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UPDATE: Second Waldorf Man Sentenced to 35-Years for Murder at Birthday Party Held at Bryans Road Fire Department

UPDATE: Second Waldorf Man Sentenced to 35-Years for Murder at Birthday Party Held at Bryans Road Fire Department

UPDATE 2/7/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, February 6, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Jahad Karim Frierson, 27, of Waldorf, to 35 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Leon Nathaniel Inabinett, Jr. Frierson was also sentenced to a consecutive 1,067 days...
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Increased Traffic at NAS Patuxent River Expected Beginning February 7, 2025

Increased Traffic at NAS Patuxent River Expected Beginning February 7, 2025

Personnel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that increased traffic volume is expected at NAS Patuxent River and Webster Outlying Field beginning Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 with the implementation of return to office orders across the base. In anticipation of this increased traffic volume, the following changes to gate operations will begin...
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Maryland State Police Urge Safety For Motorists Throughout The Super Bowl Weekend

Maryland State Police Urge Safety For Motorists Throughout The Super Bowl Weekend

Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout the Super Bowl weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving related...
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Charles County Public School Students Compete in Winter Chess Tournament

Charles County Public School Students Compete in Winter Chess Tournament

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) hosted its annual winter chess tournament February 1, 2025, at Henry E. Lackey High School, with 150 students competing. The tournament was open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students play peers at their or near their grade level. In between official games, students could practice with pick-up...
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Maryland Casinos Generate $151.8 Million in Gaming Revenue During January 2025

Maryland Casinos Generate $151.8 Million in Gaming Revenue During January 2025

Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $151,795,660 in revenue from slot machines and table games during January 2025, a decrease of $1,447,656 (-0.9%) compared to January 2024. Casino gaming contributions to the state during January 2025 totaled $63,651,034, an increase of $496,642 (0.8%) compared to January 2024. The January 2025 contributions included $45,992,850 to...
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Statement from the Maryland Office of the Comptroller on 1099-G Printing Error

Statement from the Maryland Office of the Comptroller on 1099-G Printing Error

The Office of the Comptroller has identified a printing malfunction that led to a limited batch of roughly 6,000 1099-G forms going to incorrect addresses. The printing error did not impact other tax forms produced by the agency. There was no external data breach; this was an internal issue. Individuals who mistakenly received another...
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Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

Governor Wes Moore today delivered his third State of the State address. Before a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly, the governor spoke about investing in industries of the future, reforming the tax code, and investing in Marylanders by meeting crisis with courage in the face of one of the most challenging and...
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Juvenile Charged with Possession of Weapon on School Grounds, Trespassing and False Statement

Juvenile Charged with Possession of Weapon on School Grounds, Trespassing and False Statement

On Monday, February 3, 2025, at 10:20 a.m., a juvenile was observed walking outside of Mattawoman Middle School at a time when students should have been in class. The juvenile was escorted to the administrator’s office where they provided a false name. As administrators and a school resource officer attempted to identify the juvenile,...
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Two Students Begin Fight After Another Student Assaults Teacher at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

Two Students Begin Fight After Another Student Assaults Teacher at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, a student at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center was involved in an argument with another student inside a classroom. During the argument, one of the involved students grabbed a teacher by the arm and pushed her against a wall. The student with whom he was arguing left the classroom....
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Where Do Birds That Leave Maryland for the Winter Go?

Where Do Birds That Leave Maryland for the Winter Go?

By Joe Zimmermann, science writer with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: In recent summers on Maryland’s “tern raft,” a man-made conservation platform that serves as habitat for state-endangered colonial nesting waterbirds, scientists found a common tern with a distinctive orange tag on its leg. The tag indicated that Argentinian researchers had banded the tern...
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Governor Moore Announces Dramatic Decrease in Fatal Overdoses in Maryland in 2024

Governor Moore Announces Dramatic Decrease in Fatal Overdoses in Maryland in 2024

Governor Wes Moore announced that the number of fatal overdoses in Maryland decreased dramatically in 2024. According to preliminary data from Maryland’s Overdose Data Dashboard​, there were 1,553 fatal overdoses reported in Maryland last year—a 38% decrease than the 2,511 fatal overdoses reported in 2023. “The decrease in fatal overdoses that we’re seeing in...
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Growing to New Heights: CSM Offers New Vertical Agriculture Course Thanks to $490,000 Grant

Growing to New Heights: CSM Offers New Vertical Agriculture Course Thanks to $490,000 Grant

The world’s population continues to grow, beyond 8 billion people, and every one of them needs to eat every day. How do farmers keep up with the demand when there is only so much fertile agricultural land to work from? Thanks to a recently awarded $490,000 grant from the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland...
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Calvert CTA Students Celebrate Huge Success at SkillsUSA Regionals and Take Home 29 Medals

Calvert CTA Students Celebrate Huge Success at SkillsUSA Regionals and Take Home 29 Medals

On February 1, 2025, the Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) Career and Technology Academy (CTA) proudly kicked off Career & Technical Education Month by hosting the SkillsUSA Southern Maryland Regional Competition. Competing against students from Charles and St. Mary’s counties, CCPS CTA students demonstrated their dedication and expertise across 20 contests, earning an impressive 29 medals:...
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Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters in April and May 2025

Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters in April and May 2025

This May, our grateful nation will come together to honor its fallen fire service heroes during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, the official national tribute to firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty last year. As part of this heartfelt commemoration, we invite landmarks, buildings, fire departments, and communities across...
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Hoyer: “When You Treat Federal Employees as Villains, You Turn The American People into Victims”

Hoyer: “When You Treat Federal Employees as Villains, You Turn The  American People into Victims”

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined the Congressional Labor Caucus to deliver remarks on the House Floor regarding the deferred resignation offered to federal employees by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Below is a video and transcript of his remarks: “I thank my colleague for taking this special order . I thank my...
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Local Cadets Excel in SkillsUSA Regional Fire and EMS Competition Held in Calvert County

Local Cadets Excel in SkillsUSA Regional Fire and EMS Competition Held in Calvert County

Young aspiring firefighters and EMTs from across Southern Maryland showcased their incredible skills and dedication this past Saturday, February 1st, 2025, at the SkillsUSA Regional Competition. Hosted by the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department, the event brought together cadets from Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties, all eager to demonstrate their mastery of emergency response...
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Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Awarded Grant for Groundbreaking Research on African American Heritage

Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Awarded Grant for Groundbreaking Research on African American Heritage

The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area is pleased to announce a $58,000 grant from the Maryland Historical Trust’s FY 2025 Historic Preservation Non-Capital Grant Program. This funding will support comprehensive research and documentation of African American historic resources throughout Southern Maryland. The grant will be matched by the National Heritage Area dollar for dollar,...
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Police Capture Fugitive with Felony Warrants and Recover Stolen Vehicle

Police Capture Fugitive with Felony Warrants and Recover Stolen Vehicle

On Thursday, January 30, 2025, officers assigned to Judicial Services, with assistance from the CCSO’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team and K9, were attempting to locate Michael Anthony Kirk, Jr., age 28, of Waldorf, who had active felony warrants for violating probation relating to theft over $25K. He also had an active warrant in Virginia for...
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Maryland’s 2025 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Shows Higher Bird Counts

Maryland’s 2025 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Shows Higher Bird Counts

Aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have completed their annual population estimates of ducks, geese, and swans along the state’s Chesapeake Bay, tidal Potomac River and Atlantic coast shorelines. This year, the teams counted about 705,300 waterfowl, which was higher than both the 593,200...
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UPDATE: PG County Man Found Guilty of Armed Robberies, Arson of Commerical Stores

UPDATE: PG County Man Found Guilty of Armed Robberies, Arson of Commerical Stores

UPDATE 2/4/2025: After a 5-day trial, a federal jury found Stephen Kennedy, 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, guilty of conspiracy to commit arson, arson affecting interstate commerce, commercial robbery, using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, carrying and explosive device during the commission of a felony, and...
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SMECO Employees Raise $60,000 for Three Local Hospitals

SMECO Employees Raise $60,000 for Three Local Hospitals

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) employees recently held a fund-raising event and donated $60,000 to three hospitals in Southern Maryland: CalvertHealth Medical Center, University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. “Community hospitals provide care, comfort, and hope to those who need it most. These local organizations offer more than...
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Hoyer, National Capital Region Delegation Ask DOD To Conduct “Safety Review On The Future Of Military Helicopter Training” In Area, With Pause On Current Flights

Hoyer, National Capital Region Delegation Ask DOD To Conduct “Safety Review On The Future Of Military Helicopter Training” In Area, With Pause On Current Flights

January 31, 2025: Their letter came just two days after the fatal mid-air collision above the airport. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Jennifer McClellan...
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DNR Study: Other Fish Species Declined After Arrival of Chesapeake Channa in Maryland Waters

DNR Study: Other Fish Species Declined After Arrival of Chesapeake Channa in Maryland Waters

Chesapeake Channa adults were first documented in Maryland, thousands of miles from their native habitat in East Asia in 2002. Subsequent illegal introductions and natural dispersal in the decades since their arrival in Maryland expanded the species range. A new study by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirms the negative impact this invasive...
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Shuck & Stout Celebrates Maryland Oysters & Beer as FeBREWary Kicks Off Maryland Beer Month

Shuck & Stout Celebrates Maryland Oysters & Beer as FeBREWary Kicks Off Maryland Beer Month

As February, or FeBREWary, kicks off Maryland Beer Month in partnership with the Brewers Association of Maryland, the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program is kicking off Shuck & Stout by inviting consumers to head to local restaurants and tasting rooms for Maryland oyster and beer pairings. The Brewers Association of Maryland will return to the Silver Spring...
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UPDATE: Who Pulled the Trigger? – Sheriff’s Office Under Fire After Rearrest of Hollywood Shooting Suspect

UPDATE: Who Pulled the Trigger? – Sheriff’s Office Under Fire After Rearrest of Hollywood Shooting Suspect

1/29/2024:  John Curtis Reeves IV, 23, of Bushwood, has been rearrested and faces new charges related to a November 1, 2024, shooting on Breezy Lane in Hollywood, Maryland. However, notably absent from the charges is any direct allegation that Reeves was responsible for the shooting itself. Reeves was initially charged with accessory after the...
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