On Thursday, June 18th, 2026, an audience of 150+ attended the TPP Drone Symposium: Evolving Warfare: Rise of the Drones. It took place at the SMART Building, USMSM, with dynamic panels and speakers, including VADM Jeffrey Hughes, former Deputy Chief of Staff Capability Development, Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, and a host of subject...
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The Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad will host its Annual Summer Beach Party on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 19330 Piney Point Road in Valley Lee. The family-friendly event will feature food, games, prizes, a water slide and other activities. Admission is free, with food available...
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools is pleased to announce that the 2026-2027 Open House Schedule is now available for online viewing at www.smcps.org/bts. The first day of school for students is on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, with the exception of Chesapeake Charter School, which begins on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. As we prepare for...
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UPDATE 7/22/2026: Maryland Department of Health confirms two measles cases in residents following recent out-of-state travel – Health officials are working to notify people who may have come into contact with the individuals The Maryland Department of Health confirmed today that two cases of measles have been identified in residents of Southern Maryland. These...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland State Police continue to urge motorists to Slow the Fast Down and drive safely during the summer travel season and follow these important safety reminders: Obey posted speed limits and slow down, especially in work zones. Move over for any vehicle with flashing lights, or slow down...
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Randolph Tyler Morningstar, 32, of Lusby, has been charged with theft of $100 to less than $1,500, obstructing and hindering a police officer, and fraudulently using another person’s identity to avoid prosecution following an alleged trading card theft at a Prince Frederick Walmart. A deputy with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the...
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Andrew Leron Green, 28, of Waldorf, faces two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault. Jalen Rasard Cephus, 32, of Hyattsville, faces one count each of first-degree assault and second-degree assault following a July 20, 2026, altercation at a home in Waldorf. The charges followed a July 20, 2026, altercation at...
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UPDATE 7/22/2026: Joseph Andrew Townsend, 34, of Waldorf, faces two felony theft charges, felony unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and misdemeanor unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle after authorities accused him of stealing a car in La Plata on July 18, 2026, being released that same day, and then stealing a school bus...
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Nathan Olando Jones, 67, of Prince Frederick, is charged with two counts of indecent exposure following an alleged incident involving two adult female victims outside a 7-Eleven on Old Town Road in Huntingtown on July 19, 2026. A Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the convenience store at approximately 7:20 p.m. for a...
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Trey Franklin Mason, 25, of Nanjemoy, and David Anthony Downing, 34, of Waldorf, have been charged in connection with the theft of more than 100 bronze memorial vases from Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf. Both men remained held without bond following separate bail reviews. Mason, who is also listed in Maryland Judiciary information as...
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UPDATE 7/22/2026: The suspect wanted for the 2020 murder of 22-year-old Andre Cox Jr. in Landover is now in custody. The suspect, 34-year-old Dayvon Gordon, was arrested in Washington, DC, Tuesday evening. On October 27, 2020, officers responded to the 3200 block of 75th Avenue for a shooting. The victim was located outside suffering...
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UPDATE 7/22/2026 @ 9:30 a.m.: Kaylynn N. Moore, 28, of Callaway, and James E. Stone, 27, of Callaway, have both been released on their own recognizance while facing child abuse and neglect charges. Moore and Stone were initially ordered held without bond following their arrests on July 20, 2026. During bond review hearings on...
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On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police were dispatched to the California Target located at 45155 First Colony Way in California, after taking multiple 911 calls to check the welfare of a dog left in an unattended vehicle. Multiple citizens along with the Target Security team reported an unattended Toyota SUV...
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UPDATE 7/21/2026: Zahlir Daylin Gantt, 23, of Lexington Park, was sentenced to life plus 30 years of active incarceration for the February 2024 murder of 23-year-old Malic Quinn Freeland. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced the sentence on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to...
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On Monday, July 20, 2026, at approximately 7:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road and Old St. Andrews Church Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Initial reports indicated one vehicle was involved, the vehicle was smoking, and it...
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Cordell Tyrone Sollers, 40, of Prince Frederick, has been charged with possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia following a July 9, 2026, traffic stop in a restaurant parking lot in Prince Frederick. According to allegations filed by a detective with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, the Calvert County Drug Enforcement Unit received...
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Joseph Lenord Bourne, 39, of Waldorf, faces misdemeanor charges of possessing a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possessing drug paraphernalia following a July 4, 2026, traffic stop in Waldorf. A Charles County Sheriff’s Office officer reported seeing a white Chevrolet Impala with dark window tint and a cracked windshield turn from St....
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Brandon Dexter Williams, 40, of La Plata, faces nine criminal charges and four traffic citations after a July 4, 2026, traffic stop in Waldorf led officers to recover a handgun, ammunition, several suspected controlled substances, drug-packaging equipment and $1,738 in cash. Williams is charged with possessing or transporting a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime,...
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Tyrone Robert Thompson, 44, of Park Hall, faces charges of theft of less than $100, possession of a firearm after a disqualifying conviction and transporting a loaded handgun in a vehicle following his July 3, 2026, arrest in Charles County. A Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to the Dash In on Crain...
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On Monday, July 20, 2026, at approximately 4:15 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of North Sandgates Road and Ridge Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover. While First Responders were enroute to the scene, callers reported the vehicle was smoking and possibly on fire....
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The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC), a division of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, is excited to announce the launch of Maryland’s Buy Local Week, running from July 17 to July 27, 2026. This statewide initiative encourages all Marylanders to make a simple commitment: buy at least one local product every day...
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University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Rural Recognition Silver Award, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based stroke care and improving outcomes...
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NORFOLK, Va. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Pitonyak, a native of Brandywine, Maryland, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Harry S. Truman, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. Pitonyak graduated from North Point High School in 2011. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. As part of the consent agenda, the CSMC approved the 1-year lease renewal with the Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library. The Commissioners then presented proclamations in recognition of National Recreation and Park...
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Governor Moore today announced the Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $13 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations and $7 million in General Obligation Bond funding toward 24 public boating projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2027, which began July 1. The grants provided to partners will support new and improved public boating access facilities,...
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