Governor Larry Hogan announced that the administration will be submitting legislation to mitigate potential negative impacts of federal tax reform on Maryland taxpayers. The legislation will return any additional state revenue received due to the loss of federal deductions and exemptions. The governor made the following statement at a meeting of the Board of...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is suspending non-emergency lane closures for the long holidays. Travel forecasting agencies are predicting busier roads this holiday season as fuel prices have remained stable, enabling more people to take to the roads. Thursday and Friday are expected to be “getaway days” for millions...
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On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at approximately 1:55 a.m., an unknown male suspect entered an unlocked vehicle in the area of Ark Court (Bay Ridge Subdivision, Lexington Park). Police are looking to identify the unknown male suspect in the video below. If anyone has any information as to the identity of the of the...
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UPDATE 12/21/2017: On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at approximately 2:50 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 37000 block of New Market Road, in the area of Whalen Road, in Mechanicsville. Units arrived on scene to find a two vehicle head on collision involving...
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Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit, along with Maryland State Police, will conduct an impaired driver checkpoint on Wednesday, December 20 between 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Special patrols and enforcement focused on impaired and aggressive driving are conducted year round. The CCSO is reminding drivers who might become impaired...
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Wednesday’s Pet for 12-20-17 is SCOUT Featured Pet: Scout Rescue Group: Second Hope Rescue Breed: American Bulldog/Yellow Labrador Mix Sex: Male Size: Medium Vetted: Neutered and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $250.00 Scout is a happy go lucky boy looking for a family to call his own. Scout was adopted as a young...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On December 18, 2017, at approximately 11:45 a.m., at the Lexington Park Library, the suspect stole a Swiss Gear satchel containing a HP laptop, charging cord, and two text books. The suspect left the library operating a silver Toyota Corolla....
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On September 22, 2017, a burglary occurred to a residence in the 46000 block of South Shangri La Drive, located in Lexington Park. Among items stolen, was an Apple iPad; when the iPad was powered on, these photographs were taken. Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the individual pictured, is...
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A Waldorf-area federal government retiree is whistling a snappier tune today after winning a $100,000 top prize on a Lady Luck scratch-off last weekend. The 66-year-old has played Maryland Lottery scratch-offs for several years. He prefers to pick newer instant tickets because they have more top prizes available. Last week, when he redeemed a...
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12/20/2017: In December 2017 Maryland State Police investigators, part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, received a NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) Cyber Tip for investigation. The cyber tip was sent in by the electronic service provider Google Inc. referencing suspected child pornography being uploaded to the Google user...
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Angela E. Sunstone,41, of North Beach, MD passed on Wednesday December 13, 2017. Born in Washington, DC she was a daughter of Terry and Carolyn (Jones) Sunstone. She was the beloved wife of James P. Roa. She was employed as a statistician at the Census Bureau. She loved acting for the Twin Beach Players,...
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Charles Wade Simpson,75, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed on Sunday December 17, 2017 in his home. Born in Washington, DC he was a son of the late Charles A. and Teresa M.(Frese) Simpson. He was the beloved husband of Christina Lee (Woolwine) Simpson. They celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary on August 10, 2017. He...
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Horace Ellwood Willett, of Charles County, went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2017. Horace was born in Maryland. He served his country in World War II with the 29th Artillery Division; and was one part of the offensive at Normandy Beach. Horace worked for the U.S Government as a Master Plumber,...
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James S. Parisi, 86, of LaPlata, MD passed away on December 17, 2017 at his home. Born in Rochester, NY on July 23, 1931 to the late Antonio and Benedetto Parisi, James is also predeceased by eight siblings. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Phyllis Parisi; daughter, Jean Smathers (Tony);...
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Cynthia Lea Elliott, 73, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on December 16, 2017 in Prince Frederick, MD. Cynthia was born on June 22, 1944 in Prince Frederick, MD to Halson and Naomi Ireland Young. She was a lifelong resident of Calvert County. She was a florist by trade, but an artist at heart...
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Catherine Prendable Thames, 89, a 60 year resident of Fairhaven, Maryland, passed away peacefully in her home on December 17, 2017. Catherine leaves behind five children: Jeff Thames (Evelyn), Pam Thames Michael, Cindy Thames Blackistone (Mick), Paula Thames Sclichter (Karl) and Michael Thames (Julie), eleven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. She...
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Robert J. Burns, 73, of Lothian, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Dec 17th, 2017. He was born on Nov 28th, 1944, in Chicago, IL. Bob grew up in Ocean City, MD. He graduated from Washington Academy High School in Tennessee in June, 1962. Bob married Nancy Lee Grunder on...
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Trista Leigh Arndt, 33, of Lusby, MD passed away on December 16, 2017 in Huntingtown, MD. Born January 27, 1984 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Cynthia Lee Morgan and the late Herman Charles Arndt. Trista graduated from Patuxent High School in 2002 and was attending the College of Southern Maryland to...
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Maria Lorgina Denyer, of Chesapeake Beach, passed away peacefully at her home on December 14, 2017. She was surrounded in love by her husband, Robert Denyer, sister Rebecca Lopez, daughters Jorgina Colyn and Cheryl Keys, son-in-law David Keys and grandson Austin Bean. Maria was born August 13, 1951 in Cebu City, Philippines to Rosario...
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Brenda Joy Darago, 58 of Pomfret, Maryland, died December 16, 2017 at her residence. Brenda was a secretary for the Architect of the Capitol in Washington, DC. She had been a sales representative for Trinity Memorial Gardens and had also been a secretary for Jowett Construction Company but she most enjoyed being at home...
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Ida Rosemary Bigbie Horne, 87, died on December 10, 2017. Born in Oklahoma City to John L. Bigbie and Elsie Emerson Bigbie Hughey, she was a vivacious and extraordinarily strong woman with a wicked sense of humor, a sharp intellect and a knack for meaningful conversation. To know her truly was to love her....
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