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Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Shutout the Barnstormers in Their 10th Straight Win

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Shutout the Barnstormers in Their 10th Straight Win

The Blue Crabs’ pitchers allowed five total hits in tonight’s shutout victory, as Southern Maryland won 3-0.  With tonight’s win, the Blue Crabs extend their franchise-record win streak to ten games. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs’ starter, Denson Hull (W, 1-0), pitched five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and one walk.  This was...
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NAVAIR Engineer Helps Maryland Youth Discover Career Paths Through Robotics

NAVAIR Engineer Helps Maryland Youth Discover Career Paths Through Robotics

By Lisa Rendzio, Airborne Electronic Attack Systems (PMA-234) communications The Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program Office (PMA-234) Test and Evaluation Lead escorted a team of students, known as the Bot Brigade Quartic, to the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Chesapeake Regional Championships, in Hampton, Virginia, where they won first place...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – May 3, 2022

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – May 3, 2022

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, May 3, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners presented Proclamations in recognition of National Drug Court Month, National Nurses Week, National Skilled Nursing Care Week and Small Business Month....
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Washington D.C., Man Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death After Fight on Metrobus in Oxon Hill

Washington D.C., Man Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death After Fight on Metrobus in Oxon Hill

Homicide Unit detectives charged a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred last Friday in Oxon Hill. The suspect is 25 year-old Norman Bethea, Jr. of Washington, DC. He is charged with fatally stabbing 28-year-old Steven Artkale Davis of Oxon Hill. On April 29, 2022, at approximately 2:45 pm, patrol officers responded...
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Police Recover Food Containing Suspected Marijuana from Matthew Henson Middle School Student

Police Recover Food Containing Suspected Marijuana from Matthew Henson Middle School Student

On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 2:45 p.m., school staff at Matthew Henson Middle School found cookies that possibly contained marijuana and a store-bought bag of “marijuana candy” inside a student’s lunchbox. The bag and cookies were recovered by a school resource officer and will be forwarded to the Maryland State Police Crime Lab...
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63-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Dies After Dump Truck Overturns off of Bridge in Annapolis

63-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Dies After Dump Truck Overturns off of Bridge in Annapolis

On Monday, May 2, 2022, at 12:56 p.m., officers from Southern District responded to Maryland Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) just after Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) for a single-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Preliminary investigation suggests the 2013 Peterbilt dump truck was traveling eastbound on Route 665 when for unknown...
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Ridge Couple Arrested After Assaulting Their 15-Year-Old Daughter and 17-Year-Old Son

Ridge Couple Arrested After Assaulting Their 15-Year-Old Daughter and 17-Year-Old Son

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, police responded to the 49000 block of Harry James Road for the report of a domestic disturbance in progress. Deputies arrived on the scene and made contact with a 15-year-old female victim and a 17-year-old male victim who stated their parents assaulted them. The suspects (the victims Mother and...
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La Plata Police Department Honor Guard Participates in the 28th Annual Blue Mass in Washington D.C.

La Plata Police Department Honor Guard Participates in the 28th Annual Blue Mass in Washington D.C.

Earlier today, members of the La Plata Police Department Honor Guard participated in the 28th annual Blue Mass at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. The mass honored fallen law enforcement officers and fire safety officials and those who are currently serving. Federal, state and local first responders in police agencies from around...
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51-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Dirt Bike Accident at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville

51-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Dirt Bike Accident at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, May 1, 2022, at approximately 2:13 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Budds Creek Motocross Park located at 27963 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported one not breathing after a crash. Crews arrived on the scene to find the adult male victim was unconscious and not breathing...
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St. Mary’s County Deputies Make One Arrest in Connection of Burglary and Theft at Vape Planet, Police Searching for Second Suspect

St. Mary’s County Deputies Make One Arrest in Connection of Burglary and Theft at Vape Planet, Police Searching for Second Suspect

On April 27, 2022, at 3:12 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Vape Planet located at 21632 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the burglar alarm activation. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered the glass door to the business shattered, and various items stolen from the business....
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SMECO Honors Outstanding Teachers from St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles Counties

SMECO Honors Outstanding Teachers from St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles Counties

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) worked with the school systems of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties to select and honor 23 educators with Outstanding Teacher awards for leadership in the fields of mathematics, science, technology, and engineering. Receiving awards this year were nine math teachers, eight science teachers, and six STEM (science, technology,...
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Historic Sotterley Hosting Half-Price Mother’s Day Tours on Sunday, May 8, 2022

Historic Sotterley Hosting Half-Price Mother’s Day Tours on Sunday, May 8, 2022

Give the mothers and grandmothers in your life a unique treat by bringing them to Historic Sotterley for a guided tours. On Sunday, May 8th, all guided and self-guided tours will be half-priced for moms! While on site, you can also visit the exhibits, stroll the gorgeous Colonial Revival Garden and grounds, browse and...
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St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission Presented with Innovation Award

St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission Presented with Innovation Award

The first of its kind in Maryland, the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission, St. Mary’s County Health Department and the St. Mary’s College of Maryland partnered on an innovative pilot project to comprehensively monitor the presence of COVID-19 in local wastewater. It began with an idea and a conference call back on April 27,...
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Two Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Leonardtown

Two Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Leonardtown

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 10:48 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Nellies Way in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with the operator of one vehicle...
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NAS Patuxent River to Close Cedar Point Road and Cedar Point Beach for Equipment Transport on Tuesday, May 3, 2022

NAS Patuxent River to Close Cedar Point Road and Cedar Point Beach for Equipment Transport on Tuesday, May 3, 2022

NAS Patuxent River will close Cedar Point Beach and a portion of Cedar Point Road between Cartier Road and Utgoff Road (near Atlantic Test Ranges) from 11:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2022 for equipment transport operations. Personnel are directed to use alternate routes during these times. There will be no thoroughfare...
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Governor Hogan Announces $200 Million Affordable Housing Package to Address Rising Costs

Governor Hogan Announces $200 Million Affordable Housing Package to Address Rising Costs

Governor Larry Hogan announced that more than $200 million in financing tools and new programs will be made available to create new affordable housing opportunities in the state. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will administer the funds to produce more than 6,000 additional units statewide amid rising construction costs and...
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Calvert County Emergency Rental Assistance Program Closed to New Applications Due to Limited Funding

Calvert County Emergency Rental Assistance Program Closed to New Applications Due to Limited Funding

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), administered by the Calvert County Department of Community Resources, is closed to new applications. Due to limited funding, Calvert County Government closed ERAP to new applications to process pending applications. All remaining funds will be used to make payments to approved high-priority ERAP applicants who have demonstrated evidence...
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Governor Hogan Announces U.S. Bureau Of Engraving And Printing Moves Forward With New Production Facility In Maryland

Governor Hogan Announces U.S. Bureau Of Engraving And Printing Moves Forward With New Production Facility In Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan announced the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP/Bureau), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is moving forward with locating its new facility in Prince George’s County. The 104-acre site, located at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), has been officially transferred to the Department of...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Mourning the Passing of K-9 Taz

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Mourning the Passing of K-9 Taz

It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of K-9 Taz. K-9 Taz served the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office from the Fall of 2013 until his untimely passing on April 30, 2022. K-9 Taz was assigned to M/DFC Burggraff and was a valued member of Patrol Squad 3....
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The Maryland State Police Aviation Command to Host Trooper/Flight Paramedic Virtual Open House On May 23, 2022 May 2, 2022

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command to Host Trooper/Flight Paramedic Virtual Open House On May 23, 2022 May 2, 2022

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) is excited to announce the changes to the Department’s tattoo policy, as well as recent raises, service credit for time at other State agencies and the roll out of our new whole blood program. These changes will be discussed as the MSPAC hosts a virtual open house...
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Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce Passing of Charter Member Walter F. Willett, 97 “Popeye”

Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce Passing of Charter Member Walter F. Willett, 97 “Popeye”

The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Walter Frank Willett, know by many as “Popeye”. Walter was a charter member for our department. May he Rest In Peace. Walter F. Willett, 97, went home to be with the Lord on April 25, 2022. He was born...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Charge 14-Year Old and 16-Year-Old in Connection to Multiple Burglaries in Lexington Park

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Charge 14-Year Old and 16-Year-Old in Connection to Multiple Burglaries in Lexington Park

UPDATE 5/2/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division arrested and charged two male juveniles with multiple commercial burglaries and vandalisms made over the Easter weekend. Deputies performing proactive community enforcement on the night of the burglaries were able to match specific clothing seen in security video with juveniles they had contact with...
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Two Motorcyclists Flown to Trauma Center After Rear-Ending SUV in California

Two Motorcyclists Flown to Trauma Center After Rear-Ending SUV in California

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Miramar Way in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving two pedestrians. Crews arrived on the scene to find a motorcycle and two occupants in the roadway. Firefighters requested a...
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Calvert County State’s Attorney Office Employees Attend FBI Child Exploitation Task Force Conference

Calvert County State’s Attorney Office Employees Attend FBI Child Exploitation Task Force Conference

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey, three of his Assistant State’s Attorneys, and a victim/witness advocate attended a conference on human trafficking. The conference was hosted by the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, which operates in Maryland and Delaware. A lot of valuable information was presented leading to the...
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Police Arrest Armed Suspect who Fled from a Hit and Run Crash and Discharged a Handgun at an Unoccupied Building

Police Arrest Armed Suspect who Fled from a Hit and Run Crash and Discharged a Handgun at an Unoccupied Building

On May 1, 2022, at 9:47 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Western Parkway near Millbrook Court for the report of a hit and run motor vehicle crash. The driver of the striking vehicle fled before officers arrived. As officers were responding, they received a call that...
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