On Thursday, February 10, 2022, at approximately 9:19 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 21600 block of Enterprise Road in Lexington Park, for the reported gunshot victim. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim with one gunshot wound to the upperbody. Police found at least two bullet holes...
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On Thursday, February 10, 2022, at approximately 8:47 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Golden Beach Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway into a utility pole....
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On Thursday, February 10, 2022, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to the area of Spring Valley Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find multiple shell casings in the roadway of Spring Valley Drive between Pegg Road and Rosewood Drive. Witnesses reported hearing...
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NAS Patuxent River and Mission Partner Personnel, During yesterday afternoon’s Solid Curtain 2022 antiterrorism exercise we saw a dramatic traffic backup. The delays were excessive and I own that. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you or your families. In addition, we are reviewing our response plans to prevent such events with...
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Player history is included at the bottom of the article. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 – A former National Football League (NFL) player was sentenced today to five years in prison for orchestrating a nationwide scheme to defraud a health care benefit program for retired NFL players. According to court documents, Robert McCune, 42, of...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service Public Comment Forum Welcome to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Services Proposed Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits online forum. We are accepting comments on both the Proposed Migratory Game Bird Seasons and Bag limits for the 2022-23 hunting season as well...
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At a State House press conference this week, Governor Larry Hogan announced that he will not be a candidate for the United States Senate in 2022: “Lastly today, I want to put to rest a question that some of you have been asking me. I want to let you know that I will not...
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On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, a Charles County resident reached out to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources when he received a package he didn’t order. An injured bald eagle had perched on the rocking chair on his front porch and activated his doorbell camera. When he arrived home later the eagle was still...
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Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) Career and Technical Education has been awarded a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation Grant in the amount of $118,053 to support providing a Virtual Fire Training Program that will enhance the Fire and Rescue Cadet program located at the Career and Technology...
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Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) students competed at the recent Southern Maryland SkillsUSA Regional competition winning 9 gold, 7 silver, and 7 bronze medals. The event was hosted by Career and Technology Academy on February 5, 2022, where Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from the Calvert Career and Technology Academy in Calvert County,...
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On Monday, February 7, 2022, administrators at St. Charles High School received an anonymous tip that a student, or students were possibly in possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). The administrators, in conjunction with the School Resource Officer, initiated an investigation subsequently revealing three students in possession of over 250 pills believed to...
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Governor Larry Hogan awarded a governor’s citation to Cpl. Annette Goodyear of Cecil County’s North East Police Department who saved a student from being hit by a car late last week. Cpl. Goodyear, who has served as a crossing guard for 14 years, was assisting students across the street outside of North East Middle...
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Scott Eli Harris, 51, of Aubrey, Texas, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure a Maryland doctor who had been a vocal proponent of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to documents and statements made in connection with the plea hearing, Harris sent a...
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The Homicide Unit identified and charged the suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Brandywine in December 2021. The suspect is 19-year-old Kevin Curtis Coleman of Washington, DC. He’s charged in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Blake White of Accokeek. On December 16, 2021, at approximately 6:25 p.m.,...
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On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at approximately 8:55 a.m., police, firefighters and rescue personnel responded to the 45000 block of Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway, for the reported camper fire with subjects trapped. Multiple 911 callers reported a camper was on fire, with one 911 caller reporting a female occupant was inside...
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On Friday February 4, 2022, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 4100 block of Falcon Place in Waldorf for the report of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival officers located the suspect, Kijuan Aaron Dorsey, 27 of Waldorf, standing outside of the apartment with a butcher knife in his hand. Officers ordered...
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On January 28, 2022, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a gas station located in the 6900 block of Indian Head Highway in Bryans Road for the report of a subject who pointed a gun at two employees before fleeing the store. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division investigated and on...
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On February 6, 2022, at approximately 7:40 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3100 block of Esser Place in Waldorf for the report of an occupied suspicious vehicle. Upon making contact with the sole occupant of the vehicle, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana and subsequently recovered suspected...
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On Monday, February 7, 2022, Maryland United States Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has entered into a memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Special Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) and Deputy Inspector General James D. Powell...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in a shopping center parking lot in Oxon Hill. The victim is 52-year-old Kimberly Maria Tucker of no fixed address. On February 6, 2022, at approximately 6:10 pm, patrol officers were called to the parking lot in...
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Have you ever wanted to contribute to an exhibit at a museum? The St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point, MD, will be hosting a Community Day Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, from noon to 4 p.m. This occasion encourages the public to get involved with the planning of new exhibits by sharing historical documents,...
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Gov. Hogan announced that $9.6 million has been awarded to the Maryland Department of Commerce Office of Tourism to support tourism marketing, promotion, and development throughout the state. The funding is through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $750 million American Rescue Plan: Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program. The program...
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Two College of Southern Maryland (CSM) nursing faculty recently earned crucial support from the Maryland Nurse Support Program (NSP) that will help them, and CSM, better prepare CSM students to meet any challenge. CSM Associate Professor of Nursing Robin Madera and Acting Chair of Nursing Sara Cano each received a Nurse Educator Doctoral Grant...
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How many times is the computer whiz kid in movies and television shows a woman? In recent memory, there’s Shuri in “Black Panther,” there’s a girl with a dragon tattoo and a couple who halted and caught fire in a period drama set in the 1980s depicting the early days of the Silicon Prairie...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in observance of Presidents Day. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be open with normal operating hours. The Solomons Septage Receiving...
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