Kevin Lewis Miller, 43, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with felony theft and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a ambulance valued at approximately $250,000 from the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center on the night of September 13, 2025. According to court documents, the Charles County Department of...
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UPDATE: Judicial Services received the indictment and began looking for the suspect, who had since moved to Mechanicsville. On October 1, members of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit located Fullerton and arrested him. He was transported to the Charles County Detention Center. Less than 24 hours later on October 2nd, 2025, a judge ordered that...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation is joining partner agencies, nonprofits and communities across the state for the annual Walktober celebration, a series of walking events and online webinars throughout October highlighting Maryland’s official state exercise and the importance of pedestrian safety, equitable access, transportation options and healthy lifestyles. For 2025, Governor Wes Moore has...
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Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission Grants $16,000 to Maryland Market Money Program The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC), a division of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, announced today that it has granted $16,000 to the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) to support the ongoing operation of the Maryland Market Money (MMM) program....
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Police are currently investigating an incident that sent a 4-year-old child to the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, September 28, 2025. Around 9:20 p.m., First Responders responded to the 5900 block of Port Tobacco Road in Indian Head, for the reported 4-year-old female having ineffective breathing. 911 callers had...
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Thanks to an impressive lineup of sponsors, the dedication of volunteers and the hundreds of golfers who came out to play, Hospice of the Chesapeake’s annual Golf Tournament was another great success. The event raised more than $210,000 in support of the nonprofit’s mission to care for families in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles and...
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Walking the sandy shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay can be a tranquil and rewarding experience for lovers of Maryland’s outdoors. Some beachcombers pursue sea glass and shells, while some have been lucky enough to find prehistoric fossils including shark teeth and ancient artifacts such as arrowheads. The majority of shark teeth found in Maryland are remnants...
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On September 28th, 2025, we remember our fallen heroes and victims on the 17th anniversary of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command’s Trooper 2 crash. September 27th, 2008, Trooper 2 responded to Waldorf, Charles County Maryland to assist the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department with a motor vehicle crash. On scene, two patients were identified...
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In a quiet corner of Southern Maryland, a new business is giving families a deeply personal way to honor their loved ones. Stinson Urns, founded by master woodworker Jimmy Stinson, creates handcrafted urns designed not just to hold ashes, but to tell a story. Stinson brings nearly four decades of woodworking experience to his...
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On Friday, September 26, 2025, at approximately 12:57 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Station 4, located at 4260 Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy, for a serious motor vehicle collision in front of the firehouse. Nanjemoy Fire Chief 4 reported a motor vehicle collision in front...
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UPDATE 10/01/2025: On Sept. 24, 2025, Another news source issued an article about the Board of Education of Charles County’s recent selection of a candidate to fill the District 4 Board member vacancy. Language in the published article, “Charles school board selects new member,” insinuates that the Board did not follow the Open Meetings Act...
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On Monday, September 22, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m., officers responded to a gas station in the 11500 block of Berry Road in Waldorf,for the report of a stolen vehicle. The victim stated he left his car running at a gas pump while he went inside to pay. When he returned, his car was...
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The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates (BRE) today voted to write down state revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26) to $26.7 billion, an increase of 3.7% over Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) actual revenue. The approved forecast reduces revenues by $19.1 million during FY 26 compared with the previous estimate. Overall, the...
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Governor Wes Moore today joined Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, and legislative leaders to roll out $200 million in direct rebates to provide relief for Maryland families burdened by rising energy costs. The funding covers two direct payments to all Maryland ratepayers, with the first being administered between August and...
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Taisian Marquet Owens, 28, of Waldorf, has been formally charged with armed robbery and attempted theft following an alleged incident involving cannabis at a local shopping center, according to court documents filed in Charles County District Court. Owens is accused of attempting to rob an adult male victim while displaying a handgun during a...
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The Powerball frenzy may have subsided, but Maryland’s in-state jackpot game, Multi-Match, made someone a millionaire in Lanham this past week while a $200,000 scratch-off was sold in Baltimore. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $28.5 million in prizes during the week of Sept. 15-21, including 32 tickets worth...
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On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., emergency medical services responded to the 2000 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, for the reported burn injuries. 911 callers reported a 2-year-old male was conscious alert and breathing after suffering burns to the head and upper body. EMS arrived on the scene to find...
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UPDATE 9/24/2025: 9/20/2025: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Fugitive Unit located and arrested the suspect wanted for murdering her grandmother on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. The suspect, 28-year-old Breante Thomas of Waldorf, was located on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Waldorf. She’s charged with murdering 81-year-old Helen Thomas inside of her Fort Washington...
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UPDATE 9/21/2025: Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) announces the movement of some high school sports games to Level 2 of the school system’s athletic event safety plan. Effective immediately, all high school boys junior varsity football and boys varsity football games from all seven CCPS high schools will operate on a Level 2 of...
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On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Edmont Place in Waldorf for a report of an armed robbery. The investigation revealed that several suspects approached three victims, displayed a handgun, and robbed them of a pair of designer tennis shoes and a backpack. After taking...
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On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at approximately 3:25 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 13000 block of Cooke Sweetney Place in Hughesville, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an ATV. 911 callers reported a 4-wheeler and a dirt bike struck each other head-on, with a 19-year-old male suffering a broken...
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On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at approximately 12:35 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 10000 block of Pleasant View Place in Newburg, for the reported traumatic injuries with no entrapment. The 911 caller reported he had a truck fall on him, and suffered injuries to the face and upperbody but was...
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Levita Almuete Ferrer, 65, of Montgomery Village, Md., was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzling more than $650,000 from the U.S. State Department over a two-year period, using the funds to fuel her gambling addiction, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Ferrer, aka Levita Brezovic,...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has chosen the winners of the annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to Christopher Michael for his fun photo of a river otter, titled “Waterways Wanderer.” This year’s contest received more than 1,800 photo submissions. The grand prize package includes $700, a Maryland State...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the 2025 summer session. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring, and summer sessions, full- and part-time time students who have completed at...
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