On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at approximately 4:02 p.m., firefighters from Charles and Prince George’s County responded to the 2300 block of Progress Court in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Multiple 911 callers reported their neighbors house was on fire with smoke coming from the roof. Crews arrived on the scene to...
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On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at approximately 1:52 p.m., firefighters from Charles County and Prince George’s County were alerted to the 7300 block of Gabriel Drive and 2900 block of Edgewood Road in Bryans Road, for the reported house fire. Multiple 911 callers reported a large brush fire involving a fence which was quickly...
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UPDATE 3/20/2025 @ 11:00 A.M.: Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on the afternoon of March 19, 2025, leaving a 66-year-old man dead and another individual injured. Troopers responded at approximately 4:22 p.m. to the intersection of Maryland Route 5 (Point Lookout Road) and Maryland...
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 6:58 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of Bean Family Lane in California, for the reported structure fire with one trapped. 911 callers reported a kitchen fire with a bedridden female trapped in the home. Multiple firefighters including Safety 6 and...
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The Ladies Auxiliary of the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department, regret to announce the passing of Elizabeth “Betty Mae” Therres. Betty Mae faithfully served the Ladies Auxillary for over 70 years. As one of the last surviving Charter members, she was integral in the foundation of the Ladies Auxillary. Betty Mae saw the need and...
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 7:15 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision with...
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On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Berry Road and Streamview Drive in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Police arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved, one being a box truck overturned on its side...
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On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at approximately 2:55 p.m., firefighters responded to the 6900 block of Trident Court in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. 911 callers reported black smoke coming from their neighbors residence, with reports of the house being evacuated. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a...
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On March 15, 2025, firefighters responded to the 3400 block of Catch Penny Place in Bryans Road, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a vehicle engulfed in flames in the driveway. Due to the area being a non-hydrant location, additional units were requested due to the vehicles fuel...
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Early Monday morning, March 17, 2025, around 4:17 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to the 6000 block of Boots Lane in La Plata, for an animal rescue. Crews arrived on the scene to find a puppy with his head stuck inside the center hole of a wheel. Firefighters were able to work up a nice...
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The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation, Natural Resources Division, advises citizens the Maryland Forest Service will be conducting controlled burns on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Biscoe Gray Heritage Farm, located at 2695 Grays Road in Prince Frederick. The farm will be closed to the public during the burns. Smoke will be...
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St. Mary’s County Government (SMCG) is reinforcing its commitment to ensuring that no patient is personally responsible for the cost of emergency ambulance transport provided by our Department of Emergency Services (DES). Following recent concerns regarding billing practices, SMCG has taken immediate steps to align the County’s EMS billing policy with its original intent....
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Indian Head Elementary School held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 27 to commemorate the start of the construction process of the new school-based health center on the school’s campus for students and residents in Indian Head. With the nearest urgent care center in La Plata, the center, in partnership with the Charles County Department of...
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UPDATE 3/17/2025: Antonio Gross, 35, of of Lexington Park, was arrested on Sunday, March 16, 2025, following an armed robbery and assault in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Gross faces multiple charges, including armed robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, theft under $100, and carrying a concealed dangerous weapon. According...
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UPDATE 3/17/2025: Maryland State Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to a motor vehicle collision on Thursday, March 13th, 2025, at the intersection of Hollywood Road and Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown. Troopers arrived to find a 2-vehicle head-on collision involving a Dodge Dakota pickup truck and a Honda sedan with two occupants in...
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On Saturday, March, 15, 2025, at approximately 8:10 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a off-set head-on style collision with three patients for...
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On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at approximately 5:27 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 14000 block of Calvert Street in Solomons, for the reported structure fire. The first 911 caller reported a dropped cigarette caused the couch to catch on fire, with the fire quickly spreading. Less than 2 minutes...
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On Friday, March 14, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Sotterly Road and Steerhorn Neck Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. 911 callers reported a pickup truck struck a utility pole in the area of the address provided....
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On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 8:19 a.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Henry E. Lackey High School were inside a school hallway during class transition when a fight erupted between two students, with other students joining in. The school resource officer and administrators separated the six involved students and deescalated...
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On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at approximately 5:55 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Bay District and Charles County responded to the 38000 block of Sugar Hole Road in Avenue, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene within 2 minutes of dispatch to find a 10 x 10 shed fully...
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On Friday, March 7, 2025, at approximately 10:52 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Miramar Way in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned wither the operator out of the...
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On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at approximately 4:53 p.m., firefighters responded to the area of 1715 Weems Road in Port Republic, for the reported brush fire. While responding to the scene firefighters reported a very large column of smoke showing and requested a Brush Fire Task Force to be dispatched. The same time, dispatchers...
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Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving related...
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On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Fairgrounds Road in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle T-bone style collision involving an SUV and...
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On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at approximately 11:32 a.m., police, firefighters, emergency medical services and SMECO responded to the area of 11954 Motley Place in Waldorf, for the reported electrocution and fire involving powerlines. 911 callers reported a tree cutter was cutting a tree when the victim accidentally struck a powerline, causing the victim...
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