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High Heat, Chance of Severe Storms and Flood Watch for Southern Maryland

High Heat, Chance of Severe Storms and Flood Watch for Southern Maryland

The National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Flood Watch, a Heat Advisory, and Hazardous Weather Outlook for Southern Maryland, including St. Mary’s, Calvert, Charles Counties. The Flood Watch is in effect from 2:00 PM EDT this afternoon, Tuesday, July 8th, 2025, through this evening. IMPACTS can include – Excessive runoff may...
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MAWS Act Introduced As First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food

MAWS Act Introduced As First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, to introduce the bipartisan Mitigation Action and Watermen Support (MAWS) Act alongside Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02). The bill takes aim at one of the greatest...
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Two Flown Out After Serious Crash With Entrapment in Prince Frederick

Two Flown Out After Serious Crash With Entrapment in Prince Frederick

On Monday, July 7, 2025, at approximately 3:07 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Route 4 at the entrance to the Fox Run Shopping Center in Prince Frederick, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision and...
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UPDATE: Funeral, Services and Procession Information for Veteran Deputy Mark Porter

UPDATE: Funeral, Services and Procession Information for Veteran Deputy Mark Porter

UPDATE 7/7/2025: Funeral Arrangements and Procession Information for Sergeant Mark Porter #44 – Members of the public are invited to honor Sergeant Porter by attending the services or observing the funeral procession safely. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, located at...
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Large Funeral Procession Expected for Firefighter Ronald J. “Ronnie” Wright

Large Funeral Procession Expected for Firefighter Ronald J. “Ronnie” Wright

UPDATE 7/8/2025: Today, Funeral services will held at 9:30 a.m., Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Gardens, with a procession leaving the station at 10am. Intersections along the procession route will be controlled by assisting police departments and fire departments until the procession proceeds through. Please follow their directions. We thank you in advance...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Three Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Three Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 5:12 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station Gate 2 at Three Notch Road and Great Mills Road for a reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a three...
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Man Flown to Trauma Center After Dirt Bike Crash in California

Man Flown to Trauma Center After Dirt Bike Crash in California

On Monday, July 7, 2025, at approximately 11:52 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of the Cecil’s Country Store located at 20853 Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported motorcycle crash with unknown injuries. The 911 caller reported a single motorcycle was located in the middle of the...
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Emergency Shellfish Harvesting Closure – Portion of Patuxent River in Solomons Near Thomas Johnson Bridge

Emergency Shellfish Harvesting Closure – Portion of Patuxent River in Solomons Near Thomas Johnson Bridge

A Sanitary Sewer Overflow was reported to the Calvert County Department of Public Works, Water & Sewerage Division yesterday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 11 a.m. The leak was located at 14261 Solomons Island Road in Solomons, adjacent to the parking lot. Approximately 7,800 gallons of untreated wastewater discharged into the Patuxent River. The...
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Protect Your Dogs’ Health: Harmful Algae Mats Can Pose Danger to Pets

Protect Your Dogs’ Health: Harmful Algae Mats Can Pose Danger to Pets

As summer has begun, Maryland Department of Natural Resources scientists caution the public to be vigilant about freshwater algae mats that can sometimes be a health hazard for dogs and other animals. Benthic algae mats are accumulations of algae that can vary in structure and appearance, but are often dense, green, and fibrous. Benthic...
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PMA-265 Employee Tess Butner, Earns Navy Award for Audit Excellence

PMA-265 Employee Tess Butner, Earns Navy Award for Audit Excellence

The lead business financial manager (BFM) for the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) received the 2024 Department of the Navy annual Financial Management Contribution to Business Processes and Internal Controls individual award during a ceremony June 18 at the Pentagon for her critical work resolving a material weakness flagged by Navy auditors. Tess...
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Calvert County Student Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee (SSWAC) Launches Community Survey

Calvert County Student Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee (SSWAC) Launches Community Survey

The Calvert County Student Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee (SSWAC) invites families, staff, students and community members to participate in a newly launched survey aimed at gathering input on student safety, resources and communications. The survey is available online and open for participation through July 18. Find the survey at www.CalvertCountyMd.gov/SSWACsurvey. The SSWAC works to...
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Police Investigating Hughesville Man Killed in Fourth of July Crash

Police Investigating Hughesville Man Killed in Fourth of July Crash

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that took place in Brandywine Friday evening. The deceased driver is 48-year-old Gregory Wilson of Hughesville. On July 4, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, officers responded to the 15500 block of Brandywine Road for a single-vehicle crash. Gregory...
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Online Licensing Process for Maryland Waterfowl Blind Sites Begins July 16, 2025

Online Licensing Process for Maryland Waterfowl Blind Sites Begins July 16, 2025

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is again offering an online process for Maryland hunters to apply for a 2025-2026 waterfowl blind site license. From July 16 through July 29, 2025, hunters and riparian landowners may enter the annual lottery for the opening days of blind site licensing. Hunters and riparian landowners with a DNR ID...
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PGPD Announces Unexpected Loss of Corporal Tonya Proctor, Just Days Before Her Retirement

PGPD Announces Unexpected Loss of Corporal Tonya Proctor, Just Days Before Her Retirement

The Prince George’s County Police family is mourning the loss of veteran officer, Corporal Tonya Proctor # 2830. She passed away unexpectedly on June 23, 2025. Corporal Proctor joined the Prince George’s County Police Department in 2004 and was days away from her retirement after serving with dedication for 21 years. Corporal Proctor began...
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Charles County Couple Win $2,041,396 Jackpot on $30 FAST PLAY Progressive Ticket

Charles County Couple Win $2,041,396 Jackpot on $30 FAST PLAY Progressive Ticket

A Charles County man has become Maryland’s latest multi-millionaire after discovering a $2,041,396 progressive jackpot win on a $30 FAST PLAY Gold Rush Progressive ticket. The retiree explained that after purchasing the ticket at a liquor store, he scanned it and saw the always popular “Go to Lottery” message. He and his wife took...
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John Virgina Haws, Jr., 88,

John Virgina Haws, Jr., 88,

John Virgina Haws, Jr., 88, of Deale passed away July 3, 2025 at his home. He was born July 10, 1936, in Round Hill, VA to John V. Sr. and Olive (Trussell) Haws. John moved to Brunswick, MD as a young child and worked on several farms in the Frederick County area as he...
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Rose Marie Ray (née LePore),

Rose Marie Ray (née LePore),

Rose Marie Ray (née LePore), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 83 years old. Born on January 5, 1942, Rose was a proud graduate of the first class of Pallotti High School in 1960. She...
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Agnes Delores Scruggs, “Aggie,” 72

Agnes Delores Scruggs, “Aggie,” 72

Agnes Delores Scruggs, “Aggie,” 72 of Dowell, Maryland passed away at Solomon’s Nursing Center on June 27, 2025 in Dowell, Maryland. She was born on July 4, 1953 in Leonardtown, Maryland to Bernard Russell and Sarah Russell. Agnes grew up in Calvert County, Maryland. She attended Calvert High School and like many girls of...
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Robert Lawrence Cory, 99,

Robert Lawrence Cory, 99,

Robert Lawrence Cory, 99, of Dunkirk passed away June 26, 2025. He was born June 16, 1926 in Belleville, NJ to Harold and Maude (Summers) Cory. At the age of 17 Bob joined the United States Navy and proudly served his country for 6 years. During WWII he was stationed on the USS SC743...
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Carol J. Horovitz, 78,

Carol J. Horovitz, 78,

Carol J. Horovitz, 78, of Prince Frederick, MD, formerly of Miami, FL passed away June 25, 2025, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Carol was born in Prince Frederick to the late Benson Orlando and Esther Lillian Hutchins. She graduated from Nursing School at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. After graduation, Carol and some of her...
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Patricia Ann McKnett, 89,

Patricia Ann McKnett, 89,

Patricia Ann McKnett, 89, of St. Leonard, Maryland passed away on June 22, 2025, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was born May 5, 1936, in Greensboro, North Carolina to the late Ralph and Maxine Hoover. She entered the gates of the Rainbow Bridge to reunite with all of her beloved animals. She is survived...
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Karen Susan Taylor, 71,

Karen Susan Taylor, 71,

Karen Susan Taylor, 71, of Dunkirk, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home on June 22, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Karen was lovingly cared for by her daughter Kathleen and son-in-law Warren in recent years and was surrounded by her family and loved ones in her final days. Born...
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Victor Joseph Zseleczky

Victor Joseph Zseleczky

Victor Joseph Zseleczky died on June 21, 2025, with family by his side. Born in Yokosuka, Japan, Vic was the third of four children of Commander Emil and Mrs. Rosalind Zseleczky. Despite facing many challenges throughout his life, Vic remained a kind, thoughtful, and deeply spiritual person. He found comfort in connection—with God and...
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Linda McKay (née: John),

Linda McKay (née: John),

Linda McKay (née: John), beloved mother, nana, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully in her home on the 21st of June 2025 at the age of 70. Born in Aberdare, Wales, UK, she was an extraordinary individual who had a passion for life that was contagious to all those around her. Linda shared nearly 40 years...
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Jennifer Bignell

Jennifer Bignell

Jennifer Bignell Born July 25, 1942, Bognor Regis, England. Deceased June 20, 2025, from a painful struggle with dementia, then Covid. Jenny’s life story is not a resume, but a tale of her extraordinary spirit.  As Georgia O’Keefe said, “Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant.  It is...
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