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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple Residences and Vehicles Struck by Gunfire in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple Residences and Vehicles Struck by Gunfire in Waldorf

On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to the areas of Jackson Court, Hunt Place, Husk Place, and Bannister Circle in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots, after which several males were seen running from the area, possibly with weapons. Upon arrival, officers learned multiple bullets...
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Waldorf Man Charged with Assault After Woman “Fell” Causing Life-Threatening Injuries

Waldorf Man Charged with Assault After Woman “Fell” Causing Life-Threatening Injuries

On Friday, September 12th, 2025, at approximately 6:28 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf for an unconscious female. When officers arrived, a male, who was inside the residence with the woman, told officers the woman had fallen. The woman, age 26, was transported to a hospital where...
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La Plata Man Arrested After Barricade, Assaulting Woman and Child

La Plata Man Arrested After Barricade, Assaulting Woman and Child

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of Nelson Drive in La Plata for a report of a domestic assault in which the suspect, Christopher Dale Buchanan, 37, of La Plata, had assaulted a woman and a young child. During the incident, Buchanan choked the woman, assaulted...
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Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille is Pleased to Announce New Leonardtown Location!

Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille is Pleased to Announce New Leonardtown Location!

Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille made the exciting announcement today that they’re opening a second location in downtown Leonardtown! The family owned business is pleased to be right in the heart of historic Leonardtown and cannot wait to bring the freshest & finest quality Italian fare and our bar featuring 100+ Bourbons, great Wine...
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Worker Flown to Virginia Trauma Center After Long Fall from Lift in Leonardtown Weis

Worker Flown to Virginia Trauma Center After Long Fall from Lift in Leonardtown Weis

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, emergency medical services responded to the Old McKay’s/New Weis location at 40845 Merchants Lane in Leonardtown, for the reported injuries from a long fall. 911 callers reported a male fell approximately 12 feet from a lift onto the concrete floor and had a head injury with serious bleeding. 911...
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Jeffrey Alan Glacken, 54,

Jeffrey Alan Glacken, 54,

Jeffrey Alan Glacken, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Born on February 2, 1971, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Jeff was the son of the late Ronald and Phyllis Glacken. He was also preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Ronnie Marie Causey. Raised in Calvert County, Jeff built a life...
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Dorothy Ann Lavery, 91,

Dorothy Ann Lavery, 91,

Dorothy Ann Lavery, 91, of Chesapeake Beach passed away September 10, 2025. She was born May 19, 1934, in Hibbs, PA to Frank and Verna (Gramada) Fudella. Dorothy grew up in Ralph, PA and moved to Washington, DC at the age of 18 to work for the FBI. She married Vincent Lavery in 1960...
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Louis Arthur “Audie” Murphy, II, 64,

Louis Arthur “Audie” Murphy, II, 64,

Louis Arthur “Audie” Murphy, II, 64, of Benedict, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly at his home on September 9, 2025. Audie was born in LaPlata, MD to the late Louis Arthur Murphy, Sr. and Mary Alice (Higgs) Murphy. Audie was raised on Hilltop Farm, also known as Murphy’s Hill. He grew up working alongside his...
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William Aloysius Barry

William Aloysius Barry

William Aloysius Barry, of Waldorf, MD, passed away on September 14, 2025 at the age of 55. He was born on April 13, 1970, to the late William and Betty Mae Barry. As a young man, William proudly served in the Army National Guard and later worked as a self-employed laborer. He enjoyed playing...
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Dorothy Marie Thompson

Dorothy Marie Thompson

Dorothy Marie Thompson, a lifelong resident of Colton’s Point, Maryland, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 11, 2025. Born on June 9, 1936, she was the beloved daughter of the late Byron and Mae Guy and one of eight children. On June 23, 1956, she married the love of her life, Paul...
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Carol Charlene Fenhagen

Carol Charlene Fenhagen

Carol Charlene Fenhagen of California, MD passed away peacefully on September 12, 2025 in Winchester, Virginia at Blue Ridge Hospice. She was born to the late Mildred Eileen Caddie Block in Hancock, Maryland on November 28, 1949. She attended Hagerstown Secretarial College and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. While attending St. Mary’s she met...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Lusby

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Lusby

On September 16, 2025, at approximately 11:59 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1100 block of Golden West Way in Lusby for the report of an abandoned 911 call. While en route, deputies were advised that the caller had reestablished contact and reported that an unknown suspect had...
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Maryland Joins Federal Model to Improve Access and Savings to Lifesaving Sickle Cell Treatments

Maryland Joins Federal Model to Improve Access and Savings to Lifesaving Sickle Cell Treatments

Maryland Medicaid participants can now more easily access cell and gene therapies for sickle cell disease under Maryland’s participation in the federal Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model. Participation in the CGT Access Model ensures better pricing in Maryland for high-cost medications, which helps to reduce costs and strengthen support services for patients...
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78th Annual St. Mary’s County Fair Is Here! Family Fun from Wednesday to Sunday Starting Today

78th Annual St. Mary’s County Fair Is Here! Family Fun from Wednesday to Sunday Starting Today

St. Mary’s County Government, on behalf of the St. Mary’s County Fair Association, invites all members of the community to join in the fun happening this weekend at the 78th Annual St. Mary’s County Fair! Highlights for this year’s program include: Wednesday, September 17, 2025: Entry Day! Bring your exhibit to the fair –...
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54-Year-Old Lusby Man Killed After Motorcycle Crash in Brandywine, Police Investigating

54-Year-Old Lusby Man Killed After Motorcycle Crash in Brandywine, Police Investigating

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle that occurred Sunday afternoon. The deceased rider is 54-year-old Jeffrey Glacken of Lusby, Maryland. On September 14, 2025, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Cedarville Road for a collision involving...
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District Heights Woman ‘Nearly Fell on the Floor’ After $50,000 Scratch-off Win in Calvert County

District Heights Woman ‘Nearly Fell on the Floor’ After $50,000 Scratch-off Win in Calvert County

A longtime Maryland Lottery player from District Heights reports that she nearly fell on the floor when she realized she had won $50,000 on the $5 scratch-off Cash Blast. She bought the ticket at the Safeway store at 10276 Southern Maryland Boulevard in the Calvert County community of Dunkirk, she said Sept. 12 when...
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Indiana Man Charged After Sending Threats Through Social Media Connected to United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland

Indiana Man Charged After Sending Threats Through Social Media Connected to United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland

UPDATE 9/16/2025: Federal law enforcement arrested Jackson Fleming, 23, of Chesterton, Indiana, on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application connected to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 11, 2025. A magistrate judge approved a complaint charging Fleming with one count of transmitting a threat in...
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Gov Moore Announces Registered Apprenticeship Program to Expand Maryland’s Teacher Workforce and Create More Affordable Pathways to Teaching Careers

Gov Moore Announces Registered Apprenticeship Program to Expand Maryland’s Teacher Workforce and Create More Affordable Pathways to Teaching Careers

Governor Wes Moore announced Maryland’s first state-sponsored registered apprenticeship program for teaching. The program will enable aspiring teachers to receive more hands-on training, mentorship, and paid work experience while reducing the out-of-pocket cost of earning a degree and license. “If someone is raising their hand to teach our children, they should be rewarded with...
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Southern Maryland NAWCAD WOLF Division Develops New Ground Communication Capability for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels

Southern Maryland NAWCAD WOLF Division Develops New Ground Communication Capability for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) Special Communication Mission Solutions (SCMS) division collaborated with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to quickly develop and deliver a new ground communication system to the squadron at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, July 24, 2025. Due to its age, the legacy...
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USPS Operation Santa Now Accepting Letters From Kids and Families Across the Country!

USPS Operation Santa Now Accepting Letters From Kids and Families Across the Country!

The U.S. Postal Service has officially kicked off the 2025 season of USPS Operation Santa, inviting children and families across the country to begin writing and sending letters to Santa Claus. The beloved program, now in its 113th year, connects letter writers with generous individuals and organizations who help fulfill their holiday wishes. Beginning...
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Waldorf Felon Sentenced to 16-Years for Murdering His Girlfriend’s Husband

Waldorf Felon Sentenced to 16-Years for Murdering His Girlfriend’s Husband

Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Slaughter pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on June 20, 2025. Slaughter was sentenced on September 12, 2025, by the Honorable Danya Dayson. In addition...
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PG County Man Pleads Guilty to String of Bank Robberies Throughout Maryland and Virginia

PG County Man Pleads Guilty to String of Bank Robberies Throughout Maryland and Virginia

Wesley Phillip Wilson, Jr., 44, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pled guilty to several bank robbery offenses and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The string of armed bank robberies occurred in Maryland and Virginia. According to the guilty plea, between November 19, 2020, and December...
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Developing The Workforce! Navy Selects Four NAWCAD WOLF Engineers for Leadership Program

Developing The Workforce! Navy Selects Four NAWCAD WOLF Engineers for Leadership Program

The Navy recently selected four members of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) workforce for one of its flagship leadership development plans, the Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP). “Developing the next generation of leaders is one of the most important NAWCAD WOLF strategic imperatives,” said NAWCAD WOLF...
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Court Ruling Ends Vape and Smoke Shop Sales of Hemp Products That Get You High

Court Ruling Ends Vape and Smoke Shop Sales of Hemp Products That Get You High

Maryland’s courts and cannabis regulators have shut down what many people saw as a “hemp loophole.” The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on September 9 that the state’s cannabis law is valid, that Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC were never legal in Maryland, and that only licensed cannabis dispensaries can sell intoxicating THC products. Days...
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Last Chance to Discover Drayden African American Schoolhouse This Season

Last Chance to Discover Drayden African American Schoolhouse This Season

St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division of Recreation & Parks, in partnership with the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC), will be offering the final free Open Houses of 2025 for visitors and the community at the Drayden African American Schoolhouse, on Saturday, September 20, 2025; Saturday, October 4, 2025; and, Saturday, October 18,...
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