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Woman Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Serious Crash in Waldorf

Woman Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Serious Crash in Waldorf

On Sunday, March 1, 2026, at approximately 10:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Smallwood Drive and Lancaster Circle in Waldorf, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle collision and confirmed one victim was trapped and unresponsive. Due...
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Maryland’s Century-Old Partnership with National Shellfish Sanitation Program Remains Vital to Seafood Safety

Maryland’s Century-Old Partnership with National Shellfish Sanitation Program Remains Vital to Seafood Safety

When it comes to seafood sanitation and public health, the National Shellfish Sanitation Program has for 100 years ensured shellfish sold in the United States meets standards for human consumption. Maryland plays a key role in the compliance and enforcement of the program’s principles as one of the leaders of commercially-exported seafood among coastal states. The...
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Traffic Stop Leads to Heroin Seizure, Arrest in Lexington Park

Traffic Stop Leads to Heroin Seizure, Arrest in Lexington Park

Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lexington Park man on Sunday, March 1, 2026, following a traffic stop that led to the recovery of suspected heroin, drug paraphernalia, and cash. While operating on Great Mills Road, deputies observed a vehicle fail to stop properly at a traffic light and initiated...
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St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks Youth Basketball Players Recognized with Will Smith Leadership Awards

St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks Youth Basketball Players Recognized with Will Smith Leadership Awards

St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks (R&P) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Will Smith Leadership Awards. These awards recognize 8th grade players in the R&P Youth Basketball League who participate from 6th–8th grade and demonstrate sportsmanship, passion for the game, and leadership both on and off the court. Nearly 30...
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Traffic Notice: Wildewood Parkway Road Improvements to Begin This March, 2026

Traffic Notice: Wildewood Parkway Road Improvements to Begin This March, 2026

St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) will be making roadway improvements on Wildewood Parkway beginning from Smoke Hill Road extending to White Elm Court. This project will include storm drain culvert replacement across the intersection of Smoke Hill Road and across Wildewood Parkway. The project is scheduled to begin...
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DNR Study: Bowfishing Contributes Heavily to Chesapeake Snakehead Harvest

DNR Study: Bowfishing Contributes Heavily to Chesapeake Snakehead Harvest

A new Maryland Department of Natural Resources study revealed that bowfishing and gigging – using a pronged spear – are the most common ways Chesapeake Channa (also known as northern snakehead) are harvested in Maryland. These methods eclipse hook-and-line, commercial, and departmental management harvest of the invasive fish. The study, published in Integrated and...
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Governor Moore, Comptroller Lierman, Treasurer Davis Demand Reimbursement from President Trump for Illegal Tariffs

Governor Moore, Comptroller Lierman, Treasurer Davis Demand Reimbursement from President Trump for Illegal Tariffs

Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman, and Treasurer Dereck E. Davis, sent a joint letter to President Donald J. Trump formally demanding reimbursement of tariff revenues imposed by the Trump Administration on Maryland consumers and businesses, which were ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Because of President Trump’s illegal tariffs, Maryland businesses...
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Raelyn Brooks Crenshaw

Raelyn Brooks Crenshaw

Raelyn Brooks Crenshaw, precious daughter of Justin and Jami Crenshaw of Mechanicsville, Maryland, was born on February 4, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital and unexpectedly passed away on February 21, 2026, at National Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. Though her time on earth was brief, Raelyn filled her family’s hearts with immeasurable love and joy....
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CSM Celebrates the Opening of New MAAPC Nursing Lab

CSM Celebrates the Opening of New MAAPC Nursing Lab

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) unveiled the newly named Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians (MAAPC) Nursing Lab on February 12 recognizing the organization’s support of CSM nursing students. In October 2025, the CSM Foundation announced MAAPC’s $57,500 gift to establish the Future Nightingales Endowed Scholarship to support the next generation of health...
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Police Investigating Bryans Road Man Killed by Wrong-Way Driver

Police Investigating Bryans Road Man Killed by Wrong-Way Driver

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Friday morning in Oxon Hill. The deceased driver is 24-year-old Alex Rodriquez Hines of Bryans Road. On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:30 am, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in the area of Indian Head Highway and the Capital...
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Donald Edward Cantrell

Donald Edward Cantrell

Donald Edward “Donnie” Cantrell was born on October 4, 1965, and passed away on February 22, 2026. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, Donnie, 60, of Sarasota, FL. He passed away on February 22, 2026, with his wife, Peggy, by his side. Donnie was born on...
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UPDATE: Tall Timbers Man Identified As Pilot Killed in Hollywood Plane Crash, Investigation Ongoing

UPDATE: Tall Timbers Man Identified As Pilot Killed in Hollywood Plane Crash, Investigation Ongoing

UPDATE 3/2/2026: The Maryland State Police has identified the pilot and victim of the February 28th, 2026 plane crash in Hollywood, Maryland as Andrew Mechling, age 74 of Tall Timbers, Maryland. Mechling was the single occupant of the Hummel Bird Ultralight Experimental aircraft which crashed into a wooded area under 1.5 miles away from...
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Larry Barron, 79,

Larry Barron, 79,

On February 13, 2026, Larry Barron, 79, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away. Larry was born on May 7, 1946, in Shelby, NC, to the late Julius and Lou Ivey Barron. After graduating from high school in Shelby, NC, he went on to study sociology at Livingston College in Salisbury, NC. Larry served with...
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Police and Fire Marshal Investigating Stolen Vehicle Found Burned in Hughesville

Police and Fire Marshal Investigating Stolen Vehicle Found Burned in Hughesville

On Friday, February 27, 2026, police responded to the 13000 block of Burnt Store Road in Hughesville, for the reported vehicle fire with no active fire. Police arrived on the scene to find a 2015 Nissan Altima completely burned. Investigation determined the vehicle was previously reported stolen earlier this month. The estimated loss is...
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Public Notification of Sewage Overflow of Approximately 100 Gallons in Prince Frederick

Public Notification of Sewage Overflow of Approximately 100 Gallons in Prince Frederick

A Sanitary Sewer Overflow was reported to the Calvert County Department of Public Works, Water & Sewerage Division on Feb. 22, 2026, at approximately 8:30 p.m. The overflow occurred in the roadway near the 330 block of North Chesapeake Avenue in the Dares Beach community in Prince Frederick. Approximately 100 gallons of untreated wastewater...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park Closed Three Notch Road

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park Closed Three Notch Road

On Friday, February 27, 2026, at approximately 10:45 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle on fire. While dispatching the call, the incident was upgraded to a vehicle fire with entrapment, after multiple 911 callers reported the vehicle was...
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Two Waldorf Women Indicted on Dozens of Animal Cruelty Charges

Two Waldorf Women Indicted on Dozens of Animal Cruelty Charges

A Charles County grand jury has indicted two Waldorf women on multiple felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges stemming from a December 2025 investigation. April Nicole Ware, 51, and Jade Mahogany George, 20, were indicted on Jan. 30 on eight counts of aggravated animal cruelty and more than three dozen animal cruelty-related misdemeanors. According...
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Nominations Open for Tomorrow’s Woman & Woman of the Year

Nominations Open for Tomorrow’s Woman & Woman of the Year

Do you have an exemplary woman or young woman in your life? In honor of Women’s History Month, the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women (SMC CFW), in an effort to recognize as many phenomenal women in the community as possible, will virtually recognize all nominees for Tomorrow’s Woman and Woman of the Year...
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Registration Opens Monday, March 2nd, 2026 for St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks Summer Camps

Registration Opens Monday, March 2nd, 2026 for St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks Summer Camps

St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks (R&P) is pleased to announce that registration for 2026 Summer Fun Camps, Sports Camps, Sport Academies and Therapeutic Camps will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026. Various camp programs are available this summer between June 22 – August 13, 2026, with options...
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Emily Leedy, Named 2026 Charles County Public Schools Teacher of the Year

Emily Leedy, Named 2026 Charles County Public Schools Teacher of the Year

Emily Leedy, a third-grade teacher at J.C. Parks Elementary School, was named the 2026 Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Teacher of the Year during a Feb. 19 ceremony celebrating this year’s nominees. She began her career in Pennsylvania before moving to Maryland and teaching at the Accokeek Academy in Prince George’s County. After earning...
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Police Investigating Single Vehicle Rollover in Hollywood, No Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Single Vehicle Rollover in Hollywood, No Injuries Reported

On Thursday, February 27, 2026, at approximately 7:07 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and St. John’s Road in Hollywood for a serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle overturned and one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single Toyota pickup truck off...
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Prince George’s County Allows Legal Ownership and Adoption of Pit Bull–Terriers Under New Law

Prince George’s County Allows Legal Ownership and Adoption of Pit Bull–Terriers Under New Law

Prince George’s County now allows Pit Bull–type terriers to be legally owned and adopted following the passage of County Bill CB-097-2025, provided all registration and ownership requirements are met. Under the new law, individuals who own or wish to adopt Pit Bull–type terriers must comply with specific County requirements designed to promote responsible pet...
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UPDATE: “The Wire” Star Bobby J. Brown Identified as Victim in Fatal Chaptico Barn Fire

UPDATE: “The Wire” Star Bobby J. Brown Identified as Victim in Fatal Chaptico Barn Fire

UPDATE 2/26/2026: Bobby J. Brown age 62, has been identified as the victim located in the barn in Chaptico after an accidental fire. Brown’s agent, Albert Bramante, confirmed the news and reflected on the actor’s legacy. “Bobby J. Brown was an actor of immense talent and even greater integrity,” Bramante said in a statement...
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Bald Eagle Rescued at Dunkirk Town Center After Deputies Spot Injured Bird

Bald Eagle Rescued at Dunkirk Town Center After Deputies Spot Injured Bird

A bald eagle was rescued Thursday morning after a Calvert County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the bird standing motionless near a wooded area at Dunkirk Town Center. At approximately 11:49 a.m. on Feb. 26, Lt. Basham observed the eagle on the ground along the wood line. Because bald eagles are rarely seen lingering on the...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Mechanicsville Leaves Driver Trapped

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Mechanicsville Leaves Driver Trapped

On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at approximately 10:10 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Mechanicsville Road and Gander Court in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and entrapment. Crews arrived to find the vehicle resting on its driver’s side in the tree line, off...
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