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Charles County Detectives Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect

Charles County Detectives Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect

Detectives are seeking to identify the individual shown in the photos below. The suspect is wanted in connection with three commercial burglaries that occurred earlier this month at office buildings in the 2600 block of Crain Highway, the 3400 block of Old Washington Road, and the 3200 block of Old Washington Road. The suspect...
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119 JCPenney Stores Sold in $947 Million Deal, Waldorf Location Included, St. Mary’s Spared

119 JCPenney Stores Sold in $947 Million Deal, Waldorf Location Included, St. Mary’s Spared

A total of 119 stores across the country are being sold to an affiliate of Onyx Partners Ltd., a Boston-based private equity firm, as confirmed by Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust in the $947 million deal. Due to the various conditions to closing, the Trust cannot make any assurances that the disposition of...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested in Connection to Two Armed Robberies in Calvert County

Prince Frederick Man Arrested in Connection to Two Armed Robberies in Calvert County

On July 25, 2025, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Verizon Wireless store in Dunkirk for a reported robbery. The suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Jonathan Alexander Gray of Prince Frederick, stole an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and left a threatening note on a napkin indicating he had a...
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Twenty-Four of 25 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

Twenty-Four of 25 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

On Wednesday, July 29, 2025, at around 3 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert alcohol compliance checks at licensed establishments throughout the county. The operation involved the use of an 18-year-old Confidential Informant (CI) from the Sheriff’s Office. The CI, dressed in jeans and a...
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Dunkin’ of the DMV’s 4th Annual Scholarship Program Awards $125,000 to Regional Students

Dunkin’ of the DMV’s 4th Annual Scholarship Program Awards $125,000 to Regional Students

Dunkin’ and its DMV franchisees announced the full list of recipients of the Dunkin’ Regional Scholarships, which awards a total of $125,000 in academic scholarships to high school and college students throughout the DMV. The program helps local students in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia as they pursue part-time or full-time undergraduate degrees...
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UPDATE: Home Depot Site Approved for St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Home Depot Site Approved for St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 7/31/2025: During the July 28th meeting, the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission members reviewed and approved the 136,750-square-foot Home Depot concept site with 7 yes votes and no nays. The site is located at 44766 Oak Crest Road in California, nestled right by the R/C Theaters and Chipotle. 7/27/2025: A new Home Depot...
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Prince George’s Truck Driver Scores $50,000 Pick 5 Win

Prince George’s Truck Driver Scores $50,000 Pick 5 Win

He’s a frequent player, a Clinton resident told the Lottery July 28, so whenever he takes a break from making his deliveries to pick up food, he looks for a lottery sign. After one such recent stop, he had no idea that the lunch dish he brought back to his truck came with a...
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Maryland Casinos Generate $160.7 Million in Gaming Revenue During June

Maryland Casinos Generate $160.7 Million in Gaming Revenue During June

Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $160,668,545 in revenue from slot machines and table games during June 2025. The statewide total was down $2,245,887 (-1.4%) compared to June 2024. Casino gaming contributions to the state during June 2025 totaled $68,544,763, a decrease of $1,297,932 (-1.9%) compared to June 2024. The June 2025 contributions included...
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Lexington Park Man Confesses to Stealing Over $1,100 Worth of Items from Harbor Freight in St. Mary’s County

Lexington Park Man Confesses to Stealing Over $1,100 Worth of Items from Harbor Freight in St. Mary’s County

Trenton Deonn Barnett, 35, of Lexington Park, has been charged with two misdemeanor theft offenses after a series of alleged shoplifting incidents at a Harbor Freight Tools store in California, Maryland, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Records show that Barnett faces charges of theft: $100 to...
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Great Mills Woman Held Without Bond After Firearm-Involved Domestic Assault in St. Mary’s County

Great Mills Woman Held Without Bond After Firearm-Involved Domestic Assault in St. Mary’s County

Damisha Inez Corben, 33, of Great Mills, was arrested on July 27, 2025, after an alleged domestic assault involving a firearm, according to court documents from the St. Mary’s County District Court. Corben faces two counts of first-degree assault, a felony, and one count of second-degree assault, a misdemeanor. The charges stem from an...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested and Released on Own Recognizance After Woman Reports Strangulation

Lexington Park Man Arrested and Released on Own Recognizance After Woman Reports Strangulation

Alan E. Vogel, 59, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following a reported domestic violence incident that occurred on July 27, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputy Julian Grant of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call...
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Lexington Park Man Faces Multiple Assault Charges After Domestic Disturbance

Lexington Park Man Faces Multiple Assault Charges After Domestic Disturbance

Carlos Alberto Mata, 29, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple counts of assault following an alleged domestic incident that left one man with multiple injuries, according to court records. The District Court for St. Mary’s County records show that deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched on July 26,...
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Three 15-Year-Olds Charged After Police Recover Stolen Kia

Three 15-Year-Olds Charged After Police Recover Stolen Kia

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 2600 block of Hamilton Place in Waldorf, for the report of a suspicious vehicle. A check of the car’s tags revealed that the vehicle, a KIA Sportage, had been reported stolen from Waldorf. Officers established surveillance and observed three males entering...
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Public Input Sought for Next Chapter of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Work – Meeting in Annapolis August 5th, 2025

Public Input Sought for Next Chapter of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Work – Meeting in Annapolis August 5th, 2025

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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COLD CASE: Police Seeking Any Information in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Jazmiah Nelson

COLD CASE: Police Seeking Any Information in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Jazmiah Nelson

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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Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Provides $20 Million in Capital Grants for Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways and Safety

Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Provides $20 Million in Capital Grants for Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways and Safety

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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State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup

State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup

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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VIDEO: Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Releases Statement Following Outcome of Donated Fire Engine

VIDEO: Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Releases Statement Following Outcome of Donated Fire Engine

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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Mechanicsville Man Charged with Gun-Related Assault Outside Heavy Hitters Bar in Charlotte Hall

Mechanicsville Man Charged with Gun-Related Assault Outside Heavy Hitters Bar in Charlotte Hall

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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Police Investigating Serious Crash in Chesapeake Beach, One Woman Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Serious Crash in Chesapeake Beach, One Woman Flown to Trauma Center

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 Investigating La Plata Man Killed in Prince George’s County Crash

Maryland State Police Investigating La Plata Man Killed in Prince George’s County Crash

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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67-Year-Old Struck and Killed by 16-Year-Old After He Fires Gun at The Teen Following Ongoing Dispute

67-Year-Old Struck and Killed by 16-Year-Old After He Fires Gun at The Teen Following Ongoing Dispute

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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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Two Motorcycles Crash in Lusby

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Two Motorcycles Crash in Lusby

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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Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Celebrates More than $365,000 in Maryland Heritage Grant Awards

Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Celebrates More than $365,000 in Maryland Heritage Grant Awards

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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Annual Tee-It-Up for Kids Golf Tournament Returns this October to Wicomico Shores Golf Course

Annual Tee-It-Up for Kids Golf Tournament Returns this October to Wicomico Shores Golf Course

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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