UPDATE 7/13/2026: Bryan Neal Gordon, 27, of Suitland, faces charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, second-degree assault, theft of less than $100, and soliciting prostitution following an investigation into allegations that an adult female victim was handcuffed, assaulted and taken from Charles County to Prince George’s County. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office began investigating after...
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UPDATE 7/14/2026: The family has started a GoFundMe to assist the funding of Hawkins funeral costs, with any remaining funds going to his 1-year-old daughter Sayyora. This sudden loss has left our family heartbroken and facing unexpected expenses. Your generosity will help ease the burden on our mother and father as they navigate this...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO), in partnership with the Maryland State Police, will conduct a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, July 17, 2026, in the Leonardtown area. Sobriety checkpoints are one of several proactive traffic safety initiatives conducted throughout the year to educate motorists, deter impaired driving, and promote safer roadways...
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Brian Wade Osborne, 49, of Solomons, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after Calvert County sheriff’s deputies responded three times to complaints of loud music, screaming, threats and banging at an apartment building. Deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were first called to Solomons Island Road in Solomons at about 8:59 p.m. on...
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Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show lower than average volumes of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of oxygen—in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia from May to late June 2026. No hypoxia was observed in May, one of ten years with no monitored...
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On Monday, July 13, 2026, at approximately 7:35 a.m., firefighters from Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s County were dispatched to the 16000 block of Prince Frederick Road in Hughesville, for the reported shipping container on fire. The 911 caller reported a shipping container with car parts and motors inside was on fire. Crews arrived on...
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On Sunday, July 12, 2026, officers from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police PG Division responded after a citizen reported witnessing an individual attempt to throw a cat from a moving vehicle while crossing the Woodrow Wilson bridge. Thanks to the quick report from the citizen and the swift compassionate response of the officer, the...
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed a lawsuit today with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the administration plans to terminate these grants at the end of July, which is projected to cost Maryland schools and...
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On Thursday, July 9, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Calvert 911 received several calls reporting a serious motor vehicle accident on the Thomas Johnson Bridge. Firefighters and emergency medical services from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the scene with first arriving units reporting a single vehicle against the bridge jersey wall, with...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Sunday morning in Prince George’s County that claimed the lives of three people. On Sunday, July 12, 2026, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to the area of Route 301 at Governors Park Lane for...
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Delores Ann Coates, 89, of Solomons, Maryland, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2026. Born on June 27, 1937, in Washington, D.C., Delores was the beloved daughter of George E. DeGrasse and Agnes DeGrasse, both of whom preceded her in death. She spent her childhood in Pleasant Springs, Maryland, where she developed the enduring...
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Raymond Regis Posten, 85, of Huntingtown, Maryland, passed away on July 6, 2026, at Calvert Hospital in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He was born on October 16, 1940, in California, Pennsylvania, to his parents, Myrtle Marie (Wainwright) and Guy DeSales Posten. Ray grew up in California, Beallsville, and West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He attended Centerville High...
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Helen S. Mister passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026 at her daughter’s home in Owings, Maryland, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born in Owings on August 5, 1936, the only child of William and Velma Spicer. She was delivered at home by Dr. Hugh Ward, one of the few country doctors...
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Ruth Evelyn Baker, 89, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend died peacefully with family by her side Wednesday July 1st at Country Home Assisted Living, Solomon’s Island Road in Harwood, Maryland. She was born in her childhood home on Sasscer Lane, off of Croom Road in Upper Marlboro,...
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Nancy Carol Youmans, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026, at the age of 80. She was a longtime resident of Churchton, Maryland, and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Nancy was born on November 1, 1945, in Takoma Park, Maryland, to the...
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Mary Linda Wegner was born in Prince Frederick, Maryland on July 12, 1942, to Leroy B. and Alverta Pearl (Miller) Williams. She left this earth surrounded by her loved ones at her home in St. Leonard after a prolonged illness. Mary Linda grew up in Calvert County, living on the family farm in St....
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Kenneth Allen Horky, 80, of Lothian passed away June 29, 2026, at his home. He was born September 15, 1945 to John Charles Jr. and Thelma (Lake) Horky. Ken grew up in Pasadena, MD where he graduated from Severna Park HS in 1963. He joined the United States Air Force in August of 1963....
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Colleen Marie Houghton, age 70, born in Bronx, NY, to the late Robert and Elizabeth Wagner, passed away July 8, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of love, memories, and family who will carry her spirit forward. Colleen is deeply missed and affectionately remembered by her lifelong love and devoted husband of 50 years, Robert...
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William Warrenfeltz May, 85, of California, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He was born April 4, 1941, in Cavetown, Maryland, to the late James H. May and Gladys Caroline May (Padgett). On April 8, 1961, he married Linda Lee in Trinity Church, Newport....
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David Curtis Williams, 76, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, passed away at home on July 4, 2026. Born on May 23, 1950, in Virginia, David was the son of the late Curtis Williams and Irma Williams. In his youth, he excelled at sports, especially baseball and football. He graduated Fairfax High School in 1968. As a...
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Carolyn Leigh (Sanner) Livingston passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on July 3, 2026, in Leonardtown, Maryland. She was born on February 18, 1943, in Riverdale, Maryland, to the late George Myrtland Sanner and Virginia Dare (Croson) Sanner. Carolyn was the beloved wife of the late Ernst “Ernie” Carlton Livingston, with whom...
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In Loving Memory of / En Amorosa Memoria de Ricardo del Tránsito Arias Cardoza Español Con un dolor inmenso en nuestros corazones, pero con la esperanza inquebrantable en las promesas de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, honramos y celebramos la vida de Ricardo del Tránsito Arias Cardoza, quien descansó en el Señor el martes 30 de...
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On Monday, June 8, 2026, Ruth F. Hawkins passed from this life at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Ruth was born on July 9, 1952, to the late Frances V. (Chase) Hawkins and the late Calvin H. Hawkins. Ruth worked with art projects, was a skilled and creative crafter, and enjoyed being with...
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Selma Ann Scruggs, 63, of Morganza, MD, passed away on June 22, 2026, at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Selma was born on November 3, 1962, in Leonardtown, MD, and entered her eternal rest with her husband by her side. She was the beloved daughter of Sarah Elizabeth Holt and Joseph Butler. Selma married...
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Anne C. Choporis, 70, known to her family and friends as “Christina”, passed away peacefully at her home in Waldorf, MD on June 27, 2026. She was born June 30, 1955 in Leonardtown, MD to her parents Demosthenes Paul Choporis and JoAnne Greenwell Choporis and was the fourth of six children. Christina was a...
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