Monthly Archives: August 2023

Pick 5 Winner Tells His Wife to Retire After Winning $750,000!

Pick 5 Winner Tells His Wife to Retire After Winning $750,000!

Accokeek man claims $50,000 prizes on 15 separate tickets A lucky Accokeek man, who is no stranger to Maryland Lottery winnings, just scored a major top-prize win. But, he didn’t do it only once. He plated the same numbers on 15 different tickets for the same drawing and won a $50,000 top-prize 15 times....
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No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Overturns in Mechanicsville

No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Overturns in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at approximately 6:07 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single pickup truck off the roadway and on its roof with...
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Lottery, Casinos, Sports Wagering Contribute $1.589 Billion to the State in FY2023

Lottery, Casinos, Sports Wagering Contribute $1.589 Billion to the State in FY2023

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency helped to generate $1.589 billion in contributions to the state during Fiscal Year 2023 from Lottery ticket sales, the state’s six casinos, sports wagering and daily fantasy sports. In FY2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023), the combined contribution to the state included $848.1 million from...
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Calvert Marine Museum’s Funfest: A Classic Fun-Filled Fundraising Event for the Whole Family

Calvert Marine Museum’s Funfest: A Classic Fun-Filled Fundraising Event for the Whole Family

Museum FunFest welcomes families and friends to join in a day of laughter, games, and community spirit, all while raising support for the Calvert Marine Museum (CMM). After some friendly competition on the mini-golf course head over to see who is in the Dunk Tank. Prepare to be entertained as community figures, museum curators,...
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UPDATE: Lusby Woman Receives 3-Years Probation and No Jail Time After Reimbursing Calvert County Over $66,000 for Animal Care After Facing Over 150 Charges

UPDATE: Lusby Woman Receives 3-Years Probation and No Jail Time After Reimbursing Calvert County Over $66,000 for Animal Care After Facing Over 150 Charges

UPDATE 8/15/2023: On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, Carol Badart VanWie, 77, pleaded guilty in Calvert County District Court to multiple charges involving violations of Maryland’s animal cruelty laws. Ms. VanWie was found to have housed more than 40 rabbits and other creatures in unsanitary and inhumane conditions at her nonprofit venture, Bunny Magic and...
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UPDATE: PG County Felon Sentenced to 8 Years for Burglary of Jewelry Exchange in Calvert County

UPDATE: PG County Felon Sentenced to 8 Years for Burglary of Jewelry Exchange in Calvert County

UPDATE 8/15/2023: On Monday, August 14, 2023, Randell Jamal Wright, was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment, suspended to 8 years of active time, for his role in the July, 2022, burglary of the Jewelry Exchange in Dunkirk, Maryland. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee. Wright is facing...
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Pro Motocross Championship Annual Summer Spectacle Returns to Southern Maryland’s Legendary Budds Creek Motocross Park on August 19, 2023

Pro Motocross Championship Annual Summer Spectacle Returns to Southern Maryland’s Legendary Budds Creek Motocross Park on August 19, 2023

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. (August 2023) – One year removed from celebrating a half-century of racing, the prestigious Pro Motocross Championship will usher in a new era for the 2023 season as the centerpiece of the newly formed SuperMotocross World Championship. The 11-round summer Pro Motocross campaign will visit 10 different states over the course of...
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UPDATE: Cause of House Fire in Lusby Remains Under Investigation

UPDATE: Cause of House Fire in Lusby Remains Under Investigation

UPDATE: On Sunday, August 13, 2023, at 2:23 a.m., firefighters responded to 432 Lake Drive in Lusby, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the one story single family dwelling. The occupants were identified as Katsunori and Diann Mita. The homeowners safely escaped without injury...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Suspect in Murder of Teenager on Albermarle Place in Waldorf

Police in Charles County Arrest Suspect in Murder of Teenager on Albermarle Place in Waldorf

On August 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Ofice Warrant Fugitive Unit located and arrested Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles,  22, of Waldorf, who had an active warrant for his arrest in connection with the shooting death of Aden Christopher Garcia, age 19. Garcia was shot and killed in October 2022...
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State Comptroller Visits St. Mary’s County Health Hub

State Comptroller Visits St. Mary’s County Health Hub

The St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce coordinated a visit from Maryland State Comptroller Brooke Lierman to the St. Mary’s County Health Hub on Monday, August 14, 2023 as part of her “Take a Look with Brooke Tour”, which focuses on revitalization efforts in several communities across the state. Comptroller Lierman was in St....
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Man Armed with Metal Pipe and Sword Arrested and Charged with Assault and Resisting Arrest

Man Armed with Metal Pipe and Sword Arrested and Charged with Assault and Resisting Arrest

On Sunday, August 6, 2023, at 8:27 a.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of October Place in Waldorf for the report of an injured person. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Jasper Bernard Ford, age 36, of Waldorf, went to the location where he became involved in an argument with another male who...
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Charles County Police Investigating Motorcycle Stolen at Gunpoint in Brandywine

Charles County Police Investigating Motorcycle Stolen at Gunpoint in Brandywine

On Friday, August 4, 2023, at 4:22 p.m., a lone male suspect approached the victim who was in the backyard of his residence in the 3300 block of Malcolm Road in Brandywine. The suspect pulled a mask over his face, brandished a firearm and stole a motorcycle the victim was working on. The suspect...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating 16-Year-Old Shot and Killed

Prince George’s County Police Investigating 16-Year-Old Shot and Killed

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in Clinton. The victim is 16-year-old Robert Isiah Walker of Clinton. On August 12, 2023, at approximately 2:40 am, officers responded to a gas station in the 9800 block of Piscataway Road for the report of...
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State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci Awarded The Olin Greene Outstanding Fire Prevention Service Award

State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci Awarded The Olin Greene Outstanding Fire Prevention Service Award

State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci has been awarded The Olin Greene Outstanding Fire Prevention Service Award by the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) at their annual meeting in Wilmington, North Carolina. Along with the award, Geraci was re-elected as the Vice-President of NASFM, comprised of the most senior fire officials in...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public Assistance in Destruction of Property Cases

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public Assistance in Destruction of Property Cases

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating multiple cases of property destruction in the Huntingtown and Owings area. Preliminary investigation revealed unknown suspects damaged several mailboxes on Holland Cliffs Road, Hunting Creek Road, Huntingtown Road, Mill Branch Road and Lower Marlboro Road. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting residents on those streets with home...
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St. Mary’s Goes Purple Walk for Recovery Event Scheduled – Saturday, September 9th, 2023

St. Mary’s Goes Purple Walk for Recovery Event Scheduled – Saturday, September 9th, 2023

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) will host the second annual St. Mary’s Goes Purple Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m in Leonardtown Square. This family-friendly, free event will celebrate those recovering from substance use, help end stigma surrounding mental health and addiction, and bring...
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Noise Advisory – UAS Flights Scheduled at Webster Outlying Field August 19-20, 2023

Noise Advisory – UAS Flights Scheduled at Webster Outlying Field August 19-20, 2023

Communities surrounding Webster Outlying Field are advised that there will be weekend Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) test events scheduled to take place Aug. 19-20, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing activities on the community. For more information, call...
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Maryland Permanently Preserves Fourteen Working Farms with Over 1,400 Acres of Farmland

Maryland Permanently Preserves Fourteen Working Farms with Over 1,400 Acres of Farmland

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 14 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during their August 2 meeting. The easements will permanently preserve 1,400 acres of prime farmland in Baltimore, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Queen Anne’s, Washington and Wicomico counties, for an investment of more than $8 million. “Keeping farming viable in Maryland...
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Brandywine Man Facing Charges in Virginia and D.C. After Stealing Ambulance and Causing Over 13 Collisions

Brandywine Man Facing Charges in Virginia and D.C. After Stealing Ambulance and Causing Over 13 Collisions

On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 3:40 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I-66 near the 74 mile marker. The truck that caused the crash fled the scene. The truck had been reported stolen out of Falls Church, Va., with the driver being later identified as...
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatal Stabbing Inside Local D.C. Nightclub

Maryland Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatal Stabbing Inside Local D.C. Nightclub

Michael Dolson, 37, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the March 14, 2022 stabbing death of Kenneth Thomas, Jr., 42, of Silver Spring Maryland, announced United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Mr. Thomas was a Howard University...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to reducing the number of alcohol related fatalities in support of the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s “Towards Zero Deaths” campaign. One of the ways the Sheriff’s Office supports this initiative is by utilizing grant funding obtained from the Maryland Highway Safety Office to place additional deputies on...
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22-Year-Old Flown to Burn Center After Receiving Serious Injuries from Bonfire

22-Year-Old Flown to Burn Center After Receiving Serious Injuries from Bonfire

On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at approximately 12:21 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 29000 block of Jefferson Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported burns. Responding personnel were advised the 911 caller reported a 22-year-old male suffered significant facial burns from a bonfire being lit. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 was...
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Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Announces Passing of Active Member James H. “Jay” Bowles Jr.

Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Announces Passing of Active Member James H. “Jay” Bowles Jr.

It is with deepest regret that the membership of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department and its Auxiliary announce the passing of Active Member James H. “Jay” Bowles Jr. Jay joined the department in 1975 and served until 1985 and rejoined in 2015. Jay was an active member at the time of death. As a...
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75-Year-Old Flown to Trauma Center After Becoming Trapped Under Tractor in Callaway

75-Year-Old Flown to Trauma Center After Becoming Trapped Under Tractor in Callaway

On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at approximately 11:47 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 21000 block of Point Lookout Road in Callaway, for a subject trapped under a tractor. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 75-year-old male with his lower body trapped underneath of the tractor, he was conscious,...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Clements

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Clements

On Friday, August 11, 2023, at approximately 5:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 23480 Budds Creek Road and Nellies Way in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned and trapped. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, over...
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