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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.
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...
Two Injured Following Serious Rear-End Collision In California
CALIFORNIA, Md. – On April 24, 2024, at approximately 9:08 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle accident with one person possibly trapped on southbound Three Notch Road just prior to Chancellors Run Road. Crews arrived to find a rear-end collision with two occupants injured. No entrapment...
2nd Alarm Structure Fire At Champion Auto Parts, Burn Victim Being Flown Out
VALLEY LEE, Md. – A large fire erupted at Champion Auto Parts located at 45864 Usher Lane in Valley Lee on April 23, 2024, at approximately 2:44 p.m. Fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene, where they found the 150×75 building fully engulfed in flames. Upon arrival,...
Early Morning Fire Causes $1.3 Million In Damages In Tall Timbers
TALL TIMBERS, Md. — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating an early morning house fire in Tall Timbers, St. Mary’s County, that resulted in an estimated $1.3 million in damages. The fire, which occurred on April 24, 2024 at 3:55 a.m., on Whitestone Drive was...
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. ...
Proposed Conversion Of Open Space For YMCA Sparks Community Support
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – During their April 23, 2024, meeting, the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners conducted a public hearing regarding the conversion of open space for the construction of the YMCA in Great Mills. This proposal involves the conversion of approximately 5.1152 acres of open space,...
St. Mary's child care facility hits inflation speed bump
Despite escalating costs, St. Mary’s County government workers who need day care for their children will soon see an option close to work. The county commissioners heard an update Tuesday about developments for a child care facility that will be next to the Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy on the county’s governmental campus. A 6,347-square-foot modular trailer is expected to be constructed at the site and be able to hold...
Chopticon softball christens new field
After playing their designated home games at nearby Baggett Park each of the previous two seasons, the Chopticon High School softball team is looking to christen its refurbished home field with a 3A state title this spring and the Braves have won their first 12 games to start the campaign. Last Friday afternoon, April 19, in a clash of two perennial SMAC powers who could face one another two more times this spring, Chopticon (12-0) pulled away from visiting Northern for an 8-4 victory. The...
One Airlifted To Trauma Center Following Serious Collision In Loveville
LOVEVILLE, Md. – On April 22, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Sunnyside Road in the area of Pin Cushion Road. Crews arrived to find two vehicles involved in a collision with a pole and wires down in the roadway....
Teachers, others come out in droves to St. Mary's budget hearing
Educators and school administrators wanted to make their voices heard during a public hearing about the recommended budget Tuesday night at Great Mills High School. Mission accomplished. An estimated 700 teachers, support staff and administrators attended the meeting with almost all of them wearing red to signify “Red for Ed” in support of education. They...
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...
A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
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