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19-Year-Old Charles County Woman Killed In Mechanicsville Collision
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – On Saturday, April 27, 2024, at approximately 5:06 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) responded to a reported two-car collision at the intersection of Budds Creek Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville, MD. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2021 Honda...
Two Injured After Two-Vehicle Collision On Indian Bridge Road
CALIFORNIA, Md. – A two-vehicle collision on Indian Bridge Road near Knotts Drive left two people injured and slowed traffic on the afternoon of April 27, 2024. Emergency responders arrived on the scene at approximately 3:45 p.m., to find a truck and an SUV off the roadway with multiple occupants injured.
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...
Champion Used Auto Parts Burns Down In Drayden
The Maryland Fire Marshal says that an employee was working on a vehicle inside Champion Used Auto Parts in the 45000 block of Usher Lane in Drayden when a fire ignited, leaving him with burns to his upper body. He was airlifted by a State Police helicopter to Washington Hospital...
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.
Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Tall Timbers Fire
Firefighters were called to battle a blaze shortly before 4 a.m. on April 24 in the 17500 block of Whitestone Drive in Tall Timbers, when smoke detectors alerted the sleeping residents to a fire that had broken out on the front porch. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, they were...
St. Mary's County Board of Education at-large seat voters guide
St. Mary's County Board of Education at-large seat voters guide Brandie Edelen Town of residence: Mechanicsville Age: 51 Question 1: Do you feel board of education members should weigh in on what books are allowed or banned from schools ...
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...
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.)
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...
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.
Maryland woman convicted in scheme to obtain U.S. passports for children fathered by Ghanaian national
GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland woman has been convicted in a scheme to obtain U.S. passports for children who were fathered by a Ghanaian national, who prosecutors say posed as the absent parent. Charmaine Brown, 45, of Lusby, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit passport fraud, conspiracy to commit wire...
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