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Girl Powered Connects Students with STEM Activities

Mary Anne Onianwah has always been interested in how people connect, it could be why she enrolled in North Point High School’s Cisco Networking Academy Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. “My parents come from a third world country and I see how technology connects people around the world,” said Onianwah, a senior who...
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Bay District’s Utility Fire Truck Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident with Red Light Runner in Lexington Park

Bay District’s Utility Fire Truck Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident with Red Light Runner in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., Utility 3 from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, reported they had been involved in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive. Crews arrived on the scene shortly after to find the Dodge Ram Utility truck and a...
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UPDATE: Details Released in Murder of 24-Year-Old Park Hall Man

UPDATE: Details Released in Murder of 24-Year-Old Park Hall Man

UPDATE 1/9/2020 @ 10:15 a.m.: On January 3, 2020, at approximately 12:56 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call indicating someone had been shot in a residence at 18414 Point Lookout Road, in Park Hall. Deputies arrived on scene and located the victim, identified as Jordan Lee Sullivan, 24...
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Routine Fun Leads to $1 Million Powerball Win for Prince George’s County Resident

Prince George’s County resident claims second-tier prize in November 13, 2019, drawing “Never thought it would happen to me,” is what a Prince George’s County resident said after claiming a $1 million second-tier Powerball prize. The lucky player never envisioned winning so much money with one quick-pick ticket. “It’s just something to do,” the...
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Police Arrest One Suspect and Recover Gun After Attempted Burglary in Lexington Park

On Friday, December 27, 2019, at approximately 3:20 a.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Franklin Road in Lexington Park, for the attempted burglary with multiple suspects possibly armed with weapons. While police responded to the address, emergency communication center (ECC) advised multiple armed suspects fled the residence and were on foot in...
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Single Vehicle Rollover in Owings Sends Driver to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at approximately 4:50 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Fifth Street and Ridge View Drive in Owings, for the reported overturned vehicle with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single pick-up truck overturned, with the sole occupant/operator trapped. First responders reported the single patient...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Substitute Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Production of Child Pornography

UPDATE: Waldorf Substitute Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Production of Child Pornography

UPDATE 1/08/2020: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Keith Allan Krikstan, 32 of Waldorf, to 25 years in prison for two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Production of Child Pornography, and Visual Surveillance of a...
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Indian Head Man Charged After Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Vehicle

Deputy State Fire Marshals have arrested an Indian Head man after determining he was responsible for slicing the tires of a vehicle and then attempted to set fire to the car after he threw a Molotov cocktail at the vehicle. On January 7, 2020, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park Sends Two to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at approximately 6:45 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned off the roadway and in a ditch, with...
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Calvert County Public Schools Will Open Two-Hours Late – Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020

Calvert County Public Schools will be opening on a 2 hour delay today, Jan 8, 2020. There will be no a.m. Pre-Kindergarten. 12-month employees, including emergency personnel, report on time. No Child Nutrition Workers are to report prior to 8:00 a.m. The workday for 10- and 11-month employees will begin 2 hours after their...
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Charles County Public Schools Will Open Two-Hours Late – Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020

Due to inclement weather conditions, all Charles County public schools will open two-hours late today, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. There is a code two, which is a two-hour delay, for staff who follow the code system. The AlphaBest program at county elementary schools will open at 8 a.m. today and all morning prekindergarten classes...
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The False Alarm Reduction Unit in Calvert County

The False Alarm Reduction Unit in Calvert County

The False Alarm Reduction Unit is dedicated to establishing a mutually beneficial relationship between alarm users, alarm industry representatives and the Calvert County emergency responders to help reduce the number of false alarms in Calvert County through proper installation, maintenance, monitoring and efficient and effective use of alarm systems. The Calvert County Board of...
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Dump Truck Causes Partial Structure Collapse After Striking Gas Station, Multiple Vehicles in Fairmount Heights

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at approximately 3:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the Citgo / Quik Mart Gas Station on Sheriff Road in Fairmount Heights, for a motor vehicle accident involving hazardous materials with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a dump truck in the parking lot...
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MetCom’s Advice on Preparing for Winter Weather

While the area braces for the first winter storm of the season, the Metropolitan Commission is taking necessary steps to prepare for the forecasted weather. While snow storms do not necessarily increase the number of water main breaks in our system, road conditions may cause logistical and safety challenges for our field crews. This...
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Registration for Charles County Public Schools Winter Chess Tournament Now Open

Registration for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) annual winter chess tournament, set for 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 22 at Henry E. Lackey High School, is now open for students. The tournament is for students in kindergarten through Grade 12. Interested participants must register online at https://ccpsregistration.wufoo.com/forms/2020-ccps-winter-chess-tournament/ by Wednesday, Feb. 19. The registration window...
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Prince George’s County Police Homicide Detectives Seeking Whereabouts of Greenbelt Man who Stabbed Wife to Death

Prince George’s County Police Homicide Detectives have issued an arrest warrant for 41-year-old James Dorsey. He is wanted on a 1st degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of his wife, 42-year-old Nika Dorsey of Greenbelt. Detectives say Dorsey is considered to be armed and dangerous. If you see him, do not approach him....
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Anne Arundel Police Investigating Carjacking in Odenton

On January 5, 2020 at approximately 7:00 p.m. officers responded to the Royal Farms located in the 1500 block of Annapolis Road in Odenton, for a reported carjacking. The adult female victim advised she was pumping gas when the suspect approached her asking to use her cell phone. When she refused the suspect entered...
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Detectives Charge Three Suspects with Fatal Shooting in Temple Hills

Homicide Unit detectives have charged three suspects in connection with a fatal shooting in Temple Hills on Monday. The suspects are 33-year-old Terrence McNatt of the 1700 block of T Street in Southeast, Washington D.C., 26-year-old Rashaud Richardson of the 600 block of Carson Avenue in Oxon Hill and 30-year-old Cornell Washington of the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Receive Donations from Nine Local Businesses

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office received a special visit from a few great guys! We were contacted recently by Scott Harris. He and the owners of several local tow companies wanted to do something for the community, so they each donated money. Scott went out and purchased over 1,000 matchbox cars (and a few...
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Two Charles County Friends of 20 Years Claim $120,200 in Separate Scratch-off Wins

Longtime friends “Maite” and “Kelly Girl” share a love of Maryland Lottery scratch-offs. The Charles County co-workers, who have been friends for over 20 years, also shared the joy of each other’s $100,000 and $20,200 top-prize scratch-off wins. When it came time to claim their separate prizes at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, the women...
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Missing Person – St. Mary’s County – 29 Year-Old Male

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office of Maryland seeks your help in locating a missing “at risk” person, Ryan Nicholas Cherrico. Cherrico is a 29 year-old, white male last seen in Mechanicsville, on January 6, 2020. If you have information that can assist in helping safely locate Ryan Cherrico, please call 911 or contact...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects at Lexington Park Kohl’s

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft case, along with another individual. On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at 9:20 pm, the pictured suspect picked up a new Dyson vacuum cleaner and then left the Lexington Park Kohl’s store without paying for it. The suspect...
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FDA Ban Sale of E-Cigarette and Cartridge-Based Flavored Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

Amid the epidemic levels of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a policy prioritizing enforcement against certain unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to kids, including fruit and mint flavors. Under this policy, companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale...
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State Prison Inmate Death Being Investigated In Allegany County

Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate yesterday in Allegany County. The deceased is identified as Bradley Rinehart, 52. Rinehart was a state prison inmate serving time at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland. Cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy being conducted...
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Six Injured After Attempted Hit and Run Turns Into Three Vehicle Crash in California

Six Injured After Attempted Hit and Run Turns Into Three Vehicle Crash in California

On Saturday, January 4, 2020, at approximately 12:40 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to St. Andrew’s Church Road and Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway and began rendering care to patients. The Dodge...
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