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Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s County Students Compete in SkillsUSA Regional Competition

Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s County Students Compete in SkillsUSA Regional Competition

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) students competed at the recent Southern Maryland SkillsUSA Regional competition winning 9 gold, 7 silver, and 7 bronze medals. The event was hosted by Career and Technology Academy on February 5, 2022, where Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from the Calvert Career and Technology Academy in Calvert County,...
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Police Recover Over 250 Pills Suspected to be CDS from Three St. Charles High School Students

Police Recover Over 250 Pills Suspected to be CDS from Three St. Charles High School Students

On Monday, February 7, 2022, administrators at St. Charles High School received an anonymous tip that a student, or students were possibly in possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). The administrators, in conjunction with the School Resource Officer, initiated an investigation subsequently revealing three students in possession of over 250 pills believed to...
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VIDEO: Hogan Awards Governors Citation to Crossing Guard Who Saved Cecil County Student from Being Struck by Vehicle

VIDEO: Hogan Awards Governors Citation to Crossing Guard Who Saved Cecil County Student from Being Struck by Vehicle

Governor Larry Hogan awarded a governor’s citation to Cpl. Annette Goodyear of Cecil County’s North East Police Department who saved a student from being hit by a car late last week. Cpl. Goodyear, who has served as a crossing guard for 14 years, was assisting students across the street outside of North East Middle...
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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Violent Threats to Maryland Doctor Who Had Been a Vocal Advocate of the COVID-19 Vaccine

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Violent Threats to Maryland Doctor Who Had Been a Vocal Advocate of the COVID-19 Vaccine

Scott Eli Harris, 51, of Aubrey, Texas, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure a Maryland doctor who had been a vocal proponent of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to documents and statements made in connection with the plea hearing, Harris sent a...
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Washington D.C. Teen Arrested for Murder of 20-Year-Old Accokeek Man That Occurred in 2021

Washington D.C. Teen Arrested for Murder of 20-Year-Old Accokeek Man That Occurred in 2021

The Homicide Unit identified and charged the suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Brandywine in December 2021. The suspect is 19-year-old Kevin Curtis Coleman of Washington, DC. He’s charged in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Blake White of Accokeek. On December 16, 2021, at approximately 6:25 p.m.,...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Possible Attempted Suicide / Arson at Take It Easy Campground in Callaway

State Fire Marshal Investigating Possible Attempted Suicide / Arson at Take It Easy Campground in Callaway

On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at approximately 8:55 a.m., police, firefighters and rescue personnel responded to the 45000 block of Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway, for the reported camper fire with subjects trapped. Multiple 911 callers reported a camper was on fire, with one 911 caller reporting a female occupant was inside...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Vehicular Homicide While Intoxicated by Alcohol

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Vehicular Homicide While Intoxicated by Alcohol

UPDATE 2/8/2022: State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that Joseph Marvin Swann was sentenced to 19 years by the Circuit Court of St. Mary’s County, for manslaughter by motor vehicle. The State asked the court to sentence Swann to 55 years, the maximum sentence allowed by law. Judicial guidelines suggested a sentence of 22 years....
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Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Waldorf Man for First Degree Assault, False Imprisonment

Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Waldorf Man for First Degree Assault, False Imprisonment

On Friday February 4, 2022, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 4100 block of Falcon Place in Waldorf for the report of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival officers located the suspect, Kijuan Aaron Dorsey, 27 of Waldorf, standing outside of the apartment with a butcher knife in his hand. Officers ordered...
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Police Arrest Bryans Road Man who Pointed Gun at Gas Station Employees

Police Arrest Bryans Road Man who Pointed Gun at Gas Station Employees

On January 28, 2022, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a gas station located in the 6900 block of Indian Head Highway in Bryans Road for the report of a subject who pointed a gun at two employees before fleeing the store. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division investigated and on...
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Waldof Man Arrested for Weapons Violation, Resisting Arrest and Assaulting a Police Officer

Waldof Man Arrested for Weapons Violation, Resisting Arrest and Assaulting a Police Officer

On February 6, 2022,  at approximately 7:40 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3100 block of Esser Place in Waldorf for the report of an occupied suspicious vehicle. Upon making contact with the sole occupant of the vehicle, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana and subsequently recovered suspected...
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Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues to Fight Fraud Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues to Fight Fraud Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic

On Monday, February 7, 2022, Maryland United States Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has entered into a memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Special Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) and Deputy Inspector General James D. Powell...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Oxon Hill

Prince George’s County Police Department Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Oxon Hill

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in a shopping center parking lot in Oxon Hill. The victim is 52-year-old Kimberly Maria Tucker of no fixed address. On February 6, 2022, at approximately 6:10 pm, patrol officers were called to the parking lot in...
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Hugh “Hughie” Howard Heiss, Jr., 61

Hugh “Hughie” Howard Heiss, Jr., 61

Hugh “Hughie” Howard Heiss, Jr., 61, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on January 26, 2022 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Hughie was born on December 31, 1960 to Hugh Howard Heiss, Sr. and Louise V. Heiss “Stephens” in Washington DC. After he received his diploma, he went on to study Computer Electronics at TESST...
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Shannon Christine Thomas

Shannon Christine Thomas

Shannon Christine Thomas was a loving daughter, mother, sister, and friend. She passed pain free and in peace on January 26, 2022 at the age of 52 with her family by her side. Shannon was born on May 14, 1969 in San Diego, California, to parents Alfred and Claudia. She grew up on St....
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Richard Wayne “Rick” Jackson, 64

Richard Wayne “Rick” Jackson, 64

Richard Wayne “Rick” Jackson, 64, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD with this loving wife by his side. He was born on August 21, 1957in Takoma Park, MD to the Harold Jackson and the late, Sandra (DeShazo) Jackson. He spent many years...
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Suzanne Mary “Sue” Cole, 72

Suzanne Mary “Sue” Cole, 72

Suzanne Mary “Sue” Cole, 72, of Mechanicsville, MD, who loved to be called Mom by her children and Grammy by her grandchildren, departed her loving family peacefully on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. She was born on June 13, 1949, in Boston, MA to the late Merlin...
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Lawrence Edwin “Larry” Mills, Jr., 84

Lawrence Edwin “Larry” Mills, Jr., 84

Lawrence Edwin “Larry” Mills, Jr., 84, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on February 2, 2022 at his home. Born on January 9, 1938 in Morganfield, KY, he was the son of the late Catharine Greenwell and the late Lawrence Edwin Mills. Larry was the loving husband of the late Gloria “Teresa” Mills, whom he...
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Gunther “Bear” Jaster, age 75

Gunther “Bear” Jaster, age 75

Gunther “Bear” Jaster, age 75, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 30, 2022 in Lexington Park, Maryland. He was born on December 07, 1946, in Germany, to the late Herman and Else Jaster of Swartz Creek, Michigan. Gunther leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of 46 years,...
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Public Encouraged to Donate Pieces of Local History During Community Day at St. Clement’s Island Museum on Friday, February 11, 2022

Public Encouraged to Donate Pieces of Local History During Community Day at St. Clement’s Island Museum on Friday, February 11, 2022

Have you ever wanted to contribute to an exhibit at a museum? The St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point, MD, will be hosting a Community Day Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, from noon to 4 p.m. This occasion encourages the public to get involved with the planning of new exhibits by sharing historical documents,...
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Maryland Awarded $9.6M in Federal Funding to Support Tourism

Maryland Awarded $9.6M in Federal Funding to Support Tourism

Gov. Hogan announced that $9.6 million has been awarded to the Maryland Department of Commerce Office of Tourism to support tourism marketing, promotion, and development throughout the state. The funding is through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $750 million American Rescue Plan: Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program. The program...
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CSM Nursing Faculty Sara Cano and Robin Madera Earn More Than $100K to Support Research, Prepare Next Corps of Nurses

CSM Nursing Faculty Sara Cano and Robin Madera Earn More Than $100K to Support Research, Prepare Next Corps of Nurses

Two College of Southern Maryland (CSM) nursing faculty recently earned crucial support from the Maryland Nurse Support Program (NSP) that will help them, and CSM, better prepare CSM students to meet any challenge. CSM Associate Professor of Nursing Robin Madera and Acting Chair of Nursing Sara Cano each received a Nurse Educator Doctoral Grant...
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St. Charles High School Receives AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

St. Charles High School Receives AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

How many times is the computer whiz kid in movies and television shows a woman? In recent memory, there’s Shuri in “Black Panther,” there’s a girl with a dragon tattoo and a couple who halted and caught fire in a period drama set in the 1980s depicting the early days of the Silicon Prairie...
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Calvert County Government Announces Presidents Day Schedule

Calvert County Government Announces Presidents Day Schedule

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in observance of Presidents Day. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be open with normal operating hours. The Solomons Septage Receiving...
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Charles County Detectives Investigating Armed Robbery in Waldorf

Charles County Detectives Investigating Armed Robbery in Waldorf

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at approximately 10:57 p.m., officers responded to a fast food restaurant located in the 2000 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the report of an armed robbery. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect wearing all black clothing entered the restaurant, displayed a handgun, stole money, and fled in...
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