On Thursday, December 8, 2022, a student at Piccowaxen Middle School reported to a staff member that another student was in possession of a knife. The staff member notified the School Resource Officer, who made contact with the student and recovered the knife. The student, a 14-year-old, will be charged on a Juvenile Offense...
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On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at approximately 3:34 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Copley Avenue in Waldorf, for the report of an individual who was under a camper attempting to steal the catalytic converter. The suspect fled prior to officers’ arrival. Patrol officers located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop...
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On Friday, December 9, 2022, at approximately 2:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 18400 Point Lookout Road in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Police arrived on the scene to find a Chevrolet pickup truck off the roadway and into a utility pole...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a succession of alcohol compliance checks at 18 businesses in St. Mary’s County. Fifteen of the establishments were found to be compliant, while three businesses failed to ask an underage Sheriff’s Office employee for identification. The covert compliance checks were conducted on Wednesday,...
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On Monday, December 5, 2022, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Hughesville Volunteers were alerted to the 16900 block of Teagues Point Road in Hughesville, for the motor vehicle collision. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a utility pole with live power lines down, and the occupant of the vehicle being...
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On Thursday, December 8, 2022, at approximately 4:02 p.m., firefighters in Charles County responded to 2694 Marshall Hall Road in Bryans Road, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story residence with fire showing and requested a working fire upgrade, which alerted additional units to respond. Firefighters...
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The Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc., regretfully announces the passing of Past President Michael Bowen. Mike served our department as a Board of Director from 1996 until 2001, and President from 2002 to 2003. Please keep the Bowen family in your thoughts and prayers. Arrangements will be posted as they become...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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