On March 3, 2024, at approximately 7:05 a.m., a LPPD officer was working speed enforcement on Crain Highway northbound in the area of Glen Albin Road when a vehicle entered the RADAR beam at 108 mph. The officer stopped the vehicle and upon interviewing the driver, noticed an odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from...
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On Saturday, March 2, 2024, an off-duty Deputy from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was working as security at the Society Hooka Club on Crain Highway in Waldorf. This business is located in the Berkley Square shopping complex. At approximately 1:50 a.m., the deputy heard multiple gunshots being fired in the parking lot. As...
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PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THE TOWN OF INDIAN HEAD: PUEBLO CIRCLE, WOODLAND DRIVE, BIRCH BARK COURT, and TRAVERS RD. 3/5/2024: The Town of Indian Head announces a precautionary boil water advisory to customers served water by the Town of Indian Head on Pueblo Circle, Woodland Drive, Birch Bark Court,...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) welcomed a special guest this morning, when Sunny the Squirrel stopped by with an invitation for the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival and community garden ribbon cutting. The Commissioners then began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks is pleased to announce that the annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on April 6, 2024, from 12 – 4 p.m. at Lexington Manor Passive Park (LMPP) at 21675 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park. This FREE community event offers fun for the whole...
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On Monday, March 4, 2024, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was informed by the school administration at Huntingtown High School of a social media post from an unknown sender that included a threatening message. Law enforcement immediately began investigating the threat and determined it was not credible. Further investigation revealed the message was a...
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The Town of La Plata Council and staff send their condolences to the family of former Councilman Matthew Simpson, who passed away February 29, 2024. Mr. Simpson, a La Plata native, served as a Councilmember from 2017 to 2021 and represented Ward 1. He was a private, general practice attorney and was well known...
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UPDATE: Meta spokesperson Andy Stone stated the following. “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services, we resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience.” 3/5/2024 @ 10:42 a.m.: DownDetector, which monitors online outages reports that as...
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On Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Middletown Road and McDaniel Road. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Kia K5 was traveling south on Middletown Road and attempted to make a left turn onto McDaniel Road. The driver of...
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UPDATE 3/4/2024: On Saturday, March 2, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of another shooting. Upon arrival, deputies located an adult male with a gunshot wound to his lower leg, the individual was identified as Dakarai Amon Mason, 18, of Lexington...
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On Friday, March 1, 2024, after less than an hour of deliberation, a federal jury convicted Donte Antwaun Herring, age 24, of Washington, D.C., for the armed robberies of two phone stores in December 2020. The guilty verdict was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; Acting Special...
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Dawn Bunting, owner of the Maryland business Bunting Online Auction house recently found $61,000 stuffed inside an old Folgers coffee can. Bunting said the original owner of the items and box of trains was a collector of coins and currently and had apparently died recently. “The box of trains and train parts had sat...
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On Monday, March 25, 2024, “Maryland Day” the public is encouraged to celebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace, St. Clement’s Island. St. Clement’s Island Museum will offer a full day of fun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including free museum admission, kids’ activities, free water taxi rides (10 a.m. –...
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The Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning invites county residents to participate in the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance update process. Citizens are invited to participate through public comment, a public forum and observing work sessions and meetings to help shape local development and land use policies and to actively contribute to the future...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the unincorporated section of Takoma Park. The victim’s name will be released once he is identified and his family is notified. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment...
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Clean out your barn, basement, garage, and other home storage areas in preparation for Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day! St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) will host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on March 30, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. Andrews Landfill, located at...
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On Thursday, February 29, 2024, at approximately 11:23 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Oakley Road and Hodges Road in Avenue, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single pickup truck on its roof in a ditch with all...
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On Thursday, February 29, 2024, at approximately 6:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 2200 block of Lower Marlboro Road in Owings, for the serious motor vehicle collision involving an overturned tractor-trailer. While crews responded to the scene, dispatchers advised the driver of the tractor was attempting to self extricate. Firefighters...
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“We can do what we do because of the great talent in this room.” Amid some singing, some dancing, an abundance of laughter and continuous applause, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) recently recognized faculty and staff members for contributing an accumulated 575 years of service to student success. The CSM 36th Service Awards...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in late November. The suspect is 40-year-old Gregory Patterson of no fixed address. He’s accused of fatally shooting 57-year-old Donald Head of no fixed address. On November 27, 2023, at approximately 8:25 am, officers responded to...
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National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is March 4 through 8 with all students in Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) able to pick up a free breakfast at school if they choose before classes start for the day. Students will be offered a variety of hot entrees and cereal along with fruit, milk and juice....
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On October 19, 2023, Detective Lawrence, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was assigned a child abuse case that occurred on October 18, 2023, at Great Mills High School. Detective Lawrence contacted the male student/victim at his residence where the victim advised there was a fire drill before third period and once class...
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On Saturday, March 2, 2024, the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting a training burn on a residence located on Tammie Drive in Great Mills. Firefighters will be conducting training scenarios in a residence donated to the department and will be on the scene from approximately 7:00 a.m., to late in the...
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On February 29, 2024, Charles County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Steven James Hardeman, age 37, of Newburg, in connection with two cases of sexual abuse of minors. The arrest stems from an investigation in which two victims reported being sexually assaulted by Hardeman who was a martial arts instructor at the American Martial Arts Gym...
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The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is at capacity for dogs and is currently waiving adoption fees for dogs through Saturday, March 9. Dogs of all ages and personalities are available for adoption. Regular adoption procedures still apply. The shelter has many dogs ready for adoption, foster or rescue placement. If you are unable to...
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