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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...
Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country
Virginia's school funding formula doesn't take poverty into account, so high-growth but high-poverty rural counties get penalized. The post Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country appeared first on Cardinal News.
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.)
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.
Tyler Emory Defends Appalachian LM Speedweek Title
KING GEORGE, VA-Tyler Emory of King George, Virginia, the 2023 Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Late Model Speedweek Champion, is anxiously looking forward to the 2024 series. He returns with the Cameron and Mann Motorsports team for his third season in the Super Late Models. Emory had a break-out 2023 season taking...
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...
19-year-old dies in Hanover crash
HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - A 19-year-old is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, Virginia State Police were called to a crash on I-295 south near mile marker 40 in Hanover. “A 2016 Honda Accord was driving southbound on I-295 when it ran off...
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...
Mom reacts to arrest of 18-year-old accused of killing her teen son
COLONIAL HEIGHTS Va. (WWBT) - A Colonial Heights mother is grieving the loss of her 16-year-old son, who was shot and killed at a party just three weeks ago. “I talked to the detectives just about every day,” Ashley Devine said. “ I promised my son that I would never lose hope, I would never lose faith. I was going to stay on top of things, and that’s exactly what we did.”
Girl Scouts Honor Friend & Spread Cancer Awareness
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Girl Scout Troop 376 is using their project to earn the Silver Award as a way to keep Bella Francesca’s memory alive while spreading awareness about childhood cancer. The ‘selfie stand’ is permanently placed in Pouncey Tract Park by the playground, between the pickleball courts and the football field.
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.
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...
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