On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:56 a.m., firefighters responded to 6008 New Forest Court in Waldorf, for the reported apartment fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2-story apartment complex with fire on the exterior balcony. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 10 minutes. The owner/occupants were identified as Modou Sey & Laura...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred this morning in Prince George’s County involving three vehicles. The deceased is identified as Delando Woody, 56, of New Jersey. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency medical service personnel. He was the driver and sole occupant of a tractor trailer involved...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Karen Anne Granville, age 34 of Mechanicsville, for absconding from an authorized residential treatment facility on March 10, 2023. Prior to treatment, Granville was being held in the custody of the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center on a no-bond status for...
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On March 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., Southern Calvert Baptist Church (located in Lusby, MD) will be hosting a free event open to the public. This event will explain how comprehensive sex education changed from a legislative proposal, to becoming part of the Maryland State Department of Education Framework, and then ultimately entered the classroom....
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On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at approximately 5:10 a.m., police responded to the CVS Pharmacy located at 28948 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a burglary alarm. The 911 caller reported alarms were activated with two suspects being viewed on security cameras causing property destruction. Police arrived on the scene to find both suspects...
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With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Friday, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to drink responsibly and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. With an expected increase of impaired drivers throughout the state this week, troopers at all 23 Maryland State Police barracks will conduct saturation patrols,...
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On the morning of March 10, 2023, a group of three students at St. Charles High School, ages 14, 15, and 16, attacked a 15-year-old student. During this altercation, a teacher was struck. Another student, age 15, intervened and began fighting the group of three. Additional students heard about the altercations and left their...
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Lucky sets of numbers gave a Hyattsville retiree and an Upper Marlboro man a total of four $50,000 top prizes in two separate Bonus Match 5 drawings in March. The Hyattsville man landed his second and third $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prizes this year in the March 9 drawing! He visited Landover Sunoco in...
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On Friday, March 10, 2023, Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, with the assistance of deputies from the K-9 Unit and Patrol Division, executed a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Jadon Bernard Somerville, age 22, at Park Pines Drive in Lexington Park. Detectives located a loaded...
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Join us virtually on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, for the second of our two connected events featuring two individuals who were transformative in shaping Historic Sotterley, their communities, and our State. April was the birth month of Trustee Emeritus John Hanson Briscoe, former Maryland Circuit Court Judge, Maryland Speaker of the House, and staunch...
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Time of Service: March 16, 2023 3:00 pm Service Location: Rausch Funeral Home–Lusby
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Donna Kay Lauer, 68, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on March 9, 2023 at Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, Maryland. Donna was born on May 18, 1954 in Maryland to the late Charles King and Kay Snow. She grew up in Adelphi, MD and graduated from Northwestern High School. After high school, she...
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Douglas “D.O.” Rodney Bowen, 80, of Huntingtown, MD passed away 8 March 2023 in Annapolis, MD. D.O. was born September 29, 1942, at home on the “Small Reward” farm in Huntingtown, MD to Thomas Monnett Bowen and Evelyn Lydia (Hance) Bowen. He graduated from Calvert Junior-Senior High School in 1960 and attended the University...
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June Elizabeth Keen, 94, of Solomons, MD passed away on March 7, 2023 at her residence. Services will be announced at a later date.
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Donald Wayne Deuvall, 83, of Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully at his home on March 7, 2023. Donald, “Donnie,”was born in Anacostia on September 5, 1939 to the late Frank Reubin Deuvall and Edith Matilda Cotterill Deuvall. While Donnie lived and went to school in the District of Columbia, he divided his free time...
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Robert “Lou” Lewis Pepper, 84, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on March 5, 2023, in Hughesville, MD. Lou was born on April 16, 1938, in Washington, DC to the late Albert Mahon Pepper and Shirley Nelson Quinn Pepper. In 1959, he married his beloved wife Helen, having renewed their vows at the Washington National...
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James “Jim” Harold Bradford, 53, of Brandywine, MD passed away peacefully on March 5, 2023 with his wife by his side. Jim was born on April 9, 1969 in Kingsville, Texas to John and Patricia Bradford. Jim is preceded in death by his son, Joshua Nicely. He is survived by his wife, Venie Nicely...
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Stephen “Steve” Ray Garner, a classic car and racing enthusiast and loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away in Washington, D.C. on March 10, 2023. He was 72. Born on January 23, 1951, in Port Tobacco, MD, the son of Marbury and Altie (Wenk) Garner, Steve grew up in Charles County and attended Pomonkey...
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Joyce Ann Tippett, 63, of Great Mills, MD passed away on March 9, 2023 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD. She was born on April 1, 1959 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Charles Paul Beining and Mary Agnes Bean Beining. Joyce was born and raised in Southern Maryland and attended Great...
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Glenn Eugene Keller, 84, of Avenue, MD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at his home in Avenue, MD with his loving wife at his side. He was born on February 15, 1939 in Pennsylvania to the late George Keller and Catherine I. Reisinger Keller. Glenn was employed by the Naval Surface...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues seeking the whereabouts of Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey, age 41, who is wanted for Second-Degree Escape. Dorsey failed to maintain a charge on his GPS ankle monitor and left his residence in Waldorf where he was sentenced to home detention. Dorsey was originally charged with Driving/Attempting to Drive...
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The St. Clement’s Island Museum water taxi will resume seasonal operations on Maryland Day, March 25, 2023. The water taxi, which provides rides for visitors from St. Clement’s Island Museum to St. Clements Island State Park, will be cruising daily through October 31, 2023. Interested guests should always call the museum at (301) 769-2222...
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Comptroller Brooke Lierman led her first meeting of the Board of Revenue Estimates and released the following statement regarding the Board of Revenue Estimates’ vote on the revenue forecast for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024: “Earlier this afternoon, the Board of Revenue Estimates voted to decrease Maryland’s revenue projection by .3% percent for Fiscal...
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Join us Saturday, June 24, 2023, from noon to 6 p.m. for live music, food samples from local cuisine, a variety of regional craft brews, and craft vendors. This is a fun, family-friendly event. Enjoy a beer while supporting further education and research at Historic St. Mary’s City. The festivities and live music start...
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On Saturday, March 25, 2023, “Maryland Day” the public is encouraged to celebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace, St. Clement’s Island. St. Clement’s Island Museum will offer a full day of fun from 10 am to 5 pm, including free museum admission, kids’ activities, free water taxi rides (10 am –...
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