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St. Mary’s County Officials Urge Caution After Black Bear Sighting in Piney Point and Mechanicsville

St. Mary’s County Officials Urge Caution After Black Bear Sighting in Piney Point and Mechanicsville

BEAR BEWARE! 🐻 The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services is alerting residents, particularly those living in and around the Piney Point and Mechanicsville areas, of a recent black bear sighting reported in the community. While black bears are generally not aggressive, they can pose a threat if they feel cornered, startled, or...
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Waldorf Man Charged in Robbery Outside Charlotte Hall Library

Waldorf Man Charged in Robbery Outside Charlotte Hall Library

Travon Tolson, 25, of Waldorf, has been charged in connection with a robbery incident that took place on July 3, 2025, outside the Charlotte Hall Library in St. Mary’s County. Tolson faces four criminal charges: robbery, second-degree assault, rogue and vagabond, and theft under $100, according to court documents filed in the District Court...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Assaulting Deputies and Resisting Arrest During Traffic Stop

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Assaulting Deputies and Resisting Arrest During Traffic Stop

Alexander Van Gough, 23, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple criminal and traffic offenses following a June 30, 2025 traffic stop that escalated into a confrontation with deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Deputy J. Senatore initiated the stop around 2:30 p.m. after observing a black...
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Police Arrest California Woman on Drug Charges Following Routine Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Police Arrest California Woman on Drug Charges Following Routine Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Abigail Mae Hawk, 31, of California, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on June 30, 2025. According to court documents, Hawk was the front seat passenger in a vehicle stopped near Westbury Boulevard and Pegg Street in Lexington Park after the...
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52nd Annual Governor’s Cup Yacht Race to Take Place August 1-2, 2025

52nd Annual Governor’s Cup Yacht Race to Take Place August 1-2, 2025

The Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, the oldest premier overnight race on the Chesapeake Bay, will take place August 1-2, 2025. With a 68.6-nautical-mile main race course from Annapolis, three other race routes are available to area sailors, all finishing at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM). The community is welcome to join in the...
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New Mobile Crisis Services Announced for Charles and St. Mary’s Counties

New Mobile Crisis Services Announced for Charles and St. Mary’s Counties

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and Charles County Health Department (CCHD) announce the launch of a new mobile crisis team serving St. Mary’s and Charles Counties. The mobile crisis team, operated by Affiliated Santé Group (Santé), will provide immediate support to individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency. This expansion of crisis services...
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State Highway Administration Conducting Survey, Virtual Meetings to Gather Public Input on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Needs

State Highway Administration Conducting Survey, Virtual Meetings to Gather Public Input on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Needs

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling – and is conducting an online survey and virtual meeting series to gather public feedback to help update the agency’s Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Assessment. Vulnerable road users are...
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission Selects Intralot for Lottery System Contract

Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission Selects Intralot for Lottery System Contract

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (the Commission) today approved the recommendation of an award for a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System (LCMCS) contract to Intralot, Inc., of Duluth, Ga. The vendor that is awarded the contract manufactures the counter terminals and self-service vending machines that sell tickets at 4,300 Maryland...
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Maryland’s Summer Closure of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Begins July 16, 2025

Maryland’s Summer Closure of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Begins July 16, 2025

The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July 16 through July 31. This closure, now in its sixth season, is necessary to protect the species, because when water and air temperatures rise in the hottest part of...
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NAWCAD WOLF’s O’Brien wins Department of the Navy Financial Management Award

NAWCAD WOLF’s O’Brien wins Department of the Navy Financial Management Award

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O’Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department of the Navy’s annual Financial Management awards at a ceremony held at the Pentagon June 18. This award recognizes the high quality and creativity of the financial management workforce...
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Inmate Held Without Bond After Strangulation Assault Inside St. Mary’s County Detention Center

Inmate Held Without Bond After Strangulation Assault Inside St. Mary’s County Detention Center

Marquan C. Wells, 37, of Lexington Park, is being held without bond at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center following his arrest on four assault-related charges stemming from an attack on another inmate on July 10, 2025. According to charging documents, Wells is accused of physically assaulting a fellow incarcerated individual inside...
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Lexington Park Man Held Without Bond Following Assault Charges

Lexington Park Man Held Without Bond Following Assault Charges

James Gordon Sr., 66, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following an incident on July 10, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:16 p.m. reporting a...
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Hughesville Man Charged with Assault and Firearm Offenses After Lexington Park Hotel Incident

Hughesville Man Charged with Assault and Firearm Offenses After Lexington Park Hotel Incident

Malik Deondre Brandon, 26, of Hughesville, is facing multiple criminal charges following an incident at a Lexington Park hotel in which he allegedly assaulted an adult female victim and illegally possessed a loaded handgun and ammunition, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Brandon has been charged with the following...
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Police and State Fire Marshal Investigating False 911 Call Reporting Structure Fire with Entrapment at Lexington Park Senior Apartments

Police and State Fire Marshal Investigating False 911 Call Reporting Structure Fire with Entrapment at Lexington Park Senior Apartments

On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at approximately 1:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District, Hollywood and Solomons responded to the Lexington Park Senior Apartments at 21895 Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire in a commercial building with entrapment/injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller, calling from the...
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Prince Frederick Father Charged After 2-Year-Old Child Discharges Handgun

Prince Frederick Father Charged After 2-Year-Old Child Discharges Handgun

Francis Timothy Wilkinson Jr., 44, of Prince Frederick, has been formally charged following an incident in which a minor allegedly gained access to an unsecured, loaded handgun and discharged it inside his residence, according to court documents filed in Calvert County District Court. Wilkinson is facing two misdemeanor charges: Firearms-Access by Minors and Reckless...
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UPDATE: Man in Custody After Stabbing Two Victims in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: Man in Custody After Stabbing Two Victims in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police responded to a reported assault in the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville. When police arrived in the area, a male subject matching the description of the suspect provided by dispatchers was in the yard of the reported incident location. Deputies confirmed the...
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UPDATE: 26-Year-Old Man Killed After Crash Involving Tractor Trailer in Charles County

UPDATE: 26-Year-Old Man Killed After Crash Involving Tractor Trailer in Charles County

UPDATE 7/16/2025: On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 2:43 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with Charles County Sheriff Deputies responded to United States Route 301 south of Maryland Route 257 for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested for Burglary at Historic St. Mary’s Visitor Center and Assault of Parents

Lexington Park Man Arrested for Burglary at Historic St. Mary’s Visitor Center and Assault of Parents

William Adam Chesser, 46, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple criminal charges in two open cases currently pending in St. Mary’s County District Court, including allegations of assaulting family members and burglarizing properties affiliated with Historic St. Mary’s City Commission. On June 5, 2025, Deputy Santiago Estrada Lora of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Calvert County Animal Control and First Responders Rescue Dog from Ravine

Calvert County Animal Control and First Responders Rescue Dog from Ravine

On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Animal Control received a call about a senior Anatolian shepherd named Layla who had gone missing the night before — only to be found the next morning at the bottom of a steep ravine. Her owners had searched high and low, not realizing their beloved 140-pound girl had taken...
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Stephen McGibbon Appointed Deputy County Administrator for Calvert County

Stephen McGibbon Appointed Deputy County Administrator for Calvert County

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen McGibbon as deputy county administrator, effective Aug. 4, 2025. McGibbon brings more than 30 years of experience in financial oversight, risk management and government operations. Most recently, he served as director of finance for Prince George’s County Government, where he...
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Watershed Education and Stewardship Grants Awarded in St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City

Watershed Education and Stewardship Grants Awarded in St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City

Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made possible from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant. Specific amounts will be contingent upon federal funding availability and approval. The following organizations were awarded funding through...
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Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Begins

Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Begins

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year is set to start. Without this funding, many educational programs will...
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9 Impaired Boaters Charged Over July 4th Weekend During DNR’s Operation Dry Water Patrol

9 Impaired Boaters Charged Over July 4th Weekend During DNR’s Operation Dry Water Patrol

The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from July 4 to July 6. Statistically this time is the busiest and most dangerous boating holiday. Fortunately, no boating fatalities were recorded on Independence Day weekend. NRP officers made nine...
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Charles County Board Of Education Announces Resignation of Linda Warren

Charles County Board Of Education Announces Resignation of Linda Warren

The Board of Education of Charles County today announces the resignation of Board Member Linda Warren. Warren represents District 4 on the Board. Her resignation is effective Friday, Aug. 1. In sharing her resignation with the Board, Warren cited personal reasons resulting in her having to relocate outside of District 4. State law requires...
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Ed Rothstein Appointed as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families

Ed Rothstein Appointed as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families

Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Ed Rothstein as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families. Rothstein will assume the post as secretary on August 1st. Ross Cohen, who has served as the interim acting secretary, will continue supporting the department as deputy secretary. “Ed Rothstein has dedicated his career...
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