Monthly Archives: April 2023

Large House Fire in Avenue Remains Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and One Displaced

Large House Fire in Avenue Remains Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and One Displaced

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at approximately 1:35 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, and Valley Lee responded to 47357 River Springs Road in Avenue, for the reported house on fire. The residence owner/occupant is identified as Anthony Viera with the estimated loss of structure and contents valued at $250,000.00 The American...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Collision in St. Leonard

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Collision in St. Leonard

On Sunday, April 30, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Route 4 and Calvert Beach Road in St. Leonard, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one ejected. Crews arrived on the scene to find a vehicle off the roadway into a tree with...
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Pickleball Courts Coming to Calvert County Parks and Recreation Facilities

Pickleball Courts Coming to Calvert County Parks and Recreation Facilities

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation has begun work to create additional outdoor pickleball courts at the Harriet E. Brown Community Center, Solomons Town Center Park and Hallowing Point Park. Staff began work adding lines for three pickleball courts on the basketball courts outside the Harriet E. Brown Community Center. The courts...
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Lester Erwin Ryan, 93

Lester Erwin Ryan, 93

Lester Erwin Ryan, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2023, at Fernandina Beach Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Fernandina Beach, Florida. He was a long-time resident of St. Mary’s City, Maryland. Les was born January 9, 1930, in Osceola, Arkansas to Lester and Mabel (Rogers) Ryan. He graduated from Oak Ridge High...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Recover Loaded Firearm in Vehicle

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Recover Loaded Firearm in Vehicle

On April 28, 2023, at 12:19 a.m., patrol officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of Stone Avenue in Waldorf for the report of an intrusion alarm at a school. When officers arrived, they observed a vehicle in the parking lot. Upon making contact with the driver, the odor...
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When Marylanders Register Their Vehicles, They Can Now Support the Environment and Statewide Tree Plantings

When Marylanders Register Their Vehicles, They Can Now Support the Environment and Statewide Tree Plantings

There is a new way for Marylanders to help restore tree cover and mitigate the harmful effects of pollution in the “Old Line State.” The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is offering state residents a convenient option to donate toward the planting of...
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Celebrate Southern Maryland Traditions at the Solomons Maritime Festival on Saturday, May 6th

Celebrate Southern Maryland Traditions at the Solomons Maritime Festival on Saturday, May 6th

Celebrate Southern Maryland heritage on Saturday, May 6 at the Calvert Marine Museum’s 17th annual Solomons Maritime Festival. Antique boats and marine engines, cooking demonstrations, traditional music, toy boat building, and boat rides offer something for every member of the family. Free 30 – minute cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison from 10 a.m....
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Leonardtown Couple Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors

Leonardtown Couple Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors

A Leonardtown man and woman have been arrested and charged by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on several charges of Sex Abuse of a Minor, Neglect of a Minor and Second-Degree Rape. Following an investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division, Brian Joseph Wiegman, age 45 of Leonardtown, has...
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Verizon Expands High-Speed Internet Across Maryland, Including Charles and St. Mary’s County

Verizon Expands High-Speed Internet Across Maryland, Including Charles and St. Mary’s County

Verizon is bringing more choice for reliable internet to Maryland residents as it deploys high-speed, fiber optic broadband internet service across the state. Nearly 4,000 new households and businesses in Charles, Garrett, Cecil, Howard, St. Mary’s and Washington County will have access to Verizon’s Fios network as part of one of the biggest upgrades...
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Gale Bailey Elementary School Resource Officer Investigating Threat to Commit Violence

Gale Bailey Elementary School Resource Officer Investigating Threat to Commit Violence

On Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 11:18 a.m., the School Resource Officer and administrators at Gale Bailey Elementary School began investigating a potential threat after they were notified that, while on a video chat that took place the evening before, a student displayed firearms to other students and made a statement that they were...
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One Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in California

One Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in California

On Thursday, April 27, 2023, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped and possibly unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Infinity SUV and a Toyota pickup truck in the...
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Comcast Announces XFinity 10G Network Coming to Homes and Businesses Across St. Mary’s County

Comcast Announces XFinity 10G Network Coming to Homes and Businesses Across St. Mary’s County

4/27/2023: Comcast today announced it is expanding its Xfinity 10G Network to more than 17,500 additional homes and businesses across 450 miles in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, delivering its full suite of Xfinity and Comcast Business services. Construction has begun and the project – which includes communities in Broad Creek, California, Callaway, Great Mills,...
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Police Identify and Charge 19-Year-Old for Murder, Detectives Seeking Information

Police Identify and Charge 19-Year-Old for Murder, Detectives Seeking Information

UPDATE 4/26/2023: Over the last two weeks, homicide detectives worked tirelessly on this investigation. Through investigative means, they identified and charged Dominic Taylor with the murder of Brandon Williams. Even though charges have been filed, anyone with any information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731 or the TipLine at 410-222-4700. The suspect...
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Virginia Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Single Vehicle Rollover in Hughesville

Virginia Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Single Vehicle Rollover in Hughesville

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at approximately 10:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leonardtown Road and Deborah Drive in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck overturned in the median with the operator...
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Calvert County Board of Education Appoints Cecelia Lewis As Director of Student Services for 2023-2024 School Year

Calvert County Board of Education Appoints Cecelia Lewis As Director of Student Services for 2023-2024 School Year

At the April Board meeting, the Board of Education of Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) approved the appointment of Ms. Cecelia Lewis as the Director of Student Services for the 2023-2024 school year. Ms. Lewis will begin her new role on July 1, 2023. “I am grateful for every person and experience over the...
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California Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute After Traffic Stop in Calvert County

California Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute After Traffic Stop in Calvert County

On April 22, 2023, Deputy Hendrickson initiated a traffic stop along SB Rt. 4 in the area of West End Blvd. in St. Leonard, for a traffic violation. Contact was made with the driver, Christopher Kinard Gaynor, 44 of California, MD. Further investigation revealed, 52.1 grams (1.8 oz) of crack cocaine, 20.2 grams of...
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Students Tackle Global Warming at VelocityX: Climate Innovation Hackathon, Earn $12,000 in Prizes

Students Tackle Global Warming at VelocityX: Climate Innovation Hackathon, Earn $12,000 in Prizes

As climate change impacts our lives and environment, how will we share the information that people will need to make decisions? This was the question that 25 participants from the College of Southern Maryland (CSM), local high schools and other colleges recently grappled with as they competed for prizes from a $12,000 pool at...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Birdies in Hollywood

UPDATE: Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Birdies in Hollywood

UPDATE 4/27/2023: On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 10:08 pm, two masked men entered the Birdies convenience store at the 24600 block of Three Notch Road in Hollywood. The two suspects pointed a handgun at store employees, demanding money from the registers. The suspects removed currency from the registers and fled on foot. St....
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Charles County Sheriff’s Officer Vernon Karopchinsky Honored with Excellence in Patrol Award

Charles County Sheriff’s Officer Vernon Karopchinsky Honored with Excellence in Patrol Award

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s most visible component, the Patrol Division, responds to every call that comes in. These officers see the best and the worst of humanity on a daily basis. In an effort to recognize the extraordinary work of our Patrol Officers, CCSO Command Staff have implemented a bi-annual Excellence in Patrol...
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Replica Firearm and Suspected Cannabis Recovered from North Point High School Student

Replica Firearm and Suspected Cannabis Recovered from North Point High School Student

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 9:38 a.m., a school administrator at North Point High School became aware a student was possibly in possession of cannabis in their book bag and notified a school resource officer. The bag was recovered at which time over 2.5 ounces of suspected cannabis and a replica semi-automatic firearm,...
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Live at Linda’s Animal Adoption Series to Premiere Saturday, May 6, 2023

Live at Linda’s Animal Adoption Series to Premiere Saturday, May 6, 2023

Calvert Broadcast in partnership with the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter will premiere “Live at Linda’s,” a biweekly live to tape talk show series featuring local, loveable animals in need of forever homes. The new series will premiere Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 1 p.m. on Comcast channel 1070 HD. Linda L. Kelley Animal...
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Hallowing Point Park Traffic Safety Improvements to Begin This Summer

Hallowing Point Park Traffic Safety Improvements to Begin This Summer

The Calvert County Department of Public Works advises citizens that it will begin work this summer on traffic safety improvements to roadway intersections near Hallowing Point Park. The planned improvements are designed to allow safer and quicker access to Hallowing Point Park by addressing traffic safety issues and improving traffic flow. Public Works completed...
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Police Identify and Arrest Man Wanted for Fatal Shooting of 17-Year-Old in February 2023

Police Identify and Arrest Man Wanted for Fatal Shooting of 17-Year-Old in February 2023

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a man for a fatal shooting in February. The suspect is 27-year-old Charles Edwards of Hyattsville. He’s charged with murdering 17-year-old Daiwo Flomo of Riverdale. On February 11, 2023, at approximately 12:40 am, officers responded to the 7200 block of Parkwood Street in...
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Police Seeking Identity of Suspects Who Grabbed Gaming Chips From MGM National Harbor

Police Seeking Identity of Suspects Who Grabbed Gaming Chips From MGM National Harbor

Prince George’s County Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals who took gaming chips at the MGM National Harbor. On April 22, 2023, at approximately 1:40 pm, the PGPD’s National Harbor Unit was notified of a theft that occurred at the MGM National Harbor in the 100 block of MGM...
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Hardee’s Employee Arrested After Stabbing Co-worker with Large Knife

Hardee’s Employee Arrested After Stabbing Co-worker with Large Knife

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a stabbing that just occurred at the Hardee’s, 718 Nursery Road in Linthicum. Officers learned that an employee became upset with a co-worker and stabbed them in the back with a large knife. The suspect was taken into custody without...
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