On January 4, 2023, at 3:12 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Enforcement Team was investigating a suspicious vehicle on Patuxent Court in La Plata. During the course of the investigation, a loaded handgun with an extended magazine was located. Further investigation revealed a pound of marijuana in the vehicle as well as...
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On January 5, 2022, at 9:30 p.m., an officer for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle for a traffic violation on Crain Highway at South Faulkner Road in Faulkner. The officer detected the odor of marijuana and, upon further investigation, discovered that the driver was in possession...
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Lucky lost penny reveals prize on Money Rush game A St. Mary’s County resident is such a happy winner she gave herself that nickname after claiming a $50,000 scratch-off prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. “Happy Winner” credits her Lottery luck to her late brother and a newfound penny used to scratch-off the Money...
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UPDATE 10/11/2024: Brandon Alexander Turner, 23, of Greenbelt, was sentenced on October 11, 2024, to life imprisonment, with 40 years of active time, for the attempted first degree murder of Calvert County Master Deputy Sheriff James Flynt. Turner also received consecutive sentences for first degree assaults on Deputy Anthony Aranda and Deputy Tyler Bowen....
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Dennis D’Andre Murray, 58 of Great Mills, MD, transitioned from this life into eternal rest on January 5, 2023. Family and friends will unite on Friday, January 20, 2023 for visitation from 9:30 a.m., to 11:00 a.m.; service to begin at 11:00 a.m., at First Missionary Baptist Church, 46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD...
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On Thursday, January 5, 2023, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 18783 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision with one injured. EMS transported...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at 8:38 am, the suspect removed two Amazon packages that were delivered to a home in Lexington Park. The suspect was last seen on foot, talking toward Hermanville Road. Anyone with...
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On January 1, 2023, at 10:58 a.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the area of Smallwood Drive at Palmer Place for a traffic violation. The officer detected the odor of marijuana, and further investigation revealed that the driver and passenger were in possession of approximately one...
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Sheriff Steven A. Hall is proud to announce the expansion of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer program into the county’s public elementary schools. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office provides School Resource Officers at the three public high schools and four public middle schools in St. Mary’s County. This week,...
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Karen Sue Bronson lost her private battle with lung cancer on December 27, 2022 at her home in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born on August 21, 1961 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio and grew up in Fulton, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Berna Bronson and Myrtle Fisher Bronson. Karen worked and...
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Janice May “Jan” Lynch, 82, of Valley Lee, MD passed away at home on December 29, 2022 in Valley Lee, MD. Born on July 4, 1940 in Linn Creek, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Abbie May Wallis and Ray Charles Anderson. Jan was the loving wife of Robert Aloysius Lynch, Sr....
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Maria Barbara Norris, 84, of Leonardtown, MD died December 27, 2022 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. Born September 8, 1938, in Fuzer, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Urbanovics and Maria (Kalnasy) Urbanovics. Maria had an amazing story. In December of 1948, at the young age of 10,...
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Clifford Allen Lawrence, 75, of Scotland, Maryland, passed away on December 31, 2022, peacefully at home with his loving family. Clifford was born March 13, 1947 to Oscar Lawrence and Iva Wilbur in Flint, Michigan. Clifford worked in home improvement for many years as a carpenter and private contractor, once owning his own business Deluxe Siding...
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Lillian “Lil” Michaliga Komar, 79, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away on December 2, 2022 in White Plains, MD. On October 17, 1943, Lil was born to the late Joseph Dominic Michaliga and Mary Elizabeth Snee Michaliga in Washington, DC. She worked as a receptionist for Ken Dixon Automotive for many years before becoming...
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Sharon Cecelia Dombrowski, 77, of Indian Head, MD, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2022. Sharon was born December 20, 1945, to John and Bertha Sullivan in Washington, DC. Sharon graduated from Elizabeth Seton in Bladensburg, MD. After high school, she became a wife and mother of four children. Sharon moved to North Tonawanda,...
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Barbara Ann Cooke (Bobbie), 81, of Hughesville, MD, passed away on January 1, 2023, at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. Bobbie was born August 31, 1941, to Charles and Catherine (Kitty) Burch in Washington, DC, and was one of six children. She had two children, Cathy and Cris. Bobbie is survived by her daughter, Cathy...
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Sean Michael “Chief” Murphy, 64 of Lusby , MD formerly of Virginia Beach, VA passed away on December 23, 2022 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was born on August 20, 1958 in Bayonne, NJ to the late Sarah Jane Colona and Larry J. Murphy. He was the loving husband to Christine M. Murphy...
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Thomas Joseph Sidleck, 79, of Lusby, MD, passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pottsville, PA. He was born Nov. 23, 1943, in Wilmington, DE. He was the son of the late Stanley and Anna {Horwhat} Sidleck. He was a 1962 graduate of Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville, PA. Tom served 4 years...
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Long time Solomon’s Island resident, Lawrence J. Fitzpatrick (Larry), age 70, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2022. He was the son of the late Daniel J. and Isabelle M. Fitzpatrick. He is survived by his loving wife Karn, his brother Michael, sisters, Peg Prentice and Patty Fitzpatrick, as well as 6 nieces and...
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Madeline Marie Barrett, age 104, passed away peacefully December 21, 2022 at the home of her daughter, Gloria Hawkins, of Prince Frederick, MD. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Edward Barrett, three brothers, William, Leo, and Dick Horsmon, and 3 sisters Bert Pardoe, Emma Lea King, and Virgie Snapp. Marie was...
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E. W. (Bill) Nicholson of Lusby, MD, left this world on December 21, 2022 to be with our Lord. He leaves behind his adoring wife, Dorothy (Dot), children Dawn Absher (James D) and Carrie Hooper (Charles G). He had 4 beloved grandchildren, James P Absher (Lauren), Kyle, Kaylyn and Conner Hooper, and 4 great-grandchildren,...
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Thomas James Robertson, 43, of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Southern Maryland, passed away on November 25, 2022. Thomas James Robertson was born November 16, 1979 in Litchfield, Minnesota. He grew up in Central Minnesota playing, learning, working, and living the dairy farm life! This is where Tom was taught how to repair tractors...
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The Maryland Board of Public Works today unanimously approved a new stadium lease agreement between the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) and the Baltimore Ravens that extends the team’s commitment to remain in Baltimore and support investment in M&T Bank Stadium through the end of the 2037 NFL season, with two five-year options to extend. “This...
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Jaymi Sterling was sworn in as the 22nd State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Sterling, a long-time prosecutor and former St. Mary’s County Deputy State’s Attorney, took her oath before the Circuit Court bench at 8 a.m. Following the formal Oath of Office, a ceremonial Swearing-In took place at 4...
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NAS Patuxent River transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Alpha to HPCON Bravo Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 HPCON B requires HPCON A Measures, plus: Less than 80% of normal occupancy in the workplace Permit liberal telework where possible, especially for individuals who self-identify as immunocompromised or being at high risk for severe disease Consider...
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