UPDATE 3/7/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, March 7, 2025, a Charles County jury, after a 5-day trial, convicted Elijah Bernard Barnes, 20, of the Second-Degree Murder of Rajon Lateef Jackson, III, as well as related charges. On January 13, 2023, officers responded to Harvest Fish Place in...
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On Friday, March 7, 2025, at 5:22 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Walk This Way Court in Callaway, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. 911 callers reported a single vehicle was overturned with one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene...
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The number of wildfires in Maryland during 2024 was much higher than the ten-year average, but acreage burned was significantly lower, according to the Maryland Forest Service’s Annual Wildland Fire Report. The report, which was released this month, March 2025, covers data related to wildfires on 3.2 million acres of land overseen by the Maryland...
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UPDATE 3/6/2025: The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is continuing to search for Richard Wilson Jr., age 86, who has been missing from his Waldorf home for over a month. Mr. Wilson, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, was last seen by family members on the morning of January 25, 2025. He was reported missing...
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On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 3:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Southampton Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported single vehicle collision involving the NAS Patuxent River Security Fence. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle off the...
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Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce that the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has been awarded the prestigious Accreditation with Excellence designation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA®). This honor was presented to Sheriff Berry and CCSO’s Planning and Accreditation team members during a recent CALEA...
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On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., firefighters from Indian Head Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to 19 Dale Drive in Indian Head, for the reported kitchen fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with smoke showing. Upon further investigation, fighters found fire on the second...
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On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at approximately 9:24 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Marion Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving rollover and a utility pole. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had left the roadway,...
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A Rally for Federal Workers will take place today, in Lexington Park, St. Mary’s County at Tulagi Place, across from the NAS Patuxent River Gate 2 Entrance from 4:00 p.m., to 6:00 p.m. Expect possible traffic delays and congestion in the area – Unite with our Southern Marylanders affected by, and concerned about the...
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La Plata Police Department’s Lifesaving Project Lifesaver Program The La Plata Police Department has launched a groundbreaking initiative to support individuals with cognitive disorders, such as autism, Alzheimer’s disease, or dementia, who may be at risk of wandering. Thanks to funding from a Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant—The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury...
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A Calvert County woman was arrested after allegedly driving under the influence and resisting arrest following a traffic accident in Solomons on February 21, 2025. According to court documents, Michelle Renee Merrill, 56, of Solomons, was taken into custody after officers responded to a reported vehicle accident near the intersection of HG Trueman Road...
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UPDATE 3/5/2025: The social media creator arrested last Friday in Charles County was arrested today in St. Mary’s County on nearly identical charges. Joshua Christian-Stanley Jackson, charged with setting fire to a vacant commercial property and making a false 911 call in Charles County, was arrested this afternoon in connection with a new arson...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will conduct a routine inspection on the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) at the Calvert and St. Mary’s County line. The inspection will occur between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 9, weather permitting. One of the bridge’s two lanes will be closed and...
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UPDATE 3/5/2025: A White Plains man has been arrested and charged after breaking into a home, causing property damage, and alarming multiple residents in a neighborhood incident on February 28, 2025. According to court documents, Michael Santa Mendez, 42, of White Plains, was taken into custody by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after deputies...
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On Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, at approximately 6:50 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the 6605 Revell Road in Tracy’s Landing, for the reported outside fire. A short time after dispatch, the incident was upgraded to a structure fire with multiple callers reported the house was on fire. Along with the upgraded assignment, Maryland State...
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A St. Mary’s County woman has been arrested and charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses, including drug distribution, elder abuse, and financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Judy Marie Smith, 45, of California, MD, was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, by deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol...
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Charles Anthony Keemer, age 64, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty, yesterday, to aiding and assisting the preparation and filing of a false and fraudulent tax return. The guilty plea was announced by Kelly O. Hayes, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, with Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter, of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation...
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Maryland’s trout season officially opens March 29 at 6:30 a.m., and the Department of Natural Resources is set to release thousands of hatchery-raised brown, golden, and rainbow trout across the state. For young anglers, the second annual Youth-Only Trout Fishing Day will take place March 22, one week before opening day. On this special...
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UPDATE 3/5/2025: This Afternoon and Tonight – A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will impact the region later this morning and continue into this afternoon. Severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail and potentially an isolated tornado. Isolated severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail...
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In the early hours of Wednesday, March 5, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Marshall Boulevard, in Lexington Park. At approximately 1:10 a.m., multiple 911 callers reported hearing around 20 gunshots. Firefighters and emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene and...
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Terrie Lynn Carter, 57, of Leonardtown, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary and disorderly conduct following an incident in Lexington Park. Carter was taken into custody on February 27, 2025, after deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary in progress. According to court documents filed...
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Governor Wes Moore today released the administration’s FY 2026 supplemental budget. The supplemental budget includes key adjustments to the proposed FY 2026 budget, reflecting a number of technical corrections and updated projections. “At a time of instability and challenge for our state and country, this budget proposal promotes certainty and results. We continue to be guided...
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Today, Kelly O. Hayes was appointed and sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Chief of the Southern Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland since 2021. Ms. Hayes began serving the District of Maryland in 2013 as...
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UPDATE 3/5/2025: A fire that started from a pile of burning debris quickly spread out of control Tuesday afternoon, leaving an adult male injured and causing approximately $100,000 in damages. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the blaze occurred on March 4, 2025, at approximately 12:34 p.m. at a property...
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On March 3, 2025, Ronni Laine Davis, 34, of Lusby, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 8 years incarceration, with 60 days of active time, followed by 3 years of supervised probation. The sentence was imposed by the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee. Evidence revealed that Davis was observed by concerned citizens to...
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