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Two Flown to Trauma Centers After Head-on Collision in Helen, Police Investigating

Two Flown to Trauma Centers After Head-on Collision in Helen, Police Investigating

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, at approximately 9:26 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Foley Mattingly Road in Helen, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision with two...
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Calvert County Public Schools Students Selected for the Maryland General Assembly Page Program

Calvert County Public Schools Students Selected for the Maryland General Assembly Page Program

For a consecutive year in a row, Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students were selected to serve as pages for the 2023 Maryland General Assembly (MGA) in Annapolis. Hayden Kelly, Huntingtown High School senior, and Aidan Herche, Calvert High School senior, will represent Calvert County during the legislative session from January 11,...
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Charles County Man Cries Tears of Joy After $100,000 Scratch-Off Win

Charles County Man Cries Tears of Joy After $100,000 Scratch-Off Win

White Plains resident claims $100,000 prize on $100,000 Extreme Cash instant ticket A stay-at-home dad from White Plains just received his biggest and most tear-jerking win yet. The lucky player took a chance on two $30 instant tickets. Both were winners, with one yielding a very small prize and the second $100,000 Extreme Cash...
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Maryland Humanities Awards $10,000 in General Operating Grants to Ten Non-Profit Organizations Across Southern Maryland

Maryland Humanities Awards $10,000 in General Operating Grants to Ten Non-Profit Organizations Across Southern Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD – December 5, 2022 – Maryland Humanities announces a total of $500,000 in general operating funding for 50 Maryland nonprofit organizations ($10,000 per organization). Recipients of a grant from the organization’s SHINE (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity) Program include museums, historic sites, preservation & historical societies, and community &...
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Day Reporting Program Now Operating at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub in Lexington Park

Day Reporting Program Now Operating at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Mary’s County Health Department announce the launch of the Day Reporting Program at the new St. Mary’s County Health Hub, located at 21625 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The Day Reporting Program is an evidence-based practice emphasizing health care, education, and other life needs...
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Maryland Permanently Preserves Five Working Farms (495 Acres!)

Maryland Permanently Preserves Five Working Farms (495 Acres!)

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved five new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation (MALPF) easements at their meeting on December 7, 2022. These easements will permanently preserve 495 acres of prime farmland in Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s and Wicomico counties for an investment of more than $1.9 million. “Thanks to these farmers and...
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POSTPONED: MDOT SHA to Perform Routine Maintenance on MD 231 Benedict Bridge Date TBD

POSTPONED: MDOT SHA to Perform Routine Maintenance on MD 231 Benedict Bridge Date TBD

UPDATE – Because of anticipated bad weather, the work is postponed. A new date will be announced. 12/7/2022: The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will conduct routine maintenance on the MD 231 (Hallowing Point Road) bridge over the Patuxent River between Calvert and Charles counties from 6 a.m. to 2...
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Troy D. Berry Sworn In As Charles County Sheriff!

Troy D. Berry Sworn In As Charles County Sheriff!

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Troy D. Berry was sworn in as Sheriff of Charles County at a ceremony held at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees, marking the beginning of his third term as Sheriff. After he took his oath, nearly 300 Police Officers, Court Security Officers and over 100 Corrections Officers were administered the...
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Baltimore County Man and Anne Arundel County Man Arrested After Leading Calvert Police on High Speed Chase in Stolen Vehicle

Baltimore County Man and Anne Arundel County Man Arrested After Leading Calvert Police on High Speed Chase in Stolen Vehicle

On Sunday, December 4, 2022, Deputy Contic initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with lights and sirens activated for an equipment violation at 3150 N. Solomons Island Road (Tractor Supply) in Huntingtown. The vehicle came to a complete stop on the shoulder of the roadway and then continued northbound on Solomons Island Road...
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16-Year-Old Student Placed in Custody for Being in Possession of Loaded Ghost Gun at Central High School

16-Year-Old Student Placed in Custody for Being in Possession of Loaded Ghost Gun at Central High School

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested a student this morning at Central High School for being in possession of a handgun on school property. The school is located in the 200 block of Cabin Branch Road in Capitol Heights. Shortly after 10:00 am, the School Resource Officer and Prince George’s County Public Schools...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summonses Served – November 2022

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summonses Served – November 2022

11/01/22- Jacqueline Loye McCarthy, age 37 of Leonardtown- Theft by Dep. Lawrence# 279. 11/01/22- Raymond Michael Messick, age 57 of Mechanicsville- Theft by Dep. Budd# 325. 11/01/22- Todd Channing Hensel, age 58 of Leonardtown- Harass: Course of Conduct by Dep. Morgan# 384. 11/02/22- Joshua Antoine Miles, age 33 of no fixed address- Trespass: Private...
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Charles County Police Investigating Fight at Westlake High School Where Student Produced Handgun

Charles County Police Investigating Fight at Westlake High School Where Student Produced Handgun

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at approximately 12:20 p.m., two students at Westlake High School began fighting during dismissal. During the fight, which was captured on school security cameras, one of the students produced what appeared to be a handgun. A third student got involved, forcibly took the handgun away, and fled the school...
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Frederick County Firefighter and Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed in 3-Alarm House Fire in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Frederick County Firefighter and Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed in 3-Alarm House Fire in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Police identified the two fallen firefighters as Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36 and Marvin Gruber, 59 from Community Fire Company New Tripoli. Career Firefighters Association of Frederick County, MD Local 3666 released the following statement: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we share the news of the passing of Frederick...
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Steven A. Hall Sworn In As St. Mary’s County Sheriff!

Steven A. Hall Sworn In As St. Mary’s County Sheriff!

Captain Steven A. Hall was sworn in on Monday evening to become the new Sheriff of St. Mary’s County. Sheriff Hall joined the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office as a correctional officer in 1994 and worked his way through the ranks over his career, working in every division of the agency. Sheriff Hall is...
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Police Arrest 65-Year-old Hyattsville Man for November 2022 Murder of 19-Year-Old

Police Arrest 65-Year-old Hyattsville Man for November 2022 Murder of 19-Year-Old

Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives charged a suspect in connection with a recent fatal stabbing in the city of Hyattsville. The suspect is 65-year-old Rasheed Anwar of Hyattsville. He is charged with the murder of 19-year-old Therry Buhdeng of Bladensburg. On November 16, 2022, at approximately 11:45 am, officers with the Hyattsville...
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Flags Ordered to Half-Staff for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Flags Ordered to Half-Staff for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

President Joseph R. Biden has ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff from midnight tonight until midnight tomorrow, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (flown at half-staff for the entire 24-hour period of Wednesday, December 7, 2022). This action commemorates those Americans who died as a result...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – December 6, 2022

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – December 6, 2022

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners began by accepting the report of the Independent Auditor on the Financial Statements of the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County for...
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Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton Named Administrative Judge for Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s Counties, Set to Begin January 1, 2023

Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton Named Administrative Judge for Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s Counties, Set to Begin January 1, 2023

Court of Appeals of Maryland Chief Judge Matthew J. Fader named Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton as circuit administrative judge for the seventh judicial circuit. The seventh judicial circuit includes the circuit courts for Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties. Judge Cotton was named county administrative judge of the Circuit Court for Prince...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Maryland State Police Seeking Suspect Vehicle Involved in Fatal Pedestrian Hit-And-Run in Prince George’s County

PHOTO RELEASE: Maryland State Police Seeking Suspect Vehicle Involved in Fatal Pedestrian Hit-And-Run in Prince George’s County

December 6, 2022 (LAUREL, MD) – Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the vehicle believed to be responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Sunday morning in Prince George’s County. Investigators with the Maryland State Police Crash Team are looking for a black 2009 Nissan Altima with New...
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Taylor Guitars Find Your Fit Event Returns to Southern Maryland on Saturday, December 10, 2022

Taylor Guitars Find Your Fit Event Returns to Southern Maryland on Saturday, December 10, 2022

Attention acoustic guitar fans in the Mid-Atlantic!  If you’ve been dreaming of purchasing a Taylor Guitar to put under the tree this holiday season, now is the PERFECT time.  Island Music Company in La Plata, MD is bringing Taylor Guitar’s District Sales Manager, Don Rodrigues, to the shop on Saturday, December 10th from 11...
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Rocktoberfest Donates $30,000 to Charles County Board of Education’s Fine and Performing Arts!

Rocktoberfest Donates $30,000 to Charles County Board of Education’s Fine and Performing Arts!

Rocktoberfest was founded in 2013 as a non-profit annual street festival with outdoor family fun, live music and vendors held in downtown La Plata, MD the first weekend of every October. After taking a couple years off due to pandemic restrictions, Rocktoberfest committee members and fans were more than excited to bring back this...
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ATF, Anne Arundel County and Montgomery County Police Departments Investigating Multiple Gun Store Burglaries

ATF, Anne Arundel County and Montgomery County Police Departments Investigating Multiple Gun Store Burglaries

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division is working with Anne Arundel County Police Department and Montgomery County Police Department investigating recent incidents of burglaries and attempted burglaries of federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in these counties. On November 19, 2022 at approximately 3:55 a.m., Montgomery County...
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Scandinavian Designs Furniture Grand Opening Week in Waldorf Marks Company’s First East Coast Location

Scandinavian Designs Furniture Grand Opening Week in Waldorf Marks Company’s First East Coast Location

WALDORF, Md., Dec. 1, 2022 – Scandinavian Designs, a leading retailer of modern and contemporary furniture, will host a weeklong grand opening event at its newest location at 11055 Mall Cir. in Waldorf, Monday, December 12 to Sunday, December 18, 2022. “We’re a well-established brand in the west, and we’re thrilled to open our...
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Statement from the Elected Board of Education of Charles County

Statement from the Elected Board of Education of Charles County

The elected Board of Education of Charles County has established policies that address conduct in the school system. Specifically, the Board of Education is committed to maintaining an educational and working environment for all students and employees, which is free of harassment of any kind and from any source including management, co-workers, peers or...
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Final AeroPark Farmer’s Market Set for Sunday, December 18, 2022 with Special Visit from Santa!

Final AeroPark Farmer’s Market Set for Sunday, December 18, 2022 with Special Visit from Santa!

AeroPark Farmer’s Market – December 18th from 9:00 a.m., to 1:00 p.m. The last AeroPark Farmer’s Market of 2022 is coming in time for you to get fantastic local goods for your holiday parties and dinners! Support local this holiday season by purchasing fresh, delicious ingredients and prepared foods directly from Southern Maryland businesses. We’re...
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