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Helicopter Requested After T-bone Collision Involving Motorcycle in Charlotte Hall Leaves One Trapped

Helicopter Requested After T-bone Collision Involving Motorcycle in Charlotte Hall Leaves One Trapped

On Friday, December 19, 2025, police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Golden Beach Road and Triangle Drive in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a motorcycle and SUV involved in a T-bone style collision with one patient...
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Son’s Go-Kart Racing Benefits from St. Mary’s Man’s $50K Powerball Win

Son’s Go-Kart Racing Benefits from St. Mary’s Man’s $50K Powerball Win

A Lottery enthusiast from Chaptico in St. Mary’s County took home a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize when he matched five of the six numbers drawn in the Dec. 13 drawing. James Quade Jr., and his dad who accompanied him to Lottery headquarters on Dec. 16, were excited about winning, but they said they’d have...
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CSM Talons Robotics Team Opens Season with Top Scores

CSM Talons Robotics Team Opens Season with Top Scores

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Talons Robotics Team earned top scores at the international VEX Robotics Competition and is now ranked in the top 20 teams in the world. The team traveled to Manassas, Virginia on November 22 to compete against teams from across the globe, winning the Programming Skills, Driver Skills, and...
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Fins, Fur, and Feather: Maryland’s Destination Species Draw Anglers and Hunters From Afar

Fins, Fur, and Feather: Maryland’s Destination Species Draw Anglers and Hunters From Afar

Each year, anglers, hunters, and other wildlife enthusiasts flock to remote areas of the United States in pursuit of regional species for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Many are familiar with the classics: Bull elk hunting in the Rockies, casting for elusive tarpon in the Florida Keys, and searching for ducks along the Mississippi Flyway. Each...
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Maryland’s 5 Million Trees Program Surpasses 1.5 Million Trees Planted

Maryland’s 5 Million Trees Program Surpasses 1.5 Million Trees Planted

Maryland’s 5 Million Trees program has reached more than 1.5 million native trees planted, marking a major milestone and reflecting strong momentum toward reaching the state’s ambitious goal of planting 5 million trees by 2031. More than 555,330 trees were planted in Fiscal Year 2025, according to a new annual report prepared for the Maryland General...
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Charles County Fire Departments Receive $124,174 for New Gear Washers and Dryers

Charles County Fire Departments Receive $124,174 for New Gear Washers and Dryers

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to support firefighters and first responders across Maryland. The funding will enhance departments’ emergency response capabilities through hiring,...
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Firefighters on Scene of Fully Engulfed Trailer in Mechanicsville

Firefighters on Scene of Fully Engulfed Trailer in Mechanicsville

On Friday, December 19, 2025, at approximately 2:15 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Bay District, Leonardtown, Hughesville, and Seventh District were dispatched to 27005 Mt Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported structure on fire. 911 dispatchers advised they were receiving multiple calls reporting a trailer on fire. Crews quickly arrived on the scene...
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GoFundMe Started for Family After Losing 16-Year-Old to Medical Emergency

GoFundMe Started for Family After Losing 16-Year-Old to Medical Emergency

On Monday, December 15, 2025, at approximately 2:26 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Take It Easy Campground in Callaway, for the reported one not breathing. First Responders arrived on the scene to find the 16-year-old patient not breathing after having a seizure, and confirmed CPR was in progress. Crews...
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New Maryland Laws Taking Effect on January 1, 2026

New Maryland Laws Taking Effect on January 1, 2026

A package of new state laws will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, bringing changes to tax-sale rules, rideshare driver reporting, and a wide slate of health insurance requirements — including new protections tied to pediatric care, anesthesia coverage, cancer screenings for firefighters, and limits on “fail-first” medication rules. Below are some of the...
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Senate Passes Honor Act, Recognizing Fire Fighter Cancer As Line-of-Duty Death

Senate Passes Honor Act, Recognizing Fire Fighter Cancer As Line-of-Duty Death

In a historic development, the U.S. Senate has passed the IAFF-endorsed Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), advancing a long-fought effort by the IAFF to secure federal recognition of occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death. The bill, which has strong bipartisan support in both chambers, now goes to President Donald Trump, who will sign it into law tomorrow....
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UPDATE: Lusby Man Held Without Bond on Firearm Charges in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Lusby Man Held Without Bond on Firearm Charges in St. Mary’s County

Devin Nichles Gear, 20, of Lusby, has been charged with multiple misdemeanor offenses in St. Mary’s County in connection with the alleged illegal transportation and sale of firearms, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on June 20, 2025. Gear is accused of transporting a firearm without a serial...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Assault in Courthouse Bathroom, Released on Bond Despite Lengthy Criminal History

Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Assault in Courthouse Bathroom, Released on Bond Despite Lengthy Criminal History

Trinik Shatega King, 31, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after an altercation inside the St. Mary’s County District Court building in Leonardtown, on December 16, 2025. According to charging documents, the incident occurred around 2:50 p.m. in the female restroom of the courthouse. An adult female victim reported being...
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Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Mourns the loss of Past President Mary C. “Peggy” Lee

Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Mourns the loss of Past President Mary C. “Peggy” Lee

Mary Ellen Caywood “Peggy” Lee, 91 of Mechanicsville, MD died December 6, 2025, in Lexington Park, MD with her loved ones by her side. Born November 6, 1934 in Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington DC, she was the daughter of the late Grace Raley Caywood and Alexander Caywood. She was preceded in death...
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Marylanders Asked to Stay Alert For Cold-Stunned Aquatic Wildlife

Marylanders Asked to Stay Alert For Cold-Stunned Aquatic Wildlife

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources asks those visiting the Chesapeake Bay or Atlantic coast to be vigilant of sea turtles who exhibit signs of cold-stunning, a condition that causes animals to become debilitated and experience hypothermia-like symptoms due to prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. Cold-stunning typically occurs in late autumn and early winter...
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NAVAIR P-8A Poseidon Upgrade Hits Cloud-Connectivity Milestone With Minotaur “Labyrinth” Hub

NAVAIR P-8A Poseidon Upgrade Hits Cloud-Connectivity Milestone With Minotaur “Labyrinth” Hub

The Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft program office (PMA-290) achieved an airborne connectivity landmark when the P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 (I3B2) aircraft successfully connected to the Minotaur Family of Systems (MFoS) Labyrinth hub. This pivotal connection occurred during a combined development test / operational test event this December at Naval Air Systems...
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Two NAVAIR Employees Recognized at 70th Annual Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Ceremony

Two NAVAIR Employees Recognized at 70th Annual Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Ceremony

Anthony Blankenship, deputy director, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, and Gregory Imhof, director of test technologies, Naval Test Wing Atlantic, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, were recognized at the 70th annual Distinguished Civilian Service Awards ceremony at the Pentagon December 3. This is the Department of War’s (DoW) highest award given to...
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Police Investigating Another Shooting on Gallery Place in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Another Shooting on Gallery Place in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject shot. 911 Dispatchers advised the 911 callers were uncooperative, stated someone had been shot but provided no further information. Police arrived on the scene to...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Loaded Handgun Stolen From St. Mary’s County Found in Toilet Tank in Calvert County

Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Loaded Handgun Stolen From St. Mary’s County Found in Toilet Tank in Calvert County

Clifton Jermaine Cole, 20, of Prince Frederick, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a minor following the execution of a search warrant at his residence earlier this month, according to court documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County. The charge stems from a joint investigation involving the Calvert County...
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Welcome Man Charged After Possessing Two Handguns While Under the Influence of Alcohol

Welcome Man Charged After Possessing Two Handguns While Under the Influence of Alcohol

Olen David Clybourn II, 44, of Welcome, is facing two misdemeanor charges for possessing firearms while under the influence of alcohol. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, the charges stem from an incident on November 26, 2025, when Clybourn was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a vehicle...
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Hughesville Man Accused in Beauty Store Break-In and Tractor Supply Theft

Hughesville Man Accused in Beauty Store Break-In and Tractor Supply Theft

Michael Hemi Fischer, 28, of Hughesville, is facing multiple charges after being linked to two separate theft-related incidents in Southern Maryland, according to court documents filed in Charles and St. Mary’s counties. In the most recent case, Fischer has been charged with second-degree burglary and theft in connection with a break-in at a beauty...
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Four Charles County Senior Students To Represent CCPS in 2026 Maryland Student Page Program

Four Charles County Senior Students To Represent CCPS in 2026 Maryland Student Page Program

Four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seniors are representing the school system this year in the Maryland General Assembly’s Student Page Program. Students in the program, including the alternate, participate in the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session. The following students were selected to participate in this year’s program. Paola Cercos Teverino, senior, North Point...
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UPDATE: 26-Year-Old Drayden Man Succumbs to Injuries After Mechanicsville Collision

UPDATE: 26-Year-Old Drayden Man Succumbs to Injuries After Mechanicsville Collision

UPDATE 12/17/2025: The family has sadly announced the passing of Darius Jackson-Jordan, age 26 of Drayden. Funeral arrangements and additional information will be provided in the coming days. The motor vehicle collision remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash or events leading up to it and has not already provided a statement is...
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UPDATE: High-Speed Chase in Calvert County Ends in Crash That Kills 58-Year-Old Woman

UPDATE: High-Speed Chase in Calvert County Ends in Crash That Kills 58-Year-Old Woman

UPDATE 12/16/2025: Savon Quincy Samuel, 32, of Pikesville, has been charged with felony negligent manslaughter by vehicle following a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred during an attempted traffic stop by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office on December 12, 2025. According to court documents, the incident began when a deputy attempted to stop a gray...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested on Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop

Leonardtown Man Arrested on Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop

Ryan Michael Page, 40, of Leonardtown, was arrested on December 12, 2025, and charged with two drug-related misdemeanors following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. According to court documents, Deputy Devin Absher observed a silver 2003 Chevrolet Silverado fail to stop completely at the intersection of Old Great Mills...
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Lexington Park Woman Charged Again After Violent Encounter with Deputies, Weeks After Prior Assault Allegations

Lexington Park Woman Charged Again After Violent Encounter with Deputies, Weeks After Prior Assault Allegations

Jasmen Eliana Reyes, 19, of Lexington Park, has been charged in a new case involving multiple misdemeanors after a confrontation with law enforcement on December 10, 2025, at her residence on Chapman Drive. The charges follow an earlier incident from April 2025 in which Reyes was also charged with second-degree assault in a separate...
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