UPDATE 1/13/2025: The victim of last week’s fatal house fire in Hughesville has been positively identified as 94-year-old Dora Lee Douglas, the homeowner. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the cause of death was attributed to thermal burn injuries and smoke inhalation. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the...
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On Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:05 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 42000 block of Fairgrounds Road in Leonardtown, for the reported gunshot victim. Police arrived on the scene to find the adult male patient was conscious alert and breathing. Fire and medical services proceeded into the scene to...
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On Sunday, January 12, 2025, at approximately 3:44 a.m., police responded to 4515 Camp Roosevelt Drive in Chesapeake Beach, for multiple alarms going off. Around 3:54 a.m., officers began travelling down the driveway and at the same time, one of the home owners called stating the house was on fire. Under a minute later,...
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On Saturday, January 11, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., firefighters from La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to 503 Scarlet Oak Road in La Plata, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story split foyer residence with fire showing. A working fire dispatch was...
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On Saturday, January 11, 2025, at approximately 6:03 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. 911 callers reported an unknown aged adult male was struck by a vehicle when crossing the roadway, they reported the man...
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UPDATE 1/12/2025 @ 9:00 a.m.: Montgomery County Fire Chief Corey A. Smedley announced the 47-year-old member sadly passed away last night after collapsing on the scene of a house fire in Prince George’s County. The 22 year veteran was later identified as Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins, who leaves behind his wife and two children. Our...
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On Saturday, January 11, 2025, at approximately 5:45 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Winters Lane in Leonardtown, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Firefighters from Bay District, Leonardtown, and Second District responded with first arriving units finding a two vehicle rear-end...
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UPDATE 1/12/2025: The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid in response to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment in the Bennsville area Upon arrival, first-responding companies encountered an overturned armored vehicle with two individuals trapped inside. Rescue Engine 1 from the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department played a pivotal role in assisting...
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On Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 11:45 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments from Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties responded to the 6200 block of Federal Oak Drive in Sunderland, for the reported vehicle fire threatening a residence. 911 callers reported a vehicle on fire next to a structure. Firefighters arrived on the scene...
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On Thursday, January 9, 2025, the Knott family hosted a check presentation for our local nonprofits, organizations and three of our communities completely volunteer Fire/EMS departments. “Thanks to your generosity and the Knott Family’s incredible donation, we’re proud to announce the distribution of funds to these amazing local nonprofits! Each organization plays a vital...
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Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles County from 10:00 p.m, Friday night into 7am Saturday morning. * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches can be expected for St. Mary’s County with 1 to 2 inches for Charles and Calvert Counties. * WHEN…From 10 PM...
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UPDATE 1/10/2025: On January 10, 2025, at approximately 7:17 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officer was traveling on Smallwood Drive West near St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf when he observed a body in the road on the eastbound side of the roadway. The officer arrived on scene at the same time as a...
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GLEN BURNIE, MD (January 10, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office is accepting applications from organizations seeking grant funding for traffic safety programs and projects that help reduce crashes, deaths and injuries on Maryland roadways. The grants will support initiatives addressing actions, decisions, and habits of drivers,...
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UPDATE 1/10/2025: January 9th, 2025, at 12:22 p.m., firefighters responded to 4099 Cortona Drive in Port Republic, Calvert County, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a Two-story, single family residence engulfed in flames. Investigation into the cause and origin of the fire is still ongoing. Smoke alarms were present,...
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On Thursday, January 9, 2025, at approximately 1:16 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services from Second District, Leonardtown, Bay District, and NAS Patuxent River responded to the 21000 block of Hunting Quarter Drive in Callaway, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2-story residence with an already...
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On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at approximately 2:24 p.m., Maryland State Police troopers from the La Plata Barrack and deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 344 near Maryland Route 224. Due to the severity of the incident, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team...
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On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at approximately 2:22 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 7175 Chicamuxen Road in Indian Head, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. 911 callers reported a single vehicle appeared to hit black ice or a slick spot in the roadway, left the...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will host a public informational workshop, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 16, to provide information and gather community input to improve pedestrian access and safety along MD 235 (Three Notch Road) in St. Mary’s County. The workshop will be held at Great Mills High School, 21130 Great...
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UPDATE 1/8/2025: Jayson D. Pressley, 38, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and use of a firearm in a violent crime following a fatal shooting on January 3, 2025. The victim, identified as Chaquanda Odom, 36, was found deceased with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in Lexington Park....
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On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at approximately 10:23 a.m., firefighters responded to The Charles Restaurant & Bar, located at 417 Charles Street in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story commercial building with smoke showing. Upon further investigation, firefighters located a fire in the kitchen and...
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at approximately 3:04 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to a wooded area off of Joy Chapel Road and Spriggs Court in Hollywood, for the reported traumatic injuries. 911 callers reported a 16-year-old female was conscious alert and breathing, with the patient being located in the woods and...
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at approximately 12:05 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Crain Highway and Shepherds Creek Place in White Plains, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle on fire. 911 callers reported an SUV attempted to go around a salt/plow truck, when the...
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On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hughesville, Hollywood and additional Charles County departments responded to the area of Chelsea Place and Laurel Ridge Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported large outside fire threatening a fence with injuries. While firefighters responded to the scene, 911 dispatchers advised multiple callers...
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On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at approximately 10:13 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 6500 block of Marion Adams Place in Bryan’s Road, for the reported shooting. Prior to the arrival of First Responders, the 911 callers then clarified this incident was NOT a shooting, it was a firework related...
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UPDATE 1/5/2025: Estimates for total snow accumulation have now increased! St. Mary’s County is now anticipated to get 8-12” of snowfall, with the potential for 13” Snowfall will begin tonight (Sunday 1/5/2025) around 9:00 PM and continue through the early hours Tuesday (1/7/2025) morning. Winter Storm Warning beginning at 6:00 PM tonight (1/5/2025) and...
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