On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Maryland will host an open house in Annapolis to provide information for the public about the recently released draft revisions to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The Agreement is the voluntary plan – signed by Maryland, New York, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the...
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Do you have information about this case? Detectives are continuing to seek information. Reward of up to $10,000 FACTS of CASE: On May 22, 2021, at approximately 11:36 p.m., 18-year-old Jazmiah Zyri Nelson, was fatally shot while riding a four-wheeler with two acquaintances near the 600 block of Pomonkey Way in La Plata, MD....
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $20 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1. 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...
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July 27, 2025 (JESSUP, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate from the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. The inmate is identified as Brian Bell, 42. Bell was declared deceased by hospital personnel yesterday after being transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. A suspect, also an...
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The Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department has released the following official statement regarding their donated Fire Engine. “Last year, the membership of 7th District Volunteer Fire Department voted to donate our reserve 1994 engine to the Woodlawn-Sevier Fire Department in North Carolina following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. This past week, we were sent...
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Kenneth James Dickerson, 41, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault after what authorities describe as an armed confrontation outside a Charlotte Hall bar earlier this year, according to St. Mary’s County District Court records. Court documents state that on May 15, 2025, deputies...
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On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Ponds Wood Drive and Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision and confirmed one patient still...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Friday morning in Prince George’s County. The victim is identified as Kenneth Bowie Jr., 46, of La Plata, Maryland. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department personnel. Shortly after 3:20 a.m. on July 25, 2025, troopers...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide in Beltsville late Thursday night. The decedent is 67-year-old Neville Robinson of Beltsville. On July 24, 2025, at approximately 10:40 pm, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 11400 block of Rhode Island Avenue. The decedent was located outside...
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On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 10:48 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Solomons Island Road (Route 4) and Dowell Road in Lusby, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple motorcycles. As First Responders were enroute to the scene, multiple 911 callers were advising multiple motorcycles...
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The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area is pleased to announce that the region’s heritage tourism organizations recently received seven heritage grants through the state government’s Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, totaling $368,675. These grants will aid in revitalizing and expanding Southern Maryland’s distinctive historic sites, contributing to economic development and job growth. The grants will...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks (R&P) is pleased to announce that the Tee-It-Up for Kids golf tournament will be held Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course in Mechanicsville. Proceeds from the event support the R&P youth scholarship program, which provides opportunities for children in St. Mary’s...
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On Thursday, July 24, 2025, at approximately 2:50 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, NAS Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, Leonardtown, Second District, Seventh District, and Hollywood responded to the 48600 block of Fox Harbor Road in Ridge, for the reported house on fire. Captain 4 quickly arrived on scene within 2 minutes of...
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On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, police responded to the 29000 block of Queens Landing Lane in Mechanicsville, for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with two victims who reported that a verbal altercation had taken place inside the residence. The confrontation escalated outside, where a male suspect entered his vehicle...
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Halloween fans in the Southern Maryland area have cause to celebrate: Spirit Halloween is set to open its seasonal pop-up at the old Joann Fabrics spot, located at 22576 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 300, in California, MD 20619, in mid‑August! As part of its annual nationwide rollout, Spirit Halloween plans to launch over 1,500 stores...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling is proud to announce that Kelsey Perkins, Director of Legal Administration with the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, was awarded the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association’s Distinguished Service Award – the highest honor given to a single employee from any State’s Attorney’s Office across the State of Maryland – at...
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From local farmers to your plate! The annual Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s program will offer farm fresh produce free to the community. There will be two food distribution dates and locations for this program: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, 46900 S. Shangri-La Dr, Lexington Park, MD held from 2 p.m. – 6...
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All ages are invited to enjoy new educational activities while visiting the St. Clement’s Island Museum or the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum on the second Saturday of the month throughout the year. These activities encourage visitors to explore nature and the outdoors through curiosity and play. Modeled loosely after “Forest School” learning styles in...
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Communities surrounding Webster Outlying Field and Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that there will be an increase in aircraft flight activities associated with the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School training from July 23 through Aug. 31, 2025. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing...
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Vignesh Sureshwaran, 36, of Great Mills, has been charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, and theft under $100 following an alleged unauthorized entry into a private office suite in Lexington Park, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. The incident occurred on the evening of July 17, 2025,...
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Gary Orlando Harrod, 61, of no fixed address, was arrested on the night of July 11, 2025, following a foot pursuit involving deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and K9 Atlas. Harrod is facing charges of Resisting/Interfering with Arrest and Obstructing and Hindering. He was also served with an active arrest warrant at...
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Richard Lester Maples, 62, of Mechanicsville, was formally charged with nine criminal offenses following a traffic stop and drug investigation conducted on July 18, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Maples is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, specifically...
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Tyrone Edward Proctor, 40, of Great Mills, was arrested on July 19, 2025, following an alleged domestic incident that escalated into a violent confrontation involving a firearm. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Proctor faces eight criminal charges and is currently being held without bond. Proctor is...
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A third-tier Powerball win on a ticket sold in Elkridge was one of six $50,000 Maryland Lottery prizes won in the past week as the multi-state jackpot game inched toward a third of a billion dollars. For the Powerball drawing tonight (July 21), the estimated annuity jackpot is $308 million. The other $50,000 prizes...
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Photographers and nature enthusiasts have until August 1st, 2025, to submit their most beautiful images of the state’s flora and fauna to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2025 Photo Contest. As in past years, winning entries will be featured on the next Maryland DNR nature calendar to be published in late fall, and...
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