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Gov. Moore Announces $6.95 Million in ‘Build Our Future’ Grant Awards to Support Innovation Infrastructure Development

Gov. Moore Announces $6.95 Million in ‘Build Our Future’ Grant Awards to Support Innovation Infrastructure Development

Governor Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded 10 grants totaling $6.95 million through the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program. The recipients represent projects that will support innovation infrastructure development in eligible technology sectors. “Maryland will win the decade by making strategic investments in high-growth sectors,” said Gov. Moore. “The...
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Caprice Brown Named Executive Director of UM Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation

Caprice Brown Named Executive Director of UM Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation

University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, announces the appointment of J. Caprice Brown as executive director of the Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation. Brown has extensive leadership experience in nonprofit management, including working in homeless response in Atlanta; youth and adult workforce development...
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Charles County Public Schools to Offer Mobile Meals This Summer at 3 Designated Sites

Charles County Public Schools to Offer Mobile Meals This Summer at 3 Designated Sites

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will once again offer its Meals on the Move program this summer. The program will run June 24 through Aug. 7 at three designated sites in Charles County. The meal truck will be operated by CCPS food and nutrition services (FNS) staff. At the sites, children ages 2 to...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Port Tobacco

One Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Port Tobacco

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at approximately 2:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Chapel Point Road and Locust Grove Drive in Port Tobacco, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Shortly after dispatch, the incident was upgraded to a serious rollover collision with one trapped. Crews...
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National Fitness Partners Acquires 21 Planet Fitness Clubs Across Maryland, Pennsylvania and Illinois

National Fitness Partners Acquires 21 Planet Fitness Clubs Across Maryland, Pennsylvania and Illinois

National Fitness Partners (“NFP” or the “Company”), a leading Planet Fitness franchisee, today announced the acquisition of 21 Planet Fitness locations across Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illinois. This strategic expansion brings NFP’s total club count to 198 locations across 14 states, and the Company now serves more than 1.5 million members across its portfolio. The...
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Southern Maryland’s Highly Anticipated River Concert Series Returns for 27th Season, Along with July 4th Firework Display

Southern Maryland’s Highly Anticipated River Concert Series Returns for 27th Season, Along with July 4th Firework Display

Southern Maryland’s premier free summer outdoor concerts return for the 27th season as the River Concert Series kicks off on June 27, 2025, from 7-9 p.m. on the Townhouse Green at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM). The popular, family-friendly music festival, performed by the Chesapeake Orchestra under music director Jeffrey Silberschlag,  will be...
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NAVAIR Commander Recognizes 13 Teams, Individuals Who ‘Changed The Game’ at Annual Commander’s Awards

NAVAIR Commander Recognizes 13 Teams, Individuals Who ‘Changed The Game’ at Annual Commander’s Awards

NAVAIR Commander Vice Adm. Carl Chebi recognized individuals and teams in nine categories aligned directly to NAVAIR’s focus areas—speed of capability, affordability and availability—at the 25th annual NAVAIR Commander’s Awards held here June 4. Finalists were selected from 129 teams and individuals from across NAVAIR who exemplify the behaviors and collaborative approaches that will...
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Waldorf Resident Wins Two $50,000 Prizes from Bonus Match 5 Drawing

Waldorf Resident Wins Two $50,000 Prizes from Bonus Match 5 Drawing

A Lottery player from Waldorf matched all five Bonus Match 5 winning numbers from the May 30 drawing on not just one, but two, tickets. The lucky winner took home two $50,000 prizes, for a total of $100,000. The longtime player, who chose to remain anonymous, recently visited Maryland Lottery headquarters to celebrate and...
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CSM Names Teaching and Learning Center in Honor of Professor Emeritus Michelle Simpson

CSM Names Teaching and Learning Center in Honor of Professor Emeritus Michelle Simpson

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) honored the life and legacy of longtime faculty member Michelle Simpson by officially naming its new Teaching and Learning Center in her memory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 28 at the La Plata Campus. Faculty, staff, family, friends, and community members gathered in the Learning Resource Center...
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Police Investigating D.C. Woman Killed After Crash Involving ATV in Prince George’s County

Police Investigating D.C. Woman Killed After Crash Involving ATV in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision involving an ATV that occurred Friday night in Oxon Hill. The deceased ATV rider is 31-year-old Trinh Viet Tran of Washington, DC. On June 6, 2025, at approximately 10:20 pm, officers responded to a collision at Livingston Road...
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Four D.C. Men Arrested After High Speed Chase Following Burglary Directly Across from Sheriff’s Office Station

Four D.C. Men Arrested After High Speed Chase Following Burglary Directly Across from Sheriff’s Office Station

Four Washington, D.C. men were arrested early Sunday morning, June 8th, 2025, following a commercial burglary and subsequent high speed vehicle pursuit in St. Mary’s County. At approximately 4:20 a.m. on June 8, 2025, police from St. Mary’s County responded to a burglary alarm at the Canopy Liquors, located at 21636 Great Mills Road...
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Measles Virus Monitoring in St. Mary’s County Wastewater and Additional Measles Vaccine Clinics Scheduled

Measles Virus Monitoring in St. Mary’s County Wastewater and Additional Measles Vaccine Clinics Scheduled

New testing for measles virus in St. Mary’s County wastewater was launched in May as part of WastewaterSCAN, a national pilot study of Stanford University in partnership with Emory University, to test wastewater samples across the country. A person with an infection can shed virus in their urine or feces. Monitoring wastewater is a tool...
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Maryland Department of Health Expands Behavioral Health and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth

Maryland Department of Health Expands Behavioral Health and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth

The Maryland Department of Health announced that it received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand access to behavioral health and home and community-based services for children and youth. The federal approval is for an amendment to Maryland’s 1915(i) state plan, which gives the state the authority to provide home...
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Governor Moore Announces Two Circuit Court Judicial Appointments for St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City

Governor Moore Announces Two Circuit Court Judicial Appointments for St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City

Governor Wes Moore announced the appointments of Magistrate Kevin R. Hill to the St. Mary’s County Circuit Court and The Honorable Catherine Chen to the Baltimore City Circuit Court. “The St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City Circuit Courts are gaining two remarkable stewards of the law,” said Gov. Moore. “These appointees are dedicated public servants, and...
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Calvert County Woman’s Favorite Number Pays Off with $77,777 Win

Calvert County Woman’s Favorite Number Pays Off with $77,777 Win

A restaurant worker made the trip from Southern Maryland on Wednesday to claim a prize that she told Lottery officials is going to make a dream come true for her family. The $77,777 top prize she discovered when playing a Lucky 7s Multiplier scratch-off will fund a family vacation that she has wanted to...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Dedicates Alumni Center to an Exemplar Alumna

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Dedicates Alumni Center to an Exemplar Alumna

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s alumni center was dedicated on Thursday, June 5 in recognition of an alumna whose commitment to and engagement with her alma mater has known no bounds — Bonnie M. Green ’74. The Bonnie M. Green Alumni Center, formerly the Alumni Center at Cobb House, is nestled in the woods...
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Flag Day Celebration Announced for Saturday, June 14th: A Proud Salute to the Red, White, and Blue

Flag Day Celebration Announced for Saturday, June 14th: A Proud Salute to the Red, White, and Blue

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) are pleased to invite the entire community to attend the annual Flag Day Celebration on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 6 p.m. on the St. Mary’s County Governmental Center Lawn, located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. This annual community event features: A procession by various color...
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NAS Patuxent River Gate 3 Transitions to Two-Lane Inbound Traffic for Morning Rush

NAS Patuxent River Gate 3 Transitions to Two-Lane Inbound Traffic for Morning Rush

TRAFFIC UPDATE: Naval Air Station Patuxent River will transition to two-lane inbound traffic at Gate 3 (Forest Park Road) for morning rush from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., beginning Monday, June 9th, 2025.
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Lexington Park Woman Charged with Shoplifting Big Mama Pickled Sausages from Charlotte Hall Dollar General

Lexington Park Woman Charged with Shoplifting Big Mama Pickled Sausages from Charlotte Hall Dollar General

Trinik Shatega King, 30, of Lexington Park, is charged with theft under $100. According to court documents, on May 21, 2025, King allegedly entered the Dollar General in Charlotte Hall and concealed five Big Mama Single pickled sausages on her person, totaling $9.75. Corporal Vincent Pontorno of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office stated...
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PG County Man Charged with Carjacking After Chase and Crash in Charles County

PG County Man Charged with Carjacking After Chase and Crash in Charles County

On May 31, 2025, at 7:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for the report of a theft, in which a suspect stole a large screen TV. While officers were investigating, they canvassed the area and observed the suspect vehicle parked at a nearby business. Officers attempted...
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CCSO Invites Charles County Residents to Participate in 2025 Citizens Police Academy – 10th Anniversary

CCSO Invites Charles County Residents to Participate in 2025 Citizens Police Academy – 10th Anniversary

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for its 2025 Citizens Police Academy (CPA) class. This 12-week program will begin on September 10, 2025, and will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through early December 3, except on Wednesday, November 26. The classes will be held in...
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Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 4,851 Birds, Season Total Decreases 2% from 2024

Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 4,851 Birds, Season Total Decreases 2% from 2024

Maryland hunters harvested a total of 4,851 wild turkeys during the 2025 spring regular and junior turkey seasons. While this year’s harvest was slightly lower than the 2024 season total of 4,959, it remained well above the 10-year average of 4,350.  “Maryland’s spring turkey hunters benefitted from favorable weather and healthy turkey populations again...
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Charles County Public Schools Lunch on Us Program Starts June 23rd, 2025

Charles County Public Schools Lunch on Us Program Starts June 23rd, 2025

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will offer its Lunch on Us free summer meals program this summer at six designated school sites. The program will operate June 23 through Aug. 7, Monday through Thursday, for children ages 2 to 18. Lunch on Us provides hot meals for children to consume on site. Children do...
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Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Robbery Spree, Co-Defendants Rob 11 Fast-Food Restaurants for a Whopping Total of $3,555.01

Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Robbery Spree, Co-Defendants Rob 11 Fast-Food Restaurants for a Whopping Total of $3,555.01

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Zachary Alexander Kinnell, 23, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Kinnell is guilty of interference with interstate commerce by robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Kelly...
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U.S. Marine Corps Receives Final MQ-9A Reaper, Concluding Rapid Delivery Effort

U.S. Marine Corps Receives Final MQ-9A Reaper, Concluding Rapid Delivery Effort

Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River,  MD – The U.S. Marine Corps received its final MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Gray Butte flight operations facility in California in June 2025, marking the successful completion of a three-year acquisition campaign. With 18...
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