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Crews Respond to Multiple House Fires in Calvert County; State Fire Marshal Investigating Cause

Crews Respond to Multiple House Fires in Calvert County; State Fire Marshal Investigating Cause

On Friday, May 8, 2026, at approximately 10:55 p.m., firefighters from St. Leonard, Prince Frederick, Solomons, Huntingtown, and Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to the 5000 block of Douglas Street in St. Leonard, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with fire through the...
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Calvert Marine Museum – Night at the Museum for Friends with Disabilities Event Celebrates 15 Years

Calvert Marine Museum – Night at the Museum for Friends with Disabilities Event Celebrates 15 Years

The Calvert Marine Museum invites guests to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Night at the Museum for Friends with Disabilities, a special evening dedicated to discovery, accessibility, and community connection. Held in partnership with Calvert County Parks & Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Services, the museum and grounds will open exclusively for individuals with disabilities and...
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Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Event for NAS Patuxent River on May 13th, 2026

Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Event for NAS Patuxent River on May 13th, 2026

NAS Patuxent River, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River, is hosting a routine Potassium Iodide (KI) tablet distribution event. This distribution is specifically for NAS Patuxent River personnel living or working within the 10-mile zone of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant....
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MDOT SHA to Perform Routine Maintenance on Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge

MDOT SHA to Perform Routine Maintenance on Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will perform routine structural and maintenance work on the MD 4 Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) at the Calvert / St. Mary’s counties line beginning Monday night, May 11, 2026. The night time work will continue through late May, weather permitting. Crews...
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Officers Locate Suspect with Active Warrants /Another Subject Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute

Officers Locate Suspect with Active Warrants /Another Subject Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute

On April 28 at 8:46 p.m., officers observed Labrons Edward Butler, age 50, of Nanjemoy, traveling in a vehicle in the area of Bryans Road; he was known to have two active arrest warrants. Officers initiated a traffic stop and arrested Butler. A passenger in the vehicle, Lewis Andrew Washington, age 64, was found...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Deputies Find Him Asleep Behind Wheel in Roadway

Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Deputies Find Him Asleep Behind Wheel in Roadway

Barry Jeremiah Parran, 58, of Prince Frederick, faces multiple criminal and traffic charges after Calvert County deputies responded to a report of a driver slumped over inside a vehicle on Arthur King Road during the early morning hours of May 2, 2026. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County,...
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Celebrate Mother’s Day with Special Cruises to St. Clement’s Island State Park on North Star Charters

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Special Cruises to St. Clement’s Island State Park on North Star Charters

On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer special cruises to St. Clement’s Island State Park aboard North Star Charters. Visitors are invited to enjoy a scenic trip to the island along with access to the historic Blackistone Lighthouse. Tickets are $7 per person for visitors of all ages...
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Sgt. Molitor Named Pax River Police Officer of the Year 2026

Sgt. Molitor Named Pax River Police Officer of the Year 2026

Sgt. Kevin Molitor was named Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Police Officer of the Year for 2026 in a special ceremony hosted by the St. Mary’s County Commissioners and Department of Aging and Human Services. Molitor, a Naval District Washington Police Officer stationed at Pax River, joined the air station’s Security Department in January...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Disturbance at Prince Frederick Apartment

Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Disturbance at Prince Frederick Apartment

La’Joi Kayla Scott-Butler, 18, of Lexington Park, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000, disorderly conduct, and failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order following an incident at an apartment complex in Prince Frederick, according to charging documents filed by Maryland State Police. According...
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Lusby Man Arrested Atfer Threatening To Burn Down Calvert Health Medical Center

Lusby Man Arrested Atfer Threatening To Burn Down Calvert Health Medical Center

Michael Thomas McHutchison, 36, of Lusby, has been charged with failing to obey a lawful order, disorderly conduct, arson threat, threat of mass violence, and resisting arrest following an incident on April 30, 2026, in Lusby, according to court records filed in Calvert County District Court. According to charging documents, deputies with the Calvert...
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Philadelphia Man Faces Assault and Cocaine Distribution Charges After Traffic Stop in Calvert County

Philadelphia Man Faces Assault and Cocaine Distribution Charges After Traffic Stop in Calvert County

Richard Rayondo Harris, 50, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is facing multiple felony drug charges along with misdemeanor assault and obstruction charges after Calvert County detectives allegedly discovered more than 1,100 grams of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Solomons Island Road on April 28, 2026, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed...
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Great Mills Man Charged With Drug Possession After Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Great Mills Man Charged With Drug Possession After Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Garry Wayne Morris, 36, of Great Mills, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance following an April 22, 2026 arrest in Lexington Park, according to court documents. Charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County state that Morris was charged with two counts of...
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St. Mary’s County Deputies Arrest Waldorf Man on Trespassing and Drug Charges

St. Mary’s County Deputies Arrest Waldorf Man on Trespassing and Drug Charges

Charles Edward Taylor, 40, of Waldorf, has been charged with trespassing on private property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia following an arrest in Lexington Park on April 16, 2026, according to court documents. Charging documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court state that deputies with...
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Fort Washington Man Charged With Assaulting Deputy During Disturbance At St. Charles Towne Center

Fort Washington Man Charged With Assaulting Deputy During Disturbance At St. Charles Towne Center

Jamal Jonathan McKinney, 29, of Fort Washington, is facing multiple criminal charges after an incident at the food court of St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf on April 23, 2026, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for Charles County. McKinney has been charged with felony second-degree assault on a law enforcement...
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Huntingtown’s Anthony Smith Achieves NFL Dream With Dallas Cowboys Selection

Huntingtown’s Anthony Smith Achieves NFL Dream With Dallas Cowboys Selection

Huntingtown High School graduate Anthony Smith is officially headed to the NFL after being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft with the 218th overall pick. Smith, a standout wide receiver who finished his college career at East Carolina University, now becomes one of the latest Southern...
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Lexington Park Man Accused of Harassing Protected Person Despite Active Court Order

Lexington Park Man Accused of Harassing Protected Person Despite Active Court Order

Ronald Steven Clements, 53, of Lexington Park, has been charged with violating a protective order after deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office alleged he drove past a protected person’s residence and shouted profanities while an active peace order was in effect. According to court documents, the charge stems from an investigation on...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Fugitive Case:

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Fugitive Case:

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the location of Michael Avon Johnson, 22, of Waldorf. Johnson has active warrants charging him with several counts of first degree assault, reckless endangerment, carrying a loaded firearm on his person, and additional related charges stemming from a shooting that occurred on November 8, 2025 at a tobacco...
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Escape to the Magical Sherwood Forest at RenFest Southern Maryland 2026

Escape to the Magical Sherwood Forest at RenFest Southern Maryland 2026

May 23 & 24, 2026, 10 AM – 7 PM, Brudergarten Beer Garden, 22725 Duke Street, Leonardtown, MD An Enchanted Weekend of Entertainment, Food, and Fantasy for the Whole Family Huzzah, y’all! The Lord Mayor of the medieval Town of Leonard invites you to step into a world of fantasy and imagination at RenFest...
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Rod ’N’ Reel Resort Debuts Revitalized Waterfront Experience Ahead of Summer Season and 80th Anniversary

Rod ’N’ Reel Resort Debuts Revitalized Waterfront Experience Ahead of Summer Season and 80th Anniversary

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. (April 28, 2026) – Following a multi-phase transformation, Rod ’N’ Reel Resort today announced it is entering its next chapter as a fully revitalized waterfront destination on the Chesapeake Bay, ahead of the summer season. Blending more than 80 years of history with modern amenities and new experiences, the family-owned resort now offers a...
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Calvert Safe Housing Network to Assume Operations of Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter

Calvert Safe Housing Network to Assume Operations of Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter

Beginning in July 2026, Calvert Safe Housing Network, Inc. will assume operations of the Safe Harbor shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their families, through an agreement with the Calvert County Government. Safe Harbor was previously managed and operated by the Calvert County Health Department. “Calvert Safe appreciates the responsibility...
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Father and Son Charged After Reported Assault at Hollywood Home Following Landlord-Tenant Dispute

Father and Son Charged After Reported Assault at Hollywood Home Following Landlord-Tenant Dispute

Paul David Bennett Jr., 39, and Paul David Bennett Sr., 72, both of Hollywood, Maryland, were arrested and charged with second-degree assault following an alleged assault investigation at Iron Horse Lane in Hollywood on April 27, 2026, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Both men face one count each...
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Two Calvert Men and a Juvenile Charged After Deputies Recover Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Two Calvert Men and a Juvenile Charged After Deputies Recover Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Jason Joseph Baldwin II, 22, of Lusby, and Jayvion Marquise Buck, 20, of Lusby, are facing multiple handgun and drug-related charges after Calvert County deputies recovered a loaded FN .40 caliber handgun and an altered prescription bottle during an April 24, 2026 traffic stop in Prince Frederick, according to court records and charging documents....
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Two Mechanicsville Men Charged After Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Arrests

Two Mechanicsville Men Charged After Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Arrests

James Dickerson, 32,  and John Garner Fenwick III, 39, both of Mechanicsville, were arrested following a traffic stop in Mechanicsville on April 24, 2026, and now face multiple drug and traffic-related charges in St. Mary’s County District Court, according to court documents. Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office stated in...
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Mechanicsville Woman Faces Multiple Charges In Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

Mechanicsville Woman Faces Multiple Charges In Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

April Marie Quade, 29, of Mechanicsville, is facing multiple charges in St. Mary’s County following separate investigations involving alleged counterfeit currency and suspected cocaine possession, according to court records. In the first case, Maryland State Police responded to the Wawa on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville at approximately 1:11 a.m. on February 20, 2026,...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested After High Speed Chase in Calvert County

Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested After High Speed Chase in Calvert County

On April 20, 2026, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Deputy Madura initiated a traffic stop on a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed and passing several vehicles on a solid double yellow line along Chesapeake Beach Road in Owings. The motorcycle was traveling at speeds exceeding 90 mph. Deputies pulled behind the motorcycle...
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