A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Two to four inches of snow expected to overspread the area early Wednesday morning and mix and change to freezing rain and sleet during the late morning hours on Wednesday. Precipitation will change to plain rain...
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On Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at approximately at 1:10 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Department responded to Flat Iron Road, Great Mills for the report of a vehicle fire. Upon arrival firefighters found a Ford pick up truck engulfed in flames.
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On Saturday, February 16, 2019, at approximately 1:50 a.m., Deputy T. Westphal, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office observed a silver Chevrolet Malibu traveling at an extremely high rate of speed southbound on Three Notch Road in the area of Great Mills Road. The deputy attempted to follow the vehicle and paced the vehicle at...
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On Saturday, February 16, 2019, at approximately 4:45 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee responded to 45985 Foxchase Drive in Great Mills, for the reported apartment fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a three-story apartment complex with light smoke showing from a basement floor apartment staircase. Firefighters found a...
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UPDATE 2/19/2019: On February 19, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Jamari Marquese Hammond, of Severn turned himself in at the Western District station accompanied by his mother. He was taken into custody without incident. 2/18/2019: On February 16, 2019, at approximately 7:45 PM Anne Arundel County Police Officers were dispatched to the entrance 3 portion...
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Charisse “Sheri” G. Hill, 47, of Hughesville, MD passed away from a five-year battle with ovarian cancer on February 14, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 22, 1971 in Cheverly, MD to Kathleen Newman Lee. Sheri attended Thomas Stone High School and married Brian, her childhood sweetheart on October 15,...
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Barbara Jean Wilson, 78, of Leonardtown, MD passed away February 15, 2019 at her home. She was born August 15, 1940 in Washington, D.C. to the late Charles E. Beach and Evelyn Elizabeth McCoy Beach. On August 24, 1957 Barbara married her beloved husband, David Edward Wilson in Washington, D.C. Together they celebrated 9...
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AFCM Aubrey Lee “Norm” Norman, USN (Ret.), 87, of Hollywood, MD passed away February 16, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 19, 1931 in Waynesboro, VA to the late Jack Norman and Mary Meeks Norman. Norm served over 25 dedicated years in the United States Navy before...
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Carl Ignatius Raley, 91, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on February 17, 2019 in Callaway, MD. Born on October 23, 1927 in Mechanicsville, MD he was the son of the late Louise Knott Raley and Benjamin Clyde Raley. Carl was the loving husband to the late Theresa Cusic Raley whom he married in St....
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Luther Newton Carey, 97 of Lexington Park, MD, entered into eternal rest on February 15, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, February 23, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at First Missionary Baptist Church,46370 Pegg Ln, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Interment to follow at Charles...
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On Thursday, February 14, 2019, Deacon Donald Doby entered into eternal rest. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of life celebration 11:00 am at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 2200 Iverson St @ 23rd Parkway, Hillcrest Heights, MD. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
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Mary Lee Paige, 89 of Washington, DC, entered into eternal rest on February 12, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Friday, February 22, 2019 for visitation from 9:00 am – 9:30 am; Service from 9:30 am – 11:00 am at Bible Way Church, 1100 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001. Interment immediately...
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On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, Vina Smith, 98, went home to be with her Lord. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 10:00 am until her celebration of life 11:00 am at Israel Baptist Church, 1251 Saratoga Ave NE, Washington, DC.
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Yvonne Maria Thomas, 78 of Temple Hills, MD, entered into eternal rest on February 13, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Friday, February 22, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 3800 Ely Place, SE, Washington, DC. Interment...
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James Townley Alvey, age 84, died on February 6, 2019 in Solomons, Maryland. James is survived by his five children; Terry Alvey (Millbrae, CA), James T. Alvey Jr (Columbia, MD), John Alvey (Adams, TN), Lynda Alvey-McDonald (Stephens City, VA) and Laura Alvey (Bethesda, MD), with his first wife, Lillian Peeler, and his six grandchildren...
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Marilyn “Molly” Margaret Frink, 70, of Hollywood, MD passed away February 13, 2019 at her home. She was born April 8, 1948 in Erie, PA to the late Roger Rose and Marie Moritz Rose. Molly married Timothy Frink on January 15, 1994. Together they have celebrated over twenty-five years of marriage. Molly was truly...
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UPDATE: February 18, 2019: The driver of a vehicle in a collision on Feb. 7, 2019, passed away yesterday, Feb. 17, 2019. The parents of Kyle Andrew Capps, 20 of Mechanicsville, would like to share with the public that several of his organs were successfully harvested and donated so that others may continue to...
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UPDATE 2/18/19 @ 3:45 p.m.: On February 18, 2019, at approximately 4:46 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a single vehicle collision in the 22800 block of Three Notch Road, in the area of Miramar Way, in California, Maryland. Upon arrival, officers located the vehicle, with the...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported today that deer hunters harvested 77,382 deer during the combined archery, firearms and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 7, 2018, through Jan. 31, 2019. The statewide harvest included 29,699 antlered and 44,249 antlerless white-tailed deer; and 1,609 antlered and 1,825 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 11 percent lower than...
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Striped bass or rockfish, one of the most prized species in the Chesapeake Bay and along the Atlantic Coast, are being overfished according to a new assessment of the stock’s health — a finding that will likely trigger catch reductions for a species long touted as a fisheries management success. The bleak preliminary findings...
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On Thursday, February 14, 2019, at approximately 12:00 p.m., firefighters from Charles County, and Prince Georges County responded to 3405 Ryon Court in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Units arrived on scene to find a 2-story middle of the row town-home with light smoke showing. Once inside, firefighters reported a fire in the...
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On Saturday, February 16, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Seventh District, Charles County, and Prince Georges County responded to 29890 Chickasaw Place in Mechanicsville, for the reported vehicle fire threatening a residence. Crews arrived on scene to find a vehicle in the driveway fully engulfed in fire. Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department put...
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Please join us as we congratulate Trooper First Class Marcus Manning as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for January 2019. Trooper First Class Manning demonstrates a high level of professionalism in his job as a Trooper. He continuously applies himself and is consistently conscientious in the performance of his...
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Vincent Faron Hubbert,11, of North Beach, MD passed away on February 13, 2019. Vincent was born on May 27, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii to TJ and Vicky Hubbert. His military family moved to Maryland in 2009. Vincent was in the 6th grade at Northern Middle School in Owings, MD. Vincent was very energetic and...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is closely monitoring a winter storm associated with a cold front that will affect mostly southern and eastern Maryland. The storm is forecast to make its way through late-Friday into Saturday morning. Elsewhere in Maryland forecasts call for rain, and MDOT SHA will carefully...
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