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18-Year-Old Waldorf Man Charged with Assault, Firearm Possession, and Drug Distribution in Charles County

18-Year-Old Waldorf Man Charged with Assault, Firearm Possession, and Drug Distribution in Charles County

Ky-Mari Monte Bowman, 18, of Waldorf, is facing a series of criminal charges following a July 18, 2025, incident that began with a domestic assault call and ended with a foot chase, the recovery of a loaded “ghost gun,” and a significant quantity of suspected marijuana. According to court documents filed in Charles County...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested After Striking Multiple Victims With Vehicle, Fleeing Police at High Speed

Mechanicsville Man Arrested After Striking Multiple Victims With Vehicle, Fleeing Police at High Speed

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, police responded to the 29000 block of Queens Landing Lane in Mechanicsville, for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with two victims who reported that a verbal altercation had taken place inside the residence. The confrontation escalated outside, where a male suspect entered his vehicle...
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Spirit Halloween Coming Soon to Old Joann Fabrics Building in California

Spirit Halloween Coming Soon to Old Joann Fabrics Building in California

Halloween fans in the Southern Maryland area have cause to celebrate: Spirit Halloween is set to open its seasonal pop-up at the old Joann Fabrics spot, located at 22576 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 300, in California, MD 20619, in mid‑August! As part of its annual nationwide rollout, Spirit Halloween plans to launch over 1,500 stores...
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St. Mary’s State’s Attorney’s Office’s Kelsey Perkins Honored with Prestigious Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association Award for Distinguished Service

St. Mary’s State’s Attorney’s Office’s Kelsey Perkins Honored with Prestigious Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association Award for Distinguished Service

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling is proud to announce that Kelsey Perkins, Director of Legal Administration with the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, was awarded the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association’s Distinguished Service Award – the highest honor given to a single employee from any State’s Attorney’s Office across the State of Maryland – at...
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From the Farm to Your Table: Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s Announced

From the Farm to Your Table: Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s Announced

From local farmers to your plate! The annual Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s program will offer farm fresh produce free to the community. There will be two food distribution dates and locations for this program: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, 46900 S. Shangri-La Dr, Lexington Park, MD held from 2 p.m. – 6...
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St. Mary’s County Museums Announce Special Activities on Second Saturdays

St. Mary’s County Museums Announce Special Activities on Second Saturdays

All ages are invited to enjoy new educational activities while visiting the St. Clement’s Island Museum or the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum on the second Saturday of the month throughout the year. These activities encourage visitors to explore nature and the outdoors through curiosity and play. Modeled loosely after “Forest School” learning styles in...
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Noise Advisory – NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory July 23 Through August 31, 2025 for NAS Patuxent River and Webster Field

Noise Advisory – NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory July 23 Through August 31, 2025 for NAS Patuxent River and Webster Field

Communities surrounding Webster Outlying Field and Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that there will be an increase in aircraft flight activities associated with the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School training from July 23 through Aug. 31, 2025. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing...
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Lollipop Theft Triggers Burglary Arrest for Former Employee at Defense Contractor’s Office in Lexington Park

Lollipop Theft Triggers Burglary Arrest for Former Employee at Defense Contractor’s Office in Lexington Park

Vignesh Sureshwaran, 36, of Great Mills, has been charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, and theft under $100 following an alleged unauthorized entry into a private office suite in Lexington Park, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. The incident occurred on the evening of July 17, 2025,...
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Wanted Calvert County Man Arrested After Foot Pursuit and K9 Deployment Near Prince Frederick Businesses

Wanted Calvert County Man Arrested After Foot Pursuit and K9 Deployment Near Prince Frederick Businesses

Gary Orlando Harrod, 61, of no fixed address, was arrested on the night of July 11, 2025, following a foot pursuit involving deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and K9 Atlas. Harrod is facing charges of Resisting/Interfering with Arrest and Obstructing and Hindering. He was also served with an active arrest warrant at...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested on Nine Criminal Charges Including Crack Cocaine Possession, Paraphernalia, and Evidence Tampering

Mechanicsville Man Arrested on Nine Criminal Charges Including Crack Cocaine Possession, Paraphernalia, and Evidence Tampering

Richard Lester Maples, 62, of Mechanicsville, was formally charged with nine criminal offenses following a traffic stop and drug investigation conducted on July 18, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Maples is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, specifically...
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Great Mills Man Faces Eight Charges After Domestic Assault and Allegedly Pointing Gun at Victim’s Head

Great Mills Man Faces Eight Charges After Domestic Assault and Allegedly Pointing Gun at Victim’s Head

Tyrone Edward Proctor, 40, of Great Mills, was arrested on July 19, 2025, following an alleged domestic incident that escalated into a violent confrontation involving a firearm. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Proctor faces eight criminal charges and is currently being held without bond. Proctor is...
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The Week in Winners: Six Win $50,000 Maryland Lottery Prizes, Including Powerball Player in Elkridge

The Week in Winners: Six Win $50,000 Maryland Lottery Prizes, Including Powerball Player in Elkridge

A third-tier Powerball win on a ticket sold in Elkridge was one of six $50,000 Maryland Lottery prizes won in the past week as the multi-state jackpot game inched toward a third of a billion dollars. For the Powerball drawing tonight (July 21), the estimated annuity jackpot is $308 million. The other $50,000 prizes...
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Deadline for Maryland DNR 2025 Photo Contest Approaching

Deadline for Maryland DNR 2025 Photo Contest Approaching

Photographers and nature enthusiasts have until August 1st, 2025, to submit their most beautiful images of the state’s flora and fauna to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2025 Photo Contest. As in past years, winning entries will be featured on the next Maryland DNR nature calendar to be published in late fall, and...
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Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Grant Relief to Certain Individuals Precluded from Possessing Firearms

Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Grant Relief to Certain Individuals Precluded from Possessing Firearms

“President Trump directed the Department of Justice to address the ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens—all of them. Federal law disables the firearms rights of many citizens who have been convicted of crimes without regard to whether they actually pose a threat of violence. But federal law also empowers the...
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Board of Public Works Approves $1.4 Million for Outdoor Recreation and Land Conservation in Southern Maryland and Other Counties

Board of Public Works Approves $1.4 Million for Outdoor Recreation and Land Conservation in Southern Maryland and Other Counties

The Board of Public Works today approved more than $1.4 million in grants to local governments and land trusts from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The funding will be used for a new trail, playground equipment, and the conservation of land in Charles, Frederick, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, and Worcester Counties....
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Wanted Lexington Park Man Charged After Allegedly Concealing Stolen Handgun and Assuming False Identity

Wanted Lexington Park Man Charged After Allegedly Concealing Stolen Handgun and Assuming False Identity

Kaevon Jefferson, 28, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple charges after a July 18, 2025, arrest during a search warrant operation in Clements. The charges stem from allegations that Jefferson was found with a loaded, stolen handgun and provided a false name to avoid arrest, according to court documents from the St. Mary’s County...
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UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Brutal Calvert County Murder

UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Brutal Calvert County Murder

Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the premeditated murder of Calvert County resident Joseph Shymanski. The sentencing, held in the Circuit Court for Calvert County, followed a jury conviction earlier this year for first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a...
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Speed Limit on Cox Road in Huntingtown to be Reduced to 25 and 20 MPH in August

Speed Limit on Cox Road in Huntingtown to be Reduced to 25 and 20 MPH in August

The Calvert County Department of Public Works advises motorists of an upcoming speed limit change on Cox Road near Tidewater School in Huntingtown. Effective Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, the posted speed limit on Cox Road will be reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph to enhance pedestrian safety. The school zone speed limit will...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Woman Who Killed Her Child in Drunk Driving Crash Sentenced to 14 Years of Active Incarceration

UPDATE: Lexington Park Woman Who Killed Her Child in Drunk Driving Crash Sentenced to 14 Years of Active Incarceration

UPDATE 7/21/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Ashley Nicole Nolan, 28, of Lexington Park, Maryland, has been sentenced to prison for multiple charges stemming from a single-vehicle drunk driving collision, where she killed one of her children and seriously injured two of her other children. “Drunk driving is a completely preventable crime,”...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Armed Robbery and Assault After Motel Incident

Lexington Park Man Charged with Armed Robbery and Assault After Motel Incident

Osirus Osirus Holmes, 27, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with a March 2025 armed robbery incident at a motel in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Holmes has been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, first- and second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree...
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Baltimore Man Arrested After Robbery and Assault at Charles County Health Department

Baltimore Man Arrested After Robbery and Assault at Charles County Health Department

Tyrone Lorenzo Parker, 37, of Baltimore, was arrested and charged with robbery, second-degree assault, and theft following an incident on the night of July 10, 2025, in the 4500 block of Crain Highway in White Plains. According to court documents, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 10:15 p.m. to a...
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Three Subjects Saved After Boat Capsizes in Chesapeake Bay, No Injuries Reported

Three Subjects Saved After Boat Capsizes in Chesapeake Bay, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 4:54 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to 20000 block of Far Cry Road in Lexington Park, for the reported open water rescue with an overturned boat. 911 callers reported a jon boat had overturned with three subjects currently in the water clinging to fishing...
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One Adult and One Child Flown Out After Serious Crash with Entrapment in Prince Frederick

One Adult and One Child Flown Out After Serious Crash with Entrapment in Prince Frederick

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 2:35 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office came across a motor vehicle collision on Route 4 in the area of the Walmart in Prince Frederick. Deputies located one trapped and reported multiple children in the vehicle. Firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the scene...
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UPDATE: “Stand With Lilly!” Lemonade Stand Happening Today to Support Girl Severely Injured in Mechanicsville Crash

UPDATE: “Stand With Lilly!” Lemonade Stand Happening Today to Support Girl Severely Injured in Mechanicsville Crash

UPDATE 7/18/2025: A local girl named Lilly is continuing her recovery after a devastating accident, and thanks to overwhelming support from the community, she’s finding the strength to push through both physical and emotional challenges. Lilly was severely injured in the fatal head-on collision in Mechanicsville on May 31, 2025, and is continuing her...
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Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Increased in June After Rainy May

Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Increased in June After Rainy May

Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show an increasing volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of oxygen—in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia from early to late June. No hypoxia was observed in May, marking a later start to low dissolved oxygen conditions...
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