Lt.Col. Robert Hilary Laurine, Sr., 87, of White Plains, died on August 17, 2017 in his home surrounded by family. Bob was born November 29, 1929, in Wolfdale, Pennsylvania, the seventh of seven children born to Joseph and Sophie Michalek Laurine. Bob grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania, and attended Waynesburg College, receiving a Bachelor’s...
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George Thomas Kenney, age 76, of Fort Washington, MD, died on August 19, 2017 at Prince George’s General Hospital in Cheverly, MD. George was a D.C. Firefighter for 33 years and a Member of St. Columba Catholic Church in Oxon Hill, MD. He was a lifelong resident of the D.C. metropolitan area and a...
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Billy Cole, 70, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, passed away on August 16, 2017 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, Maryland. Billy was born on October 1, 1946 to the late Catherine Bushong Cole and the late Herbert Cole in Washington, DC. Billy worked as a Crane Operator for Operating Engineers Local #77. He enjoyed classic...
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John Webster “Reds” Keenan Sr., 91, of Chaptico, MD passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at MedStar St. Marys Hospital in Leonardtown, MD, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 17, 1926 in Maddox, MD to the late George A. Keenan and Gladys C. Farrell Keenan. In 1944, Reds enlisted in the...
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Sarah Ann Johnston, 91 of Leonardtown, MD (Formerly of Virginia) passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 25, 1926 in New York City, NY to the late James Clifford and Sarah Quinn Clifford. On September 15, 1946...
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Virginia Frances “Ginny” McKay, 94, of Sandy Spring, MD, formerly from Valley Lee, MD and Washington, DC passed away on August 14, 2017 in Sandy Spring, MD. Born on July 9, 1923, in Valley Lee, MD she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Louise Stone McKay and Bernard Edward McKay. Ginny is survived...
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Shirley Lee Padgett, 82 of Leonardtown, MD formerly of Clinton, MD passed away on August 18, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born June 25, 1935 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Doris Gertrude Taylor and William Arthur Taylor. She was the loving wife of John B. Padgett, Jr of Leonardtown, MD...
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Three lucky players visited the Maryland Lottery’s Baltimore headquarters office in the past week to claim $10,000 scratch-off prizes: A Suitland man was a $10,000 winner on the $10 Super Crossword ticket, claiming his prize on Aug. 14. The Prince George’s County resident bought the lucky ticket at Best One Convenience, located at 4523 Silver Hill...
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Homicide Unit detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a suspect for the murder of three young girls at a home in Clinton on Friday, August 18, 2017. The suspect is 25-year-old Antonio Williams of the 6400 block of Brooke Jane Drive, on Clinton . He’s charged in connection with...
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Recently, a large number of thefts from motor vehicles occurred in the LaPlata area. A joint investigation between the La Plata Police Department and the CCSO resulted in the arrests of several suspects. Search and seizure warrants were served, and evidence linking the suspects to the crimes was recovered. Kemonte Fleet, 18, of La...
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On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at approximately 10:45 p.m., The male and female seen in the video below entered the ABC Liquor Store in California. The male stayed at the front counter of the store and asked the clerk for prices of high end liquors located behind the counter to distract him, while the...
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On Friday, August 19, 2017, at approximately 4:20 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee responded to a boat fire at the end of Clarke Road, in Piney Point. Firefighters extinguished the fire within minutes of arriving on scene. No injuries were reported The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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A special thank you to all the sponsors, community partners, businesses, non-profit organizations, partnering agencies, and Mattawoman Middle School for your participation and assistance in making this event successful. More photos from the event can be seen HERE.
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On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Trooper First Class McCombs and Trooper First Class Casarella from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to Patuxent Reach Road, in Prince Frederick, for a report of a disorderly subject. Upon arrival, TFC McCombs contacted a male who advised the neighbor, who was...
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A 2003 Thomas Stone High School graduate and Waldorf, Maryland native is serving with a U.S. Navy electronic attack squadron that flies one of the Navy’s newest and most technologically-advanced aircraft, the EA-18G Growler. Petty Officer 2nd Class Diane Sandoval is a legalman with the Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the command...
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A Great Mills High School graduate and St. Mary’s County, Maryland native is serving in the U.S. Navy with the forward deployed unit, Naval Beach Unit 7. Seaman Joshua Hall is operating forward in Sasebo, Japan. A Navy seaman performs many essential functions to run a ship, including serving as a helmsman and lookout,...
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The U.S. Navy and Tomahawk manufacturer Raytheon Missile Systems Company celebrated the delivery of the 4,000th Block IV cruise missile to the fleet in August. “Tomahawk is known as the ‘nation’s weapon of choice’ and delivery of 4,000 missiles is significant,” said Capt. Mark Johnson, Tomahawk Weapons System program manager. “Each member of the Tomahawk...
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On Thursday, August 17, 2017, Daquan Edward Holloway, 17 of Lusby, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony violent crime. Holloway was in Calvert County Circuit Court when Judge E. Gregory Wells sentenced Holloway to 25 years on the assault charge, suspending all but nine years. Holloway was also sentenced to...
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The Dream Queen Foundation’s signature teen girl program Gals Lead is helping Southern Maryland combat bullying by providing female middle and high school students a safe place to share, get to know themselves, celebrate successes, overcome obstacles, learn from role models, pursue their dreams and ultimately, embrace their value and worth. State Farm has...
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Simon, a global leader in premier shopping, dining and entertainment destinations, announced today three new additions to St. Charles Towne Center Nana’s Rotisserie Chicken & Seafood is slated to open at the center in August, just in time for back to school meals! Love Culture and Furniture Hub also opened at the center earlier...
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On August 15, 2017, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8200 block of Melody Acres Drive, in Welcome for the report of a stolen Toyota Tacoma. While on the scene, officers observed an abandoned black Chevy Impala with the keys in the ignition. A check of the registration plates revealed the...
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A wanted man who dragged a state trooper attempting to arrest him earlier today is now being charged with additional crimes after he assaulted and bit the trooper transporting him to the detention center this evening in Prince George’s County. The accused is identified as Vincente A. Kyle, 34, of Landover, Md. He is...
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Lottery Booth located in the lobby of the Exhibition Hall Friday, Aug. 25 – Monday, Sept. 4 Monday – Friday Noon – 10 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Labor Day ...
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Anthony Evans Owings Seen, a/k/a “Tony”, age 31, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring to obstruct of justice and obstruction of justice, in connection with concealing violations by both pretrial and supervised release defendants from United States Probation and Pretrial Services and Federal Judges. The guilty plea was...
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“Young minds find innovation first,” said Dr. James Sheehy, Naval Aviation Enterprise chief technology officer, as he kicked off the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) Presentation Days here July 26 and 27. The presentations were the culmination of the summer internship work of 27 undergraduate and graduate students and Ph.D. candidates who, under...
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