The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, June 14, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners recognized National Nursing Assistants Week and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with Proclamations. The Commissioners then recognized the retirements of Marc...
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The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center has added a running center to its Rehabilitation practice. Running is one of the world’s most popular activities, and the Southern Maryland region is full of 5K and 10K runs that make use of the many scenic roads and trails. The UM Charles Regional Rehabilitation Running...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of Independence Day. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be closed. The Solomons Septage Receiving Facility will be closed...
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UPDATE 6/28/2022: On Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 10:46 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 24400 block of Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood, for the reported shooting. Upon arrival, an 18-year-old male victim was located suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim was transported by helicopter...
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On Sunday, May 15, 2022, Calvert Advanced Life Support member Robert Schapiro (a Captain in the US Army Reserve) took command of the DC National Guard Unit “D Co 1-224th” a Medevac Unit. Rob has been a paramedic with CALS for the last decade and is a man of many traits. Rob has not...
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The Board of Education of Charles County on June 14 approved tuition rates for the 2022-2023 school year that include an increase for students enrolling outside of Charles County, and for non-Maryland residents. For students residing in Maryland but who live outside of Charles County, the cost for the coming school year is $9,720....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is urging anyone with information on a shooting Tuesday evening in Riverdale to contact detectives. The victim in this case is a 14-year-old boy who detectives believe was not the intended target. He remains hospitalized with serious injuries but is in stable condition at this time. A reward...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that a jury found Paul Harell, 50, guilty of all charges in the attempted first degree rape and home invasion of a 74-year-old woman as she lay in bed at her home. The other counts were first degree assault and use of a deadly weapon....
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On Sunday, June 19, 2022, around 3:00 a.m., while Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were at the Wawa located at 21141 Three Notch Road in California, they recognized Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper in the parking lot, and confirmed Culpepper had active warrants for his arrest. Upon making contact with Culpepper, he...
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On Monday, June 20, 2022, at approximately 9:22 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to the Town Creek Park in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. While responding to the scene, 911 dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported playground equipment was on fire. Firefighters from Bay District and...
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In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, all St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Monday, July 4, 2022. Offices will reopen with regular operating schedules Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The six (6) Convenience Centers and the St. Andrews Landfill will be closed. All three St. Mary’s County Library branches (Charlotte...
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On Monday, June 20, 2022, Trooper J. Pope, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the area of Great Mills Road at Chancellors Run Road for the report of an erratic driver. Tpr Pope located the vehicle and witnessed an individual exit the vehicle. Signs of impairment were observed and a large...
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NAS Patuxent River gate sentries have returned to handling of IDs at gates and entry control points on base as of June 20, 2022. The move back to handling of IDs is in accordance with Commander, Navy Installations Command Instruction 5530.14A, which dictates physical and visual checks are to be performed on Common Access...
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NAS Patuxent River will close Cedar Point Beach and a portion of Cedar Point Road between Cartier Road and Utgoff/Bronson Roads in the vicinity of the Golf Course Driving Range (near Atlantic Test Ranges) from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2022 for equipment transport operations. Personnel are directed to use alternate...
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The line from student to teacher to administrator was not a straight one for Tammika Little, a vice principal at Henry E. Lackey High School. But if she were to connect the dots, her career path may have started to take shape while she was a child. “I always said I was going to...
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The Washington Capitals will host a Development Camp Open House and Scrimmage at Capital One Arena on Friday, July 15. Doors open at 6 p.m., with Capitals prospects participating in a scrimmage at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the general public and offers fans the opportunity to test drive season...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office asks citizens to be aware of increased motorcycle traffic throughout the county as Harley Davidson has selected Solomons, MD as one of their Mid-Atlantic Regional HOG Rallies for 2022. The rally begins Thursday, June 23rd, and will run through Saturday, June 25th, 2022. Approximately 1,500 attendees are expected to...
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Joseph Fox, 28, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing a woman as she sat in her car earlier this year in Northwest Washington. Her two young children were in the back seat at the time of the slaying. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M....
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Jeremiah McCrimmon, 24, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a child who was 13 years old at the time of the incident, and for violating a court-issued protection order. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department charged an inmate at the Department of Corrections for fatally stabbing another inmate on Monday. The suspect is 26-year-old Brandon Smothers. He’s charged with the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Domonique Thurston. On Monday, June 20, 2022, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit responded...
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On June 13, 2022, at 2:00 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the area of Post Office Road and Catterton Place after learning the registration plates were suspended. During the course of the stop, officers observed marijuana inside the car and recovered it. The driver and passenger...
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On June 18, 2022, at 10:48 p.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the 200 block of Kent Avenue in La Plata. During the stop, the officer recovered marijuana and a loaded firearm, which the driver is prohibited from possessing due to his age. The driver,...
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On June 17, 2022, Deputy Grierson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Rt. 260 and Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the welfare check of an individual who appeared intoxicated and was walking around with his pants down. Deputies observed the suspect running on foot through several fenced-in backyards...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Israel Thompson, 19, of Glen Burnie was sentenced to 22 years of active incarceration with the first five years to be served without parole and five years’ supervised probation upon his release in the shooting death of Marc Hill, 25. The defendant pled guilty...
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