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La Plata Police Seeking Assistance Locating Critical Missing 16-Year-Old

La Plata Police Seeking Assistance Locating Critical Missing 16-Year-Old

CRITICAL MISSING PERSON: The La Plata Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Cheyanne Autumn Curry DOB 12/01/2008 Age 16. She is described as 5’ 4”, 200 pounds, light skin complexion. Black/ blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing an allblack sweatshirt and sweatpants, black and white Nike Dunks...
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Two Flown to Trauma Centers After Crash Leaves One Trapped, One Ejected in Charles County

Two Flown to Trauma Centers After Crash Leaves One Trapped, One Ejected in Charles County

On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:17 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Port Tobacco Road and Gunston Road in Welcome, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and ejection. A First Responder on the scene had confirmed a two vehicle collision with one trapped and...
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10-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Bicycle Crash in Lexington Park

10-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Bicycle Crash in Lexington Park

On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:35 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of Old Missouri Street in Lexington Park, for the reported traumatic injuries with one semi-conscious. 911 callers reported their 10-year-old was dropped off to the residence by friends with injuries to his head and...
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October 2025 Events at CSM

October 2025 Events at CSM

Emily Creswick Writer’s Process Series: Chris Ankney (Poet) – October 7, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Learning Resource Center (LR Building), Writing Center (Room 211), La Plata Campus at 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata. This month, CSM welcomes poet Chris Ankney, a tenured English professor at the college and award-winning writer whose work explores a...
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Chancellor’s Run Regional Park to Get Six Dedicated Pickleball Courts

Chancellor’s Run Regional Park to Get Six Dedicated Pickleball Courts

Pickleball enthusiasts in St. Mary’s County will soon have a new place to play, as renovation work begins at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park to convert the park’s shared tennis/pickleball courts into six fully dedicated pickleball courts. Court Closures Begin October 6 – The existing courts will close today, Monday, October 6th, 2025, while crews...
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Calvert Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Calvert and Wicomico County for Sex Abuse of Minor, Production and Possession of Child Pornography

Calvert Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Calvert and Wicomico County for Sex Abuse of Minor, Production and Possession of Child Pornography

On August 27, 2025, Sean Luke Peterson, 33, was sentenced to 25 years of active incarceration by Judge Mark W. Carmean of the Calvert County Circuit Court for three counts of sex abuse of a minor and production of child pornography. On September 26, 2025, Peterson was sentenced to a consecutive 25 years imprisonment...
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Early Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens October 16th throughout Maryland

Early Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens October 16th throughout Maryland

The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season will be open Oct. 16-18 statewide. Hunters in Region B — the state’s central, southern, and eastern regions — can also use muzzleloaders from Oct. 20-25 for antlerless deer only.  “The early muzzleloader season is a great opportunity enjoy the colors of autumn while putting venison in the freezer,” Maryland...
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Police Investigating Reported Assault With OC Spray Deployed at Great Mills High School

Police Investigating Reported Assault With OC Spray Deployed at Great Mills High School

On Monday, October 6th, 2025, around 12:50 p.m., emergency medical services responded to the Great Mills High School located at 21130 Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the reported injuries after an assault. Dispatchers advised to the responding medic and two ambulances that multiple children and multiple adults sprayed by OC, with unknown...
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Commissioners of St. Mary’s County & NAS PAX Joint Meeting Postponed

Commissioners of St. Mary’s County & NAS PAX Joint Meeting Postponed

The joint meeting of the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) and Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX), scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, has been postponed. NAS PAX has requested to postpone the joint meeting with the CSMC due to the lapse...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Teen Charged with First-Degree Murder After Admitting to Fatally Stabbing Stepfather

UPDATE: Waldorf Teen Charged with First-Degree Murder After Admitting to Fatally Stabbing Stepfather

UPDATE 10/6/2025: Sean Michael Smith, 18, of Waldorf, has been charged with first-degree murder and multiple related offenses following the fatal stabbing of his stepfather during a domestic dispute at their home on October 3, 2025. According to court documents filed in Charles County District Court, deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault Following Domestic Dispute

Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault Following Domestic Dispute

Juan Antonio Lobo-Diaz, 33, of Lexington Park, has been charged with second-degree assault following a reported domestic incident that took place on September 26, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputy Richard Stillwell of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a...
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Early Morning Garage Fire in Solomons Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

Early Morning Garage Fire in Solomons Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:23 a.m., firefighters from Solomons, Prince Frederick, St. Leonard, Bay District, and Hollywood responded to the Spring Cove Marina located at 455 Lore Road in Solomons, for the reported structure on fire. Firefighters from Bay District VFD arrived on the scene to find a 1-story garage fully...
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Two Injured, One Flown to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Callaway

Two Injured, One Flown to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Callaway

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 5:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Lily Lane in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Upon arrival, Second District VFD Chief 6B found a two vehicle rear-end style collision with one patient trapped....
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16-Year-Old Charged in Murder of 58-Year-Old Landover Man

16-Year-Old Charged in Murder of 58-Year-Old Landover Man

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a suspect in connection with a murder that occurred in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The suspect is a 16-year-old male from Mitchellville. He’s charged with the murder of 58-year-old Coleman Williams of Landover. The suspect is charged as an adult. On September...
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Child and Adult Transported to Trauma Centers After Being Run Over at Bensville Park in Charles County

Child and Adult Transported to Trauma Centers After Being Run Over at Bensville Park in Charles County

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Bensville Park located at 6980 Bensville Road in White Plains, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. 911 callers reported a vehicle had run over at least two pedestrians by the turf field. One...
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Deer, Other Wildlife Activity in the Fall Increases Maryland Drivers’ Collision Risk

Deer, Other Wildlife Activity in the Fall Increases Maryland Drivers’ Collision Risk

Deer mating season is right around the corner, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds motorists to be vigilant. The shortening of daylight hours, called the photo period, triggers white-tailed deer breeding season. During this time, deer travel across roads in often unpredictable patterns at all times of the day and night in search of a mate....
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Serious Crash in La Plata Sends Two to Trauma Center, Police Investigating

Serious Crash in La Plata Sends Two to Trauma Center, Police Investigating

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:16 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 6985 Mason Springs Road in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and a vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, into a...
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La Plata Nursing Home Resident Transported to Hospital After Causing Fire

La Plata Nursing Home Resident Transported to Hospital After Causing Fire

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 12:24 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Complete Care Nursing Facility located at 1 Magnolia Drive in La Plata, for the reported structure fire with injuries. 911 callers reported a resident had set curtains in the room on fire after smoking a cigarette...
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Police Investigating Body Located Near North Beach Boardwalk in Chesapeake Bay

Police Investigating Body Located Near North Beach Boardwalk in Chesapeake Bay

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, around 8:17 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 9100 block of Atlantic Avenue in North Beach, for the reported possible person in the water. The 911 caller, a resident on Atlantic Avenue, reported they could see a possibly body in the water and would guide...
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June Frances Hardesty, 77,

June Frances Hardesty, 77,

June Frances Hardesty, 77, of Deale passed away October 1, 2025. She was born June 11, 1948 in Washington, DC to John Alfred and Mary Catherine (Simpson) Green. June moved to Deale when she was 9 years old and graduated from Southern High School. She married Richard Hardesty in January of 1977, and they...
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Joan Carolyn Walton (Smith), 83,

Joan Carolyn Walton (Smith), 83,

Joan Carolyn Walton (Smith), 83, of Prince Frederick, passed away on September 29, 2025, at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born on February 16, 1942, in Washington D.C., Joan was the daughter of Margaret Frances (Cook) Smith and Homer W. Smith. Joan spent her early years in Washington D.C. Navy Housing before her family relocated...
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Patricia Margo Magtutu Zollars, 71,

Patricia Margo Magtutu Zollars, 71,

Patricia Margo Magtutu Zollars, 71, of North Beach, passed away on September 22, 2025. She was born on July 2, 1954, in Tooele, Utah, to Nicholas Vienbenito and Jay Margo (Knapp) Magtutu. Patricia, known to many as Margo, grew up in Prince George’s County and graduated from Bladensburg High School. She dedicated her professional...
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Angel Joy Hammaker, 48,

Angel Joy Hammaker, 48,

Angel Joy Hammaker, 48, of Prince Frederick passed away September 21, 2025. She was born January 25, 1977, in Prince Frederick to Earl and Nora (Bowles) Hammaker. Angel grew up in Calvert County. She owned and operated Serenity Clean for many years and also worked in the hospitality industry. Angel was a free spirit,...
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Barbara Moore Milor, 92,

Barbara Moore Milor, 92,

Barbara Moore Milor, 92, of Solomons, MD and formerly of Hyattsville, MD passed away on Saturday September 20, 2025 at the Asbury Health Care Center. Born June 26, 1933 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Waverly Moore and DeHaven Rice Moore. She was married to Rufus Milor on January 31,1954 and remained...
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William (Bill) Roland Harris “The Peach Man”, 76,

William (Bill) Roland Harris “The Peach Man”, 76,

William (Bill) Roland Harris “The Peach Man”, 76, of Lothian, Maryland, passed away on September 20, due to complications from open heart surgery. Bill was born on November 18, 1948, to William D. and Vivian in Baltimore, Maryland. He achieved his Eagle Scout during high school. After Bill graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School,...
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