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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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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“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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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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On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 11:27 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Prince Frederick Road and Orchard View Lane in Hughesville, for the motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Hughesville Squad 2 was returning to the firehouse from another call when this incident was dispatched. Squad...
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UPDATE 7/21/2025: On July 21, 2025, at 3:58 a.m., officers responded to the area of Post Office Road near Leonardtown Road for the report of a two-vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation shows that a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro and a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse were both traveling North on Post Office Road approaching Leonardtown Road, when for...
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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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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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On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., while driving in the area of Old Village Road and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Chief 2 came upon a serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped and unconscious. Firefighters and emergency medical services from St. Mary’s and Charles County responded...
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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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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and Charles County Health Department (CCHD) announce the launch of a new mobile crisis team serving St. Mary’s and Charles Counties. The mobile crisis team, operated by Affiliated Santé Group (Santé), will provide immediate support to individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency. This expansion of crisis services...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling – and is conducting an online survey and virtual meeting series to gather public feedback to help update the agency’s Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Assessment. Vulnerable road users are...
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The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (the Commission) today approved the recommendation of an award for a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System (LCMCS) contract to Intralot, Inc., of Duluth, Ga. The vendor that is awarded the contract manufactures the counter terminals and self-service vending machines that sell tickets at 4,300 Maryland...
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The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July 16 through July 31. This closure, now in its sixth season, is necessary to protect the species, because when water and air temperatures rise in the hottest part of...
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UPDATE 7/16/2025: On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 2:43 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with Charles County Sheriff Deputies responded to United States Route 301 south of Maryland Route 257 for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist...
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year is set to start. Without this funding, many educational programs will...
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The Board of Education of Charles County today announces the resignation of Board Member Linda Warren. Warren represents District 4 on the Board. Her resignation is effective Friday, Aug. 1. In sharing her resignation with the Board, Warren cited personal reasons resulting in her having to relocate outside of District 4. State law requires...
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Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Ed Rothstein as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families. Rothstein will assume the post as secretary on August 1st. Ross Cohen, who has served as the interim acting secretary, will continue supporting the department as deputy secretary. “Ed Rothstein has dedicated his career...
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Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of July weekend. Troopers recorded 108 arrests for suspected DUI and issued more than 6,600 citations and warnings from July 4 to July 6th, 2025. Additionally, the SPIDRE Team assisted...
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UPDATE 7/14/2025: The displaced family has lost nearly everything in this devastating fire. A GoFundMe has been started by family members to assist the 2 adults and 3 children. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Family, friends and neighbors are assisting, however, clothing and other needs lists will be added when they become...
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Bell Sports Bicycle Helmets Hazard: The recalled helmets do not comply with the impact requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) mandatory federal safety standard for bicycle helmets. The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: June...
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On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 3:20 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of several juveniles walking through an apartment complex parking lot, possibly breaking into cars. When the first officer arrived, he observed the juveniles enter a Hyundai Elantra and begin driving away. Officers...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) selected Josh Montgomery as the winner of the Inaugural DNR Waterfowl Photo Contest, with his image of his retriever carrying a canvasback duck. This image will be available on a new hard-card license offered through the MD Outdoors licensing and registration system, and on the DNR 2026 Maryland Natural Resource Calendar. ...
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On Thursday, July 10, 2025, at approximately 2:32 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to area of Billingsley Road and Fawn Lane in White Plains for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a utility pole with power lines down...
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Abdul Aziz Bah, 29, of no fixed address, has been arrested twice within a 24-hour period and is now facing more than 45 charges related to burglary, mail theft, and property damage across multiple locations in Charles County. On July 6, 2025, patrol officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9400...
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