Elizabeth Jane Downs, 90, of Abell, MD passed away on July 8, 2019 in Leonardtown, MD. She was born on August 9, 1928 in Abell, MD and was the loving daughter of the late Mary Alice Beitzell and Charles William Huseman. Elizabeth is the loving wife of the late James M. Downs, Sr, “Buddy”,...
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Rita Lilly Ladd, 80, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away in Callaway, MD on July 7, 2019. She was born on May 1, 1939 in Phoenix, AZ and was the daughter of the late Alice Solis Francisco and George Michael Francisco. Rita was the loving wife of Donald LeRoy Ladd, whom she married in 1958...
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Lois Christine Murphy was born March 14, 1944 in La Plata, Maryland. For the first part of her life, she lived at Mt. Victoria, Maryland with her parents John and Nettie Farrell Murphy, and her eight brothers and sisters. In 1963, she married Donald Lee Cooksey. They lived in Leonardtown until 1965 when they...
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On Sunday, July 7, 2019, Anthony L. Faison, departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite for visitation Monday, July 15, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 visitation begins at 10:00 a.m. until time of service 11:00...
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UPDATE 7/10/2019: The emotions a Calvert County woman experienced on Tuesday, July 9, ran the gamut from excited to nervous to calm and around again to excited. Being surprised at work with news that you won the $800,000 Multi-Match jackpot in the previous night’s drawing will do that to a person! “I like Multi-Match...
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“We Serve” is the motto of the La Plata Lions Club, which is a nonprofit organization located in Charles County, Maryland. On Thursday, June 20, the La Plata Lions Club served their community by donating $2,000 to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Project Lifesaver Program. Master Corporal Rhett Calloway and Lieutenant Bill Edge attended...
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Maryland State Police have charged the driver involved in a fatal crash on the Capital Beltway that claimed the life of a 22-year-old Prince George’s County woman. Miguel Angel Solis Gomez, 26, of Beltsville, was the driver and sole occupant of a 2007 Ford F150 involved in the crash on Sunday, July 7, 2019,...
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U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Matthew Joseph Lusby, 46, of Mechanicsville, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. As a result of Lusby’s drug distribution, a victim died. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, July 8, 2019, Raymund Antoine Bradford, 42, entered a guilty plea in Charles County Circuit Court, in front of the Honorable Judge Amy J. Bragunier, to Armed Robbery and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence. On March...
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On June 28, 2019, Dep. Wynnyk of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Second Street in Tall Timbers, for the report of two overdoses. Contact was made with Katie Lynn Biscoe, 27 of Tall Timbers. Biscoe was unable to advise on anyone inside the residence and was stumbling and slurring her words....
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Traffic enforcement efforts by Maryland state troopers during the Independence Day holiday period resulted in more than 9,500 traffic stops that led to 240 arrests, more than 100 of which included impaired drivers. Maryland State Police patrol troopers began increased holiday traffic enforcement efforts on July 3, 2019, that continued through July 7, 2019....
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On Sunday, June 23, 2019, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Deputy J. Wilson of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was on Crain Highway when a black four-door passenger car with no lights on passed him at a high rate of speed. Deputy Wilson initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle which then pulled over in...
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On Sunday, June 23, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an officer from the Maryland Transportation Authority Police observed a black Lexus without a front Maryland registration plate traveling on US Route 301 Crain Highway. The officer initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle, the driver had his license, insurance card, and registration ready...
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On Saturday, July 6, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Joy Lane in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned in the woods. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and...
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The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges program office (PMA-205) welcomed a new program manager during a ceremony held June 5, 2019 in Patuxent River. Vice Adm. Michael T. Moran, principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (research, development, and acquisition), served as guest speaker and Mr. Gary Kurtz, Director, Common and Commercial...
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Gloria Jean Cooper, 71, of Hughesville, Maryland passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 in Hughesville, MD. She was born in Washington, DC at Bolling AFB on June 24, 1948 to the late Joseph A. Scamordella and the late Marguerite Shotland Scamordella. Gloria married the love of her life, Kenneth E. Cooper Sr. on...
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Leroy (Lee) Earl Byron, Jr., entered into eternal life on 4 July 2019 in Leonardtown, Maryland. He was born 19 March 1938 in Piscataquis County, Maine to Leroy Earl Byron, Sr. and Gertrude Isabelle Byron. He graduated in 1956 from Littleton High School in Littleton, New Hampshire. Following graduation, he joined the United States...
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Police say, Friday, July 5, 2019, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police, Eastern District Patrol Officers responded to the Glen Burnie Park Swim Club Everett Road, in Glen Burnie, for a shots fired call. Upon arrival officers located one individual who had been shot. The adult male was transported by the fire...
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On Thursday, July 4, 2019, at approximately 7:55 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and FDR Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a T-bone style collision...
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Pete Emmanuel Katsouros, 48, formerly of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019, at his home in Indian Head, Maryland. He was born on February 1, 1971 in Washington, D.C. to the late Emmanuel Katsouros and Anna Tsakopiakos. Pete married his best friend, Tracey Katsouros in April 27, 2014. They spent many...
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Louis Theodore Miller, Jr. of Aquasco, died peacefully on June 30, 2019 at age 81, surrounded by his loving family. Lou is survived by his beloved wife, Rita; his sons, Louis Theodore Miller, III, Timothy Lee Miller (Kathleen), David Ross Miller (Linda) and Raymond Douglas Miller (Pamela); 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; brothers,...
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Esther Sigler Greco, 87, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on June 28, 2019, at Taylor Farms Assisted Living. Born November 5, 1931, in Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Roy Sigler and Katie Hodges Sigler. Esther married the love of her life, Salvatore Victor “Sal” Greco on November 8, 1952, in...
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James Howard Ogden, Jr., 95, of Huntingtown, MD, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Burnett Calvert Hospice House. He was born in Prince Frederick, MD on November 20, 1923 to Mary and James H. Ogden, Sr., the oldest of four children. After graduating from Calvert High School in 1942, Howard attended St. John’s...
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Mary Emma Middleton, 74 of Waldorf, Maryland went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 1, 2019, surrounded by her family. Mary Emma was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 1, 1944 to the late E. John Schmitz, Jr. and Carmela (DiMaggio) Schmitz. Mary Emma was a caring and loving individual by nature....
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