Joseph Edward Fitzpatrick, 93, of Charlotte Hall passed away December 20, 2025. He was born February 28, 1932, in Collier, PA to William and Annie (Manley) Fitzpatrick. Joe grew up in the Collier subdivision of Union Town, PA. He joined the United States Navy in 1950 and retired as Chief Petty Officer in 1968....
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Evia June Cox, 104, of St. Leonard, MD passed away on December 20, 2025 in Prince Frederick, MD. Evia June Cox, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and cherished friend passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025 at the remarkable age of 104. June was born on June 21, 1921, in Indian Valley, Virginia to...
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Charlotte Ann (Francis) Rank, 83, of Huntingtown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2025, in Prince Frederick, Maryland, following a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on October 6, 1942, in Russia, Ohio, to the late Charles Leo and Louise Katherine (Bender) Francis. Charlotte is survived by her devoted husband...
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Gail Robin Iannucci, 67, of Dunkirk passed away December 18, 2025. She was born February 3, 1958 in Washington, DC to Lee Clyde and Oney Evelyn (Phipps) Price. Gail grew up in Hillside, MD, just outside of Washington, DC and attended Suitland High School. She worked in data entry for the Food and Drug...
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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved daughter Brittney Ann Burnette-Bowman, 35, of Lusby Maryland who passed away at her home on December 14, 2025. Born on October 9, 1990 in Clinton, Maryland, she was the daughter of Tiffiny Jean Knight and Gary Michael Knight. Brittney was a devoted mother to...
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Cara Lee Naumoff, 62, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, passed away on December 12, 2025 at her home. She was born on December 21, 1962, in Prince George’s County to Janice Marie (Bell) and Harry Joseph Lohman. Cara grew up in Accokeek, Maryland, and attended Gwynn Park High School, graduating class of 1980. She then...
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Irene “Renie” Breslin Krebs, 80, of Fairfax, VA passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025 at the Brightview Assisted Living in Edgewater, MD. Renie was born on February 26, 1945 in Roanoke, VA. She earned her B.S. from Longwood College and later a Master of Social Work from Tulane University. Renie enjoyed a fulfilling career helping people – she first started...
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Pamela Norris Lee, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on December 10, 2025, at the age of 76, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Washington, D.C., she grew up in College Park, MD, where she developed strong roots that stayed with her throughout her life. After marrying the...
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Michael David “Mike” Hall, 69, of Huntingtown, Maryland, passed away on December 10, 2025, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was a loving father and grandfather, affectionately known to his family as “Pop Pop.” His greatest joy in life was his family and...
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Dana Mary Jackson, 75, of Lusby, Maryland, and formerly of Bedford, Virginia, entered the Lord’s care on December 10, 2025. Dana was born on January 7, 1950, in Washington, DC to the late Benjamin Leroy Russell and Retha Eilleen Perry. She is survived by her devoted husband, Donald Jackson, and her beloved family: daughters...
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Joyce Marie Bayliss, 47, of Waldorf, has been charged in five separate criminal cases between March and December 2025, according to court records from the District Court of Maryland for Charles County. The charges involve allegations of assaulting a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, disorderly conduct, and repeated trespassing at...
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John Lee Onley, 29, of North East, Washington, D.C., is facing a criminal charge after allegedly attempting to avoid prosecution by providing false identification during a traffic stop in Calvert County. Onley is charged with one misdemeanor count of fraud to avoid prosecution by assuming another person’s identity, according to court records filed in...
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Willis Matthews Brooks, 44, of La Plata, has been charged with multiple driving and drug-related offenses following a roadside encounter with law enforcement on December 14, 2025, in Charles County. According to court documents, a Charles County Sheriff’s deputy responded to assist another officer who was helping a motorist with a flat tire along...
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On Friday, December 26, 2025, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to a residence in the 25000 block of Jones Wharf Road in Hollywood for a serious motor vehicle collision involving a rollover, entrapment, and a vehicle into a structure. 911 callers reported a vehicle had overturned into an...
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Early indicators suggest the coming months could be active for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in wild birds again this year. Avian influenza, often called “bird flu,” is an airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds. While once considered rare in Maryland, the virus is now being detected more commonly in the state’s...
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Calvert County residents are encouraged to recycle their live Christmas trees, wreaths and garland at county convenience centers at no charge, starting Friday, Dec. 26, through Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Starting Feb. 1, residents looking to recycle their trees must take them directly to the Appeal Landfill, where standard yard waste fees will apply....
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On Thursday, December 25, 2025, at approximately 10:21 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Airport Road in California, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment. Police arrived on the scene within minutes of the motor vehicle collision occurring and found one Mazda...
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On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at approximately 3:38 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Royal Farms in Charlotte Hall for the reported unknown aged victim not breathing. 911 callers reporting an unknown aged victim was not breathing and located in a vehicle at the gas pumps. Crews arrived on the...
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UPDATE 12/24/2025: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to the 45000 block of Hickory Hills Circle in California on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m. for a reported verbal altercation. Upon arrival, a female victim advised deputies that during the altercation, Jackson McClain Chaney, 25, of Port...
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Beth Marie Adamson, 31, of Huntingtown, has been charged with misdemeanor theft following a retail theft incident at a Dunkirk Walmart, according to court documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County. According to charging documents, the incident occurred on December 17, 2025, at the Walmart located on Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk....
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Alice Laura Marshall, 33, of Lusby, is facing a fugitive from justice case in Calvert County after being arrested on Dec. 16, 2025, on a Pennsylvania warrant, according to court records. Marshall is charged in District Court for Calvert County with fugitive from justice – Pennsylvania, a non-criminal fugitive warrant. Court documents state that...
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UPDATE 12/23/2025 @ 8:30 P.M.: Rekeia Myshay Reid, 25, of Waldorf, and D’Vontay Keron Allen, 24, of Waldorf, were arrested and charged following a narcotics and firearms investigation at an apartment on Gallery Place, according to court documents. According to court records, officers with the Narcotics Enforcement Section and the Neighborhood Enforcement Team, with...
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On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at approximately 2:59 a.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of Rooks Head Place in Waldorf for the report of a pedestrian struck by a car. When officers arrived, they located a male lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple injuries. He was flown to a hospital in...
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This past month we were saddened by the loss of two of our former commanding officers, Capt. Edward Laney, Jr. and Capt. Roger Hill. These two remarkable aviators did much in their careers, and served NAS Patuxent River with distinction in their roles as commanding officer. Laney was a seasoned naval aviator prior to...
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Mollie Barrow, of Leonardtown, Maryland, passed away on December 11, 2025, at the age of 65. Born on February 23, 1960, she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Margaret O’Grady. Mollie lived life with a deep appreciation for the things she loved most—rock and roll music, her animals, and the time...
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