Donald Fortune, Jr., age 19, of Greenbelt, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges for illegal possession of a machinegun, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek...
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Madison Klinger, rising junior at Henry E. Lackey High School, is the overall winner of the 2023 Charles County Fair art contest. Her artwork is displayed as the cover of the Charles County Fair Guide. She was chosen as this year’s winner by the Charles County Fair Board and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS)....
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The Breezy Point Beach & Campground shoreline restoration project has officially begun, marking a significant step toward the preservation and revitalization of one of Calvert County’s coastal treasures. The project will consist of erosion mitigation and beach revitalization work over the coming months. In order to ensure timely and efficient progress, beginning Wednesday July...
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University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center’s medical team received a national “Get With The Guidelines” program award June 30 for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke and diabetes, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. “Get With The Guidelines”...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the subject pictured, regarding a theft investigation. On Thursday, May 4, 2023, between the hours of 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM, the subject pictured entered Michael’s store in California. While in the store, the suspect entered the closed employee lounge, pried open a...
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Communities surrounding the Webster Outlying Field are advised that low altitude aircraft flight test events involving helicopters are scheduled to take place July 10 through July 14 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing activities on the community. For more...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) will be installing a box culvert under Manor Road in Chaptico at the Bull Run stream crossing beginning on or about Monday, July 17, 2023. Manor Road will be closed between Lori Lane and 37252 Manor Road for approximately 30 days. A traffic...
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BALTIMORE, MD (July 6, 2023) – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of Attorneys General and cities in moving to intervene in lawsuits challenging decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that authorize California to establish regulations that would speed the adoption of zero-emission trucks and reduce emissions from...
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Patriarch takes home $100,000 top prize on Gold X50 scratch-off Whoever said winning the Lottery is a once in a lifetime thing must have never met a fortunate family from Glen Burnie. In the past five years, the family has won five big prizes on scratch-offs. The most recent prize of $100,000 came this...
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Following an extensive investigation, Prince George’s County Police Department Financial Crimes Unit detectives identified and arrested a man who is linked to two “pigeon drop” scams. The suspect is 59-year-old Keith Twiggs of Temple Hills. A pigeon drop scam involves convincing a victim to give the suspect(s) a large amount of cash as collateral...
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A high-spirited crowd took over an automotive service center to break a record – the most money raised in one night in the 13-year history of Fashion for a Cause. On June 8, 2023, at Porsche Annapolis, businesses, organizations and individuals broke that record, raising nearly $200,000 for Chesapeake Kids, the Hospice of the...
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On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at approximately 1:42 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 37000 block of Mohawk Drive in Charlotte Hall, for the reported golf cart crash with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a golfcart in the roadway with one pediatric female trapped underneath of the...
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Christmas Tree Shops plans to close all of its remaining stores and has kicked off their going out of business sales just two months after the home goods retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May of this year. The Massachusetts based chain filed for bankruptcy in May 2023 (full press release here)...
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Governor Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders, and other important infrastructure and initiatives. “Investing in infrastructure is integral...
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) plans to conduct night range testing during non-normal operating hours July 16-21 typically beginning at 7 p.m. through 7 a.m. Testing is scheduled to begin July 16 at 12:01 a.m. and conclude July 21 at 7 a.m. While this testing does not involve weapons firing and no...
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U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jerry Phillips, a/k/a “Tian Juzo,” age 25, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession of a machine gun, related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more...
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Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $163,717,230 in revenue from slot machines and table games during June 2023, an increase of $971,931 (0.6%) compared to June 2022. Casino gaming contributions to the state in June 2023 totaled $69,430,233, an increase of $1,072,086 (1.6%) compared to June 2022. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund in...
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The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center’s (UM CRMC) Stroke Center recently received a five-year re-designation from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). The institute found that UM CRMC maintains a strong commitment to its treatment of complex stroke patients as well as a robust community education program. “We are...
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In May of 2023, the Anne Arundel County Police Department became aware of multiple sexual allegations against an Anne Arundel County Public School (AACPS) teacher. During the investigation, two students came forward advising Karl Houston Walls, a teacher at Northeast High School, had allegedly been sending sexually explicit text messages and photographs/videos. The suspect...
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A Brooklyn Park man pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Use of a Handgun in a Crime of Violence on Friday in connection to the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Darius Davon Matthews outside a Glen Burnie liquor store, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. Gregory Lydell Siscoe, 70, entered the plea in Anne Arundel...
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The Homicide Unit released video of an SUV wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in the city of Seat Pleasant in late May. The victim in this case is 32-year-old Joe Louis Washington of Brandywine. On May 31, 2023, at approximately 8:45 pm, officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department responded to the...
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A state prison inmate has been indicted by the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Grand Jury in the homicide of a fellow inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institute in Jessup, Maryland earlier this year. The suspect, Daniel Myers, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and related charges. He is in custody at the North...
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The Charles County Department of Health has been alerted by the Maryland Department of the Environment of a sewage spill that occurred in Virginia. This spill may impact the identified portion of the Potomac River (Swan Point to Cobb Point). The Charles County Department of Health has been informed by the Maryland Department of...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Ta’vyon Cortaz Wills, 18, of Waldorf, to 10 years in prison for Armed Robbery and Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. On May 10, 2023,...
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On July 5, 2023, at 2:41 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4100 block of Lancaster Circle in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound; he was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life...
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