Monthly Archives: January 2024

Governor Moore Declares First State of Preparedness Ahead of Dangerous Winter Weather System

Governor Moore Declares First State of Preparedness Ahead of Dangerous Winter Weather System

Governor Wes Moore this morning signed the State’s first State of Preparedness declaration ahead of a potentially hazardous winter weather system that is expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rain, and potential flooding to areas of Maryland. According to the National Weather Service, the significant weather system is expected to impact the region this afternoon, bringing multiple...
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Police in Charles County Recover Drugs and a Stolen Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Police in Charles County Recover Drugs and a Stolen Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On January 8 at 2:27 a.m., patrol officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the 3000 block of October Place, in Waldorf. Upon approaching the car, officers observed two males and a female inside. They also observed suspected drugs in the vehicle and what appeared to be a firearm...
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Sandbags Available for Calvert Residents on Tuesday, Jan. 9, for Severe Weather Preparation

Sandbags Available for Calvert Residents on Tuesday, Jan. 9, for Severe Weather Preparation

Due to predicted rainfall and possible flooding conditions expected for our area Tuesday, Jan. 9, into Tuesday night, sand and sandbags will be available at the following locations on Jan. 9 for Calvert County residents who need them to protect property: Appeal Convenience Center (200 Sweetwater Road, Lusby) 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Barstow Convenience...
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Maryland Casinos Generate $165.6 Million in Gaming Revenue During December

Maryland Casinos Generate $165.6 Million in Gaming Revenue During December

Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $165,629,163 in revenue from slot machines and table games during December 2023, an increase of $454,064 (0.3%) compared to December 2022. Casino gaming contributions to the state in December 2023 totaled $70,195,007, an increase of $508,501 (0.7%) compared to December 2022. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund in...
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Two Residents Escape Injury After Smoke Alarms Alert Them to Fire

Two Residents Escape Injury After Smoke Alarms Alert Them to Fire

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at approximately 2.50 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District and Leonardtown responded to the 45000 block of Edge Mill Court in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. Dispatchers advised they received an alert from an alarm company for a residential smoke alarm sounding, then...
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New Year ~ New Location for Calvert County Fire, Rescue and EMS

New Year ~ New Location for Calvert County Fire, Rescue and EMS

By FREMS Division Erin Ward: We’ve got some big news to share – Calvert County Fire-Rescue-EMS has settled into our new home! New Location of Calvert County Public Safety Building, 110 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 (Building is on the corner of Armory Road and Main Street) Accessing the Building: To access the...
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Calvert County Public Schools Closing 2-Hours Early, Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Due to Weather

Calvert County Public Schools Closing 2-Hours Early, Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Due to Weather

Inclement Weather Notice – All Calvert County Public Schools will close two hours early and all after school and evening activities are cancelled on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Two-Hour Early Dismissal Schools closed two hours early. 10- and 11-month employees will be released 2 hours before their regularly scheduled end time of their contractual...
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Four students involved in an altercation at Henry Lackey High School

Four students involved in an altercation at Henry Lackey High School

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at 11:10 a.m., four students at Henry Lackey High School were involved in an altercation inside the school. School administrators were able to separate the students and there were no reported injuries. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact PFC Barry...
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Working Smoke Detectors Alert Occupant of House Fire in Severn, One Man in Critical Condition

Working Smoke Detectors Alert Occupant of House Fire in Severn, One Man in Critical Condition

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call this morning advising that their home at 788 Jennie Drive in Severn was on fire. The call came in at approximately 6:51 a.m., on Monday, January 8, 2024, from a resident advising that their home at 788 Jennie Drive in Severn was on fire....
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House Fire in Valley Lee Believed to Be Accidental Due to Improperly Discard Smoking Materials

House Fire in Valley Lee Believed to Be Accidental Due to Improperly Discard Smoking Materials

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 2:50 p.m., firefighters from Second District, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown and Hollywood responded to the 46000 block of Drayden Road in Valley Lee, for the reported house on fire. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 callers reporting the house was on fire. Crews arrived on...
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools Dismissing Early Due to Weather on Tues, January 9, 2024

St. Mary’s County Public Schools Dismissing Early Due to Weather on Tues, January 9, 2024

St. Mary’s County Public Schools has announced that due to forecasted heavy rains, deteriorating road conditions, and heavy winds, All St. Mary’s County Public Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Additionally, All SMCPS evening activities will be canceled on January 9. Stay safe. Check out the most recent forecast...
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Critical Missing Juvenile – La Plata Area

Critical Missing Juvenile – La Plata Area

The La Plata Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Paulina Romero. Paulina is 14 years old, 4-11 and 125 pounds. She was last seen on Laurelwood Court at approximately.7:00 a.m. Paulina was last seen wearing a black puff jacket with a gray hoodie, jeans with rips in the front legs and...
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Owings House Fire Determined to be Accidental, Three Residents Displaced

Owings House Fire Determined to be Accidental, Three Residents Displaced

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 4:20 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments in Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to the 8050 Mt. Harmony Lane in Owings, for the reported structure fire. First arriving units found a one-story home with fire showing and began making an interior attack. Evacuation tones were...
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Grant Awarded to Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Partners to Restore Freshwater Mussels

Grant Awarded to Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Partners to Restore Freshwater Mussels

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and partners have been awarded a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s  Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program to restore freshwater mussels in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The grant funds will support a comprehensive conservation strategy that includes restoration of mussel communities, scientific...
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Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Shot in Indian Head, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Shot in Indian Head, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE 1/9/2024: Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the identity of the suspects involved in a shooting that occurred on January 8 at 2:13 p.m. in the area of Jameson Court in Indian Head. When officers arrived, they located a 19-year-old male inside...
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15-Year-Old Driving Kia Stolen from Charles County is Killed in Head-on Collision

15-Year-Old Driving Kia Stolen from Charles County is Killed in Head-on Collision

On January 5, 2024, at approximately 12:30 pm, officers responded to a collision involving a minivan and a pickup truck in the area of Piscataway Road and King Gallahan Court. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Clinton. The deceased driver is identified...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Fire in Leonardtown Residence, No Injuries Reported

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Fire in Leonardtown Residence, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, January 7, 2024, at approximately 1:26 p.m., 49 volunteer firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Seventh District, Second District, Mechanicsville and Bay District responded to the 21000 block of Lake Circle in Leonardtown, for the reported structure fire. The homeowner called 911 reporting the bedroom was filled with smoke. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Firebaugh Charged with Arson After Intentionally Setting Fire in Mechanicsville Residence

Firebaugh Charged with Arson After Intentionally Setting Fire in Mechanicsville Residence

On Sunday, December 31, 2023, Deputy State Fire Marshal Valles responded to assist firefighters and the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Deputies at a structure fire located in the 40000 block of Duke Road in Mechanicsville, St. Mary’s County. DFM Valles spoke with the incident commander from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department who advised that a...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Mechanicsville

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Mechanicsville

On Sunday, January 7, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 26725 North Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned with the occupant possibly deceased. 911 callers reported a single vehicle off the roadway, overturned into woods. Crews arrived...
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Raymond William Jackson, Sr., 91,

Raymond William Jackson, Sr., 91,

Raymond William Jackson, Sr., age 91, of Shady Side, MD, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away December 31, 2023 at his residence surrounded by family. Raymond was born January 2, 1932 in Washington, D.C., the youngest of eighteen children born to Ada Cecilia (Dean) and Richard Edward Jackson, Sr. He was raised...
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Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, 94,

Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, 94,

Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, age 94, of Lothian died December 30, 2023 in Manassas, VA. He was born on October 8, 1929 in Palmerton, PA to Malcolm A. Kline and Jennie M. Hoffman. Bill was a 1947 graduate of Slatington High School and enlisted into the United States Air Force in July 1947 in...
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Herbert Carroll Dowell, Jr., 88,

Herbert Carroll Dowell, Jr., 88,

Herbert Carroll Dowell, Jr., 88, of Conway, SC and formerly of Owings, MD passed away December 30, 2023. He was born November 14, 1935, in Paris, MD, now a part Owings, to Herbert Carroll Sr. and Charlotte (Manifold) Dowell. Herbert grew up in Calvert County and graduated from Calvert High School in 1953. He...
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Joseph Wayne “Jody” Carter, 80,

Joseph Wayne “Jody” Carter, 80,

Joseph Wayne “Jody” Carter, 80, of Huntingtown passed away December 29, 2023. He was born March 18, 1943, in Upper Marlboro to Ernest William and Sarah Rebecca (Sears) Carter. Jody owned and operated Carter Brothers Electrical in Upper Marlboro. He also worked on the family farm cutting hay and tobacco and raising crops and...
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Janet Lee Bowen, 59,

Janet Lee Bowen, 59,

Janet Lee Bowen, age 59 of King George VA suddenly passed away on December 28th, 2023 in her home on Berthaville road in King George VA. Janet was born August 15, 1964 to Everett F. Windsor and Muriel C. Windsor (Redmond). Janet graduated from Chopticon high school in Mechanicsville Maryland. Janet Bowen had worked...
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Corey Lynn Buggiani, 40,

Corey Lynn Buggiani, 40,

Corey Lynn Buggiani, 40, of Chesapeake Beach passed away December 27, 2023. She was born February 5, 1983, in Takoma Park to Roy Anthony and Deborah Lee (Steiner) Davis. Corey was raised in Abington, Massachusetts and moved with her family to Chesapeake, Virginia when she was 12. She graduated from Hickory High School and...
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