A familiar face returned to Maryland Lottery headquarters this week and chose the moniker “Mystery Man” to tell his story of claiming a second Lottery top-prize lottery, a $50,000 score on July 16. The longtime player from St. Mary’s County shared that he’s been trying his luck for more than 20 years. His first...
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BEAR BEWARE! 🐻 The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services is alerting residents, particularly those living in and around the Piney Point and Mechanicsville areas, of a recent black bear sighting reported in the community. While black bears are generally not aggressive, they can pose a threat if they feel cornered, startled, or...
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Travon Tolson, 25, of Waldorf, has been charged in connection with a robbery incident that took place on July 3, 2025, outside the Charlotte Hall Library in St. Mary’s County. Tolson faces four criminal charges: robbery, second-degree assault, rogue and vagabond, and theft under $100, according to court documents filed in the District Court...
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Alexander Van Gough, 23, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple criminal and traffic offenses following a June 30, 2025 traffic stop that escalated into a confrontation with deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Deputy J. Senatore initiated the stop around 2:30 p.m. after observing a black...
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Abigail Mae Hawk, 31, of California, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on June 30, 2025. According to court documents, Hawk was the front seat passenger in a vehicle stopped near Westbury Boulevard and Pegg Street in Lexington Park after the...
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The Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, the oldest premier overnight race on the Chesapeake Bay, will take place August 1-2, 2025. With a 68.6-nautical-mile main race course from Annapolis, three other race routes are available to area sailors, all finishing at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM). The community is welcome to join in the...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and Charles County Health Department (CCHD) announce the launch of a new mobile crisis team serving St. Mary’s and Charles Counties. The mobile crisis team, operated by Affiliated Santé Group (Santé), will provide immediate support to individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency. This expansion of crisis services...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling – and is conducting an online survey and virtual meeting series to gather public feedback to help update the agency’s Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Assessment. Vulnerable road users are...
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The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (the Commission) today approved the recommendation of an award for a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System (LCMCS) contract to Intralot, Inc., of Duluth, Ga. The vendor that is awarded the contract manufactures the counter terminals and self-service vending machines that sell tickets at 4,300 Maryland...
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The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July 16 through July 31. This closure, now in its sixth season, is necessary to protect the species, because when water and air temperatures rise in the hottest part of...
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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O’Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department of the Navy’s annual Financial Management awards at a ceremony held at the Pentagon June 18. This award recognizes the high quality and creativity of the financial management workforce...
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Marquan C. Wells, 37, of Lexington Park, is being held without bond at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center following his arrest on four assault-related charges stemming from an attack on another inmate on July 10, 2025. According to charging documents, Wells is accused of physically assaulting a fellow incarcerated individual inside...
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James Gordon Sr., 66, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following an incident on July 10, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:16 p.m. reporting a...
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Malik Deondre Brandon, 26, of Hughesville, is facing multiple criminal charges following an incident at a Lexington Park hotel in which he allegedly assaulted an adult female victim and illegally possessed a loaded handgun and ammunition, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Brandon has been charged with the following...
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On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at approximately 1:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District, Hollywood and Solomons responded to the Lexington Park Senior Apartments at 21895 Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire in a commercial building with entrapment/injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller, calling from the...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police responded to a reported assault in the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville. When police arrived in the area, a male subject matching the description of the suspect provided by dispatchers was in the yard of the reported incident location. Deputies confirmed the...
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William Adam Chesser, 46, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple criminal charges in two open cases currently pending in St. Mary’s County District Court, including allegations of assaulting family members and burglarizing properties affiliated with Historic St. Mary’s City Commission. On June 5, 2025, Deputy Santiago Estrada Lora of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene within 1 minute of dispatch to find a head-on style collision involving...
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Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made possible from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant. Specific amounts will be contingent upon federal funding availability and approval. The following organizations were awarded funding through...
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year is set to start. Without this funding, many educational programs will...
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from July 4 to July 6. Statistically this time is the busiest and most dangerous boating holiday. Fortunately, no boating fatalities were recorded on Independence Day weekend. NRP officers made nine...
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Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Ed Rothstein as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families. Rothstein will assume the post as secretary on August 1st. Ross Cohen, who has served as the interim acting secretary, will continue supporting the department as deputy secretary. “Ed Rothstein has dedicated his career...
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Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of July weekend. Troopers recorded 108 arrests for suspected DUI and issued more than 6,600 citations and warnings from July 4 to July 6th, 2025. Additionally, the SPIDRE Team assisted...
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On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, bystanders and first responders were recognized for their lifesaving efforts at the Mechanicsville Moose Lodge last month. On June 17th, Mr. Lloyd Kauffman was at the Moose Lodge when he began experiencing symptoms of a cardiac event. Two nearby bystanders, one who happened to be a nursing student and...
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The Navy’s Persistent Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-262) held a change of command ceremony July 10 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, where Capt. Patrick Murphy relieved Capt. Josh Guerre, who will retire after 25 years of honorable service. NAVAIR Commander Vice Adm. Carl Chebi delivered remarks during the ceremony, highlighting Guerre’s...
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