Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and the Attorney General’s COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force sent letters to Governor Hogan requesting a portion of CARES Act funding be dedicated to stem the anticipated tide of mass evictions and debt collections. The moratoria on evictions for failure to pay rent and consumer debt cases...
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Seven men have been indicted on federal narcotics and firearms charges as part of an ongoing investigation into drug and firearms trafficking in Southeast Washington, D.C. The charges were announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin, Robert E. Bornstein, acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office Criminal Division, Ashan...
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The St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development wants to invite you to Southern Maryland’s Annual Crab Pot Pitch Competition. DED has been an avid sponsor of the competition seeking to promote entrepreneurship and innovation. DED’s Director Chris Kaselemis will even serve as a judge in this year’s competition! The Crab Pot Pitch Competition...
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The Toye family will be the recipients of Patuxent Habitat’s 21st new home. We are proud to partner with the community in building this new home on Louden Lane in Lexington Park. We still need sponsors, donations of materials, volunteers, and gifts-in-kind to make this build a success. We are working towards an energy...
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With Labor Day weekend, and Maryland moving into Phase 3, families across Maryland will venture outside – either to the beach or the mountains – or like many, just to their backyard. Increased outdoor activities also increase outdoor fire risks; therefore, State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci provides a few common-sense tips that will...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum in Coltons Point, MD, will reopen its galleries to visitors on Friday, September 11, 2020, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. after being closed since March due to COVID-19 shutdowns. A limited number of guests will be admitted at a time. All guests must always wear masks while in the museum building,...
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As it did over summer and throughout the school closure last spring, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is providing free meals to children ages 2 to 18 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). In anticipation of the waiver, students’ accounts have not been charged. The SFSP will be...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is offering a meal program for Charles County children that delivers free, grab-and-go meals by school bus to select neighborhoods starting Wednesday, Sept. 9. Meals will be available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Wakefield Community Center at 2002 Nantucket Drive in Waldorf; Arthur Middleton Elementary School...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced the commitment of $30 million in new funding to prevent evictions and help Marylanders affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Too many Marylanders have faced undue financial hardships during this unprecedented crisis, including the inability to pay their rent,” said Governor Hogan. “While our eviction moratorium has helped families remain in...
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Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh joined a large coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump administration’s impairment of the 2020 Decennial Census. Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it was reducing by an entire month, from October...
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The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum will be hosting their 4th Annual Wheels and Wings Car Show on Saturday, October 10, 2020, from 10:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m. Enjoy parking directly next to your favorite USN Aircraft. Registered car attendees get museum access for themselves and a passenger for the day of the show....
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland was recently awarded a Maryland State Arts Council Folklife Network grant totaling $40,500 to represent Southern Maryland as a Maryland Regional Folklife Center in the Maryland State Arts Council’s Folklife Network. Regional folklife centers serve to continue “programmatic or educational efforts made by an organization to support folklife, or...
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Troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack are actively investigating an unattended death of a male found inside a burning Toyota Camry on Southbound Branch Ave and Surratts Road in Clinton just after midnight on Sunday, September 6, 2020. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal and Medical Examiner also responded to...
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UPDATE: Preston Johnson Downs, “Stink” 62 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on September 3, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 25, 1958 in Leonardtown, MD he was the son of the late Preston Joseph Downs and Mary Emma Downs. Stink is survived by his wife Joyce A. Gatton...
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The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate Nalani Ulece Greenwell Greenwell is described by police as a black female, with black hair and brown eyes, she is 4 foot 8 inches tall and weighing 100 pounds She was last seen on Old Hewitt Road, Lexington Park Maryland on on Saturday, September...
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Troopers arrested and charged a Prince George’s County man early Friday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Neri Celio Fernandez, 30, of Lanham. Fernandez is charged with three counts of distribution...
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The last several months have been a busy time for many while students and educators prepared to start the school year in a virtual setting. Two grants from the State of Maryland – the CARES Middle Mile Grant and the Broadband for Underserved Students (BUS) Grant have been approved to help close technology gaps...
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The department has taken delivery of our new Pierce Enforcer Rescue Engine (Rescue Engine 1). We are excited to move forward with this newest addition to our apparatus fleet. We will have tools mounted in the compartments, train drivers on the new piece, and conduct training with the membership prior to it being placed...
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As part of the local transition into Stage Three of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery,’ St. Mary’s County Government and the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) will be closing the COVID-19 Community Hotline. The last operational day of the Hotline will be Friday, September 4, 2020 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several incidents of vandalism that occurred in the Kingston neighborhood, located on Medleys Neck Road in Leonardtown. Numerous street signs, neighborhood signs and pavement in the area was spray painted and damaged. The vandalisms occurred on August 28, 2020 between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and...
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On Thursday, September 3, 2020, at approximately 10:36 a.m., firefighters responded to 9490 H G Trueman Road in Lusby, for the reported attic fire in a residence. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence and reported heavy fire showing from the roof, with firefighters requesting a working fire dispatch which...
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TJ Kim, a 16-year-old aspiring pilot who has been delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to critical access hospitals in rural Virginia, expanded his efforts into Maryland this month. On Friday, Aug. 21, he landed at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport to donate to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. “We are incredibly grateful to be included...
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Detectives are hard at work attempting to identify the four suspects wanted for an armed robbery at a gas station. The business is in the 4400 block of Wheeler Road in Oxon Hill. The robbery took place on August 31st at approximately 5:30 am. The preliminary investigation revealed the suspects pulled a gun on...
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Troopers arrested and charged a Prince George’s County man early Wednesday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Rafael E. Mancia-Hernandez, 26, of Fort Washington. Mancia-Hernandez is charged with three counts of...
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UPDATE: Homicide Unit detectives credit an anonymous tip made to the Prince George’s County Crime Solvers with helping identify a suspect in a fatal shooting in Landover that occured in July. The suspect has been identified as 55-year-old Troy Eugene Smith of Palmer Park. He’s charged with fatally shooting 30-year-old Ronald Henderson, Jr. of...
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