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No Injuries Following Rear-End Collision In Lexington Park
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – A motor vehicle accident occurred on April 26, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., on northbound Three Notch Road in the area of MacArthur Boulevard. Emergency personnel responded to reports of one person unconscious following the incident. Upon arrival at the scene, crews found a rear-end...
37th Annual Spring Fling Car Show Held In Leonardtown On Sunday, Expect Road Closures
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On Sunday, April 28th from 8:00 a.m. – 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Rod and Classic will host the 37th Annual Spring Fling Classic Car Show for Hospice. Some roads in Downtown Leonardtown/The Square will be closed from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. (approx.)
St. Mary's Circuit Court judge voters guide
Sue Ann Armitage Town of residence: Drayden Age: 58 Question 1: Under what circumstances would you consider imposing a sentence above state recommended guidelines? Judges are given guidance about the reasons they can consider deviating upward from the guidelines. Those...
St. Mary’s Woman Arrested For Drug Possession Following Traffic Stop
CALIFORNIA, Md. – At approximately 12:28 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, while conducting a proactive traffic stop for failing to make a required stop at a stop sign near the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in California, MD, Deputy First Class Tyler Westphal observed suspected cocaine in plain view inside the 2003 Acura TL driven by Kristina Hope Beggs, 45, of California, MD.
Two Injured Following Three-Vehicle Collision In Ridge
RIDGE, Md. – On April 25, 2024, at approximately 9:14 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle accident on Point Lookout Road in the area of Wynne Road. Crews arrived to find three vehicles in the roadway with two occupants injured. EMS evaluated the patients on the scene and...
St. Mary's County Board of Education District 4 voters guide
Charles Carrington Town of residence: Lexington Park Age: 27 Question 1: Do you feel board of education members should weigh in on what books are allowed or banned from schools? I believe the school board should weigh in on the...
On a mission
Retired St. Mary's County dentist and Lions Club member Dr. Martin Barley, center, accepts Leonardtown Lions Club's annual donation to the local Mission of Mercy program from Leonardtown Lions George Kirby, left, and Angie Payne. Mission Mercy provides free dental examinations and services to the underserved in Southern Maryland. For more information on Mission of Mercy, go to the website southernmdmom.org.
Driver Injured After Pickup Truck Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer In Leonardtown
LEONARDTOWN, Md. — A motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer on Point Lookout Road near Lawrence Avenue injured one person this evening, April 26, 2024. Emergency personnel responded to the scene at approximately 4:55 p.m. Upon arrival, crews found a pickup truck had crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer. Both drivers had exited their vehicles before the crews’ arrival.
Men charged in assaults at Calvert carwash
Two men who state troopers say started a fight at a Prince Frederick carwash during the midday hours of April 19 are facing assault charges. According to court documents, one of the instigators — identified as Dorian Lavant Dickerson, 21, of Lexington Park — is also charged with making a threat of mass violence for saying he was going to “shoot up” the carwash, which at the time had six employees working along with a dozen customers on the premises. ...
Light The Night In Honor Of Brice Trossbach
ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. – Residents of Southern Maryland are encouraged to light the night during National Fallen Firefighter Week in honor of Brice Trossbach and other fallen heroes from May 1 to May 5. On June 27, 2023, at approximately 4:06 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded...
PAX River Traffic Affected By Security Procedures
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – There has been mounting frustration about traffic surrounding the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Base (PAX) in the past few weeks. It has led to speculation, aggressive driving, and critiques of how the base is handling this issue. After speaking with Patrick Gordon, the NAS...
Federal Jury Convicts Calvert Woman For A Series Of Fraud Schemes
GREENBELT, Md. – A federal jury convicted Charmaine Miesha Brown, age 45, of Lusby, Maryland, late yesterday for conspiracies to commit passport fraud and wire fraud, as well as bankruptcy fraud, and making a false statement in bankruptcy proceeding. The guilty verdict was announced by United States Attorney for...
Auto parts store burns
The Champion Used Auto Parts building on Usher Lane in Valley Lee burned to the ground Tuesday afternoon.”The cause was determined to be accidental after a fire ignited while an employee was working on a vehicle inside the building,” according to the state fire marshal’s office. “The same employee sustained burns to his upper body and was flown by Maryland State Police Trooper 6 to Washington Hospital Center” for non-life threatening burns. The Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad was the primary responding department to the 2:46 p.m. blaze and it took 95 firefighters from various agencies two hours to bring the fire under control. The estimated loss was $600,000 for the structure and $500,000 for the contents, according to the fire marshal’s office.
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