UPDATE 9/24/2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Sunday, April 20, 2025, fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred in Oxon Hill, Prince George’s County, Maryland. On Sunday, April 20, 2025, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) officers responded to a 911 call that reported...
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Luke T. Langston, 22, of Willis, Texas, is being held without bond in St. Mary’s County after authorities executed a fugitive warrant alleging he fled Texas while facing charges related to child pornography. According to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Langston was taken into custody on September 24,...
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Taisian Marquet Owens, 28, of Waldorf, has been formally charged with armed robbery and attempted theft following an alleged incident involving cannabis at a local shopping center, according to court documents filed in Charles County District Court. Owens is accused of attempting to rob an adult male victim while displaying a handgun during a...
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Dayarria Faxon, 20, of Hollywood, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following an alleged stabbing incident on September 24, 2025 According to charging documents, deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded after an adult female victim sought help at SMECO on Hollywood Road. The victim told police she had been...
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Walter Jay Brown Jr., 47, of Leonardtown, is being held without bond following his arrest on September 24, 2025, for allegedly assaulting a man with a shovel in a residential driveway. Brown has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault in connection with the early morning incident on Blacksmith Shop Road. According to...
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A Statement from Fire Chief Thelmetria A. Michaelides on the passing of Past Volunteer Fire Chief Thomas Stommel. It is with great sadness that the Office of the Fire Chief has been notified of the passing of Past Volunteer Fire Chief Thomas Stommel on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Past Volunteer Chief Stommel was a...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is pleased to announce a unique partnership with regional law enforcement agencies called “Blue Lights Nights.” On September 26-27, 2025, PGPD and dozens of law enforcement agencies in the region will be out in our communities. Officers, to include high-level commanders, will focus primarily on community engagement, traffic...
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A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord during a routine training mission which sadly claimed the lives of all four on board. U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Missouri U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Florida U.S. Army Sgt....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homeland Security – Intelligence Division identified and charged a driver for assaulting and seriously injuring a woman at a recent illegal car meet up in Landover. The suspect is 18-year-old Naef Salmo of Millersville. The preliminary investigation reveals on September 14, 2025, at approximately 1:45 am, the illegal...
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Chesapeake Life Center offers a range of grief support groups and workshops this fall designed to help adults, teens and families cope with loss through creative expression, nature, mindfulness, and peer support in both in-person and virtual formats. WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS Nature’s Healing Power: A Grief Support Group Series is a free, nature-informed...
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It’s that time of year again! The 2025 Community Health & Wellness Fair, hosted by St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Aging & Human Services, will be held on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Maryland Southern Maryland, located at 44219 Airport Road in California, MD....
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Governor Wes Moore announced last week that Microsoft will open a new quantum research center in the heart of the University of Maryland’s Discovery District to serve as a development hub for next-generation quantum technologies. The partnership between the State of Maryland, the University of Maryland Enterprise Corporation, and Microsoft marks a critical milestone...
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The Powerball frenzy may have subsided, but Maryland’s in-state jackpot game, Multi-Match, made someone a millionaire in Lanham this past week while a $200,000 scratch-off was sold in Baltimore. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $28.5 million in prizes during the week of Sept. 15-21, including 32 tickets worth...
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UPDATE 9/24/2025: On September 23, 2025, at approximately 7:55 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Route 4 near Route 258 in Lothian involving a motorcycle. The investigation revealed that a Yamaha sport bike was traveling Northbound in the Southbound lanes of Route 4 when it struck a Cadillac...
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By Maj. Benjamin Hughes, 175th Wing: The Maryland Air National Guard hosted an inactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt II flying mission at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, September 23, 2025, before the final two aircraft departed as part of the U.S. Air Force divestment. Governor Wes Moore, Maj. Gen....
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Elizabeth Susan Leighton, 69, of Scotland, has been charged with arson and property damage following an incident on September 6, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Leighton is facing two charges: malicious burning in the first degree, a felony, and malicious destruction of property valued under...
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On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., emergency medical services responded to the 2000 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, for the reported burn injuries. 911 callers reported a 2-year-old male was conscious alert and breathing after suffering burns to the head and upper body. EMS arrived on the scene to find...
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James Roy Chase II, 38, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses, illegal possession of ammunition, and child neglect following the execution of a residential and body search warrant by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. According to court documents, deputies executed the search on September 5, 2025, at...
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Charles Edward Taylor, 39, of Waldorf, has been charged following an arrest in St. Mary’s County, according to court documents. Taylor faces three misdemeanor charges: trespassing on private property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance not identified as cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded...
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Keith Arlington Yates, 38, of Saint Inigoes, is facing multiple misdemeanor charges following his arrest on September 7, 2025, in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Yates is accused of attempting to avoid arrest by falsely identifying himself and was later found in possession of suspected drug paraphernalia. Deputy Zachary Jerew of the St....
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On Monday, September 22, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police, firefighter and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. The incident was upgraded to a serious motor vehicle collision with one patient in and out of...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) will be making roadway improvements on Mattapany Road beginning from MD Route 5 (Point Lookout Road) extending just past Saint Mary’s College. This project will include road widening and asphalt paving. The project is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, September 29,...
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UPDATE 9/24/2025: 9/20/2025: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Fugitive Unit located and arrested the suspect wanted for murdering her grandmother on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. The suspect, 28-year-old Breante Thomas of Waldorf, was located on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Waldorf. She’s charged with murdering 81-year-old Helen Thomas inside of her Fort Washington...
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On Thursday, September 18, 2025, Mark Travis Bright, 60, of Prince Frederick, was convicted of second degree assault in Calvert County District Court. The assault occurred on the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Bright was operating a school bus when he and an elementary school student had an exchange of words....
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UPDATE 9/21/2025: Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) announces the movement of some high school sports games to Level 2 of the school system’s athletic event safety plan. Effective immediately, all high school boys junior varsity football and boys varsity football games from all seven CCPS high schools will operate on a Level 2 of...
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