Peggy June Catterton, 87, of Shady Side passed away April 15, 2024. She was born March 21, 1937 in Cheverly to William and Ruth Frank. June grew up in Cheverly and attended Bladensburg High School. She has been a resident of Shady Side for 54 years. June worked for the Government Printing Office as...
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Time of Service: April 23, 2024 12:00 PM Service Location: Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church Joseph Martin Cocanougher, 70, of Lusby, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home on April 13, 2024. To those who had met and known him as Joe, his spirit and character were beyond the simple name. He was a...
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UPDATE 4/24/2024 @ 9:50 a.m.: The Office of the State Fire Marshal estimated the total financial loss at $1,100,000. The loss of the structure was estimated at $600,000 and the contents were valued at $500,000. Over 95 firefighters responded to the incident and the fire was placed under control in 2 hours. The cause...
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UPDATE 4/23/2024 @ 12:30 p.m.: Mr. McCormick is still missing. Officers and resources from four different agencies have deployed, including blood hounds from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Prince George’s County Police Department. Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 2 assisted with an aireal search that was supplemented by CCSO and LPPD drones....
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Margaret Elizabeth Levelle, 56, of North Beach, passed away April 13, 2024 at Washington Hospital Center. Born on June 2, 1967, in Mt. Ranier, MD, she was the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Costello) English. Margaret was raised in Mt. Ranier and graduated from Northwestern High School. She was a hard worker and held...
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UPDATE 4/23/2024: On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 2:58 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) at Acton Lane for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to assume the investigation....
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The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is excited to announce the launch of its new searchable website celebrating the diverse history of Southern Maryland. This new searchable website will enable our community, students and teachers, and those interested to access this rich and extensive history. This includes access to information on notable individuals,...
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St. Mary’s County Government is very proud to announce that our own Karen Stone, Manager of the Museum Division within the Department of Recreation & Parks, will soon be the published author of the first-ever book about the Black Diamond Disaster. This “forgotten” tragedy occurred on the Potomac River near St. Clement’s Island during...
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Calvert County Public Schools is strongly encouraging all parents to register their child by July 1, 2024. This will support adequate staffing for each school. Your child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2024, in order to be eligible for kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Only a parent or legal guardian may...
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On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 10:02 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Melissa Moore Lane in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into the NAS Patuxent...
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD: The new multi-engine training system brings modernized training, prepares pilots for advanced aircraft in fleet The U.S. Navy received the first two operational T-54A multi-engine training system aircraft last week at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. The T-54A will replace the aging T-44C Pegasus aircraft, which...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal three-vehicle collision that occurred in Oxon Hill on Friday. The deceased passenger of one of the involved vehicles is 71-year-old Herminia Gamit of Suitland. On April 19, 2024, at approximately 1:20 pm, officers responded to a collision in the...
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The Baltimore City Fire Department and Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to a two alarm fire in the 4200 block of Morrison Court in Curtis Bay in Baltimore City on Monday, April 22, 2024. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find fire and smoke showing from the two story middle of the group...
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The St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office hosted their 34th Annual Memorial Service for Maryland Crime Victims and their families from Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties on Sunday April 21st, 2024. The annual memorial service creates a safe and nurturing environment for families of crime victims to share their stories. The...
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The Maryland State Highway Administration will perform routine maintenance on two bridges over the Patuxent River in southern Maryland this month. Maintenance crews will clean the bridge grates and drains along the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson) Bridge on Sunday April 21, and then will work along the MD 231 (Benedict) Bridge on Sunday,...
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The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation, Natural Resources Division, advises residents that contractors will be repairing the gravel access road to the fishing pier at Kings Landing Park, Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25. The pier, kayak launch and gravel access road will be closed to the public during this time....
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Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Isaiah Mercado is no stranger to high-stress scenarios. As a Navy armament weapons support equipment technician with Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Detachment Patuxent River (NMCLANT DET Pax) his duties include supporting both air- and surface-launched weapons by performing intermediate level maintenance on both peculiar and common ordnance handling and transportation...
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Defendant Alleged to Have Facilitated 60 Sham Marriages and submitted over 100 fraudulent documents to perpetrate his scheme U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Joshua Shonubi, age 59, of Bowie, Maryland, for federal charges of Conspiracy to Commit Visa and Marriage Fraud and a charge of Aggravated Identity Theft. The sentence was announced...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit identified and charged the suspect wanted for a recent shooting at a gym in the city of Glenarden. The suspect is 24-year-old Nelson Ballard III of Landover. On April 11, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, officers with the Glenarden Police Department responded to the 9400...
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Residents are invited to “Chalk the Walk” at participating public locations throughout Calvert County to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health. The Calvert County Family Network (CCFN) and Department of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with Calvert County Public Schools, Calvert Library, CalvertHealth, Calvert County Behavioral Health, the Local Behavioral Health...
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CCPS students showcased their incredible talents and skills at the 2024 Regional MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day at Huntingtown High School. First place winners will advance to the Statewide MESA Day Showcase and Awards Ceremony that will be held on May 4, 2024, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Campus in Laurel,...
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Applications are open for the Maryland Corps and the Service Year Option Program, two streams of service created by Gov. Wes Moore’s administration as part of its commitment to public service. The programs were launched last year when the state’s newly created Department of Service and Civic Innovation piloted the service pathway to education...
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UPDATE 4/19/2024: The juvenile passenger from the SUV that was transported to Children’s Hospital has succumbed to her injuries. UPDATE 4/7/2024: On Sunday, April 7, 2024, at approximately 10:19 a.m., were dispatched to the scene of an automobile collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV at Three Notch Road and Tom Hodges Drive in Hollywood....
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UPDATE 4/19/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Michael Darrell Dukes, 22, to 10 years with all but 18 months suspended in prison for the Gross Negligent Manslaughter of Zkiara Kemp. Dukes will also be on supervised probation...
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The La Plata Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, April 19, 2024, in La Plata. This initiative is made possible, in part, by grant funding from the Maryland Highway Safety Office. On average there are approximately 7,800 impaired (alcohol and/or drugs) driving crashes statewide, resulting in approximately 4,025 injuries and...
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