward Farm Recreation & Nature Park in Dunkirk. The course was designed by Eagle Scout Seamus Casada of Troop 789. An orienteering course is a mapped route that guides participants through a series of checkpoints called controls,...
Read More »
The Calvert Marine Museum will host the 47th annual Patuxent River Appreciation Day (PRAD) on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., continuing a tradition that began in 1978. The free festival is one of Southern Maryland’s longest-running traditions, offering family fun, live music and a celebration of the river. PRAD promises...
Read More »
