Driving, putting, fun, and networking are back again this year as Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) celebrates its 12th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Chesapeake Hills Golf Course in Lusby, MD. All golfers are welcome and encouraged to join regional leaders from throughout Southern Maryland to enjoy a day of golf...
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With the National Weather Service issuing excessive heat warnings, residents may find cooling centers. In Charles County, community centers, senior centers, and libraries are available during regular hours. LifeStyles of Maryland in White Plains is also offering daytime shelter. For urgent after-hours situations, the Maryland State Police La Plata Barracks offers limited temporary shelter...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources asks residents and visitors enjoying coastal and tidal waterways to remain alert for marine mammals and sea turtles into summer through early fall. Dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, whales, and other marine wildlife are regular seasonal visitors to the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, the Atlantic Ocean, and...
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UPDATE 6/23/205: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged a Mechanicsville man with setting his home on fire early Monday morning and later connected him to setting his parents’ car on fire Saturday morning. Michale Robert Guy, 47, was arrested shortly after the fire with the assistance of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Just...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2025 – Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 – Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind 3...
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On Friday, June 21, 2025, at approximately 2:03 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 70 block of Elder Place in Indian Head, for the reported animal bite. 911 callers reported a father and son was bit by a foster Pit bull, with a teen victim suffering a hand injury with...
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UPDATE 6/19/2025 @ 4:36 P.M.: A severe thunderstorm was located over Quantico, moving east at 50 mph. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been placed for Charles, Northern St. Mary’s, Northern Calvert, Southern Prince Georges, and southern Anne Arundel Counties until 5:30 p.m. IMPACT…Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This...
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Members of the Judicial Services Section have located and arrested Franklin Argueta-Marquez, age 28, of no fixed address, who was wanted in connection with two counts of rape and sexual offense of a 13-year-old girl whom he initially met online when she was 12 years old. Argueta-Marquez first reached out to the victim by...
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On Tuesday, May 20, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted a balanced General Fund budget of $595,081,500, an increase of 6.0 percent over last year. The approved budget does not increase the current property or income tax rate and aligns with the Commissioners’ strategic priorities. “Despite facing one of the most challenging fiscal years in...
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Due to forecasted high temperatures for Wednesday, June 18, through Thursday, June 19, the Department of Public Safety has issued an animal safety alert. During this period, animal owners or custodians are required to provide appropriate protection from the weather, including adequate shelter, water, space and access to shade. Pay special attention to animals...
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Bruce Robinson, 57, of La Plata, has been charged with 14 criminal offenses, including multiple drug trafficking and firearms violations, following a police raid at his home on May 30, 2025. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, the charges stem from the execution of a search warrant carried...
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On Thursday, June 19, 2025, at approximately 3:57 a.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 14000 block of Scalloway Place in Charlotte Hall, for the reported structure on fire. 911 callers reported a large RV was on fire and threatening the residence, with subjects attempting to put the fire out with a...
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On Sunday, June 1st, 2025, at 5:06 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 1300 block of Smallwood Drive West in Waldorf for the report of pedestrians struck. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Robin Lessette Alexander, age 53, of Indian Head, was attending a baby shower at the location when she became...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continues to expand its commitment to veterans and military-connected families, earning national recognition and hosting dedicated events designed to support their educational and career success. CSM was recently named a 2025-26 Military Friendly® School, earning Silver in the small community college category and being recognized as a Military...
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(June 16, 2025) – Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, have preliminarily agreed to sign on to a settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed the attorneys general of its plan to proceed with the...
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In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced that the Justice Department is reinvigorating efforts to protect older Americans from transnational schemes that cost billions of dollars, often stealing their life savings. In the past few weeks alone, investigators and prosecutors have arrested and filed cases against foreign fraudsters...
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Michelle Shropshire, 54, of Waldorf, Maryland, and Harlisha Jones, 49, of Clinton, Maryland, and Washington, DC, were arrested this weekend on health care fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy charges filed in U.S. District Court. The arrests were announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Assistant Director in Charge Steven...
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The Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad released the following statement following a fire that fortunately left no injuries, and limited damage to their fire station. Potomac Heights, MD — June 16, 2025 — On the evening of Sunday, June 15, members of the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue...
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police held its annual award ceremony June 13th, 2025, to recognize the achievements made by conservation law enforcement officers and professional staff in 2024. The officers were presented honors by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Sec. Josh Kurtz and Natural Resources Police Col. Orlando Lilly at Annapolis High School in...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will introduce its new online licensing system, MD Outdoors, on June 24, 2025. This centralized system replaces the current system, COMPASS. MD Outdoors will continue to offer products for all outdoor activities, including all Maryland hunting and fishing licenses and associated stamps and permits, boat and off-road vehicle...
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On Thursday, June 12, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Chicamuxen Road and Sweetmans Road in Marbury, for the reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. 911 callers reported a 53-year-old male on a scooter was struck by a pick-truck, and was suffering from a...
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On June 12th, 2025, US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully federalized thousands of members of California’s National Guard and ordered the president to return control of the troops to the state and Governor Gavin Newsom. The Federal Judge stated “His actions were illegal – both exceeding the scope of...
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“What is a place of innovation?” Now through June 29, Visitors to the Smithsonian’s Spark! Places of Innovation exhibition are invited to consider this question as they explore interactive displays highlighting how rural communities across the United States have used their social, artistic, technological, and cultural strengths to spark meaningful change. The College of...
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Style met substance on June 5, as Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Fashion for a Cause returned to the U.S. Naval Academy’s Fluegel Alumni Center. The high-energy fashion show smashed last year’s totals, raising more than $305,000 to support the nonprofit’s community health programs, including pediatric hospice care, children’s grief counseling, and family support services....
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The Maryland Comptroller’s Office today issued a Technical Bulletin to prepare businesses that are impacted by new changes in Maryland tax law passed by the General Assembly during the 2025 legislative session. Under the law, the first phase of tax changes, which includes a new 3% general sales tax on certain digital and IT services,...
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