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A suspicious pickup truck fire is under investigation in Calvert County, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Friday, June 24. In St. Leonard, fire crews were alerted by a passerby that a 2022 Dodge Ram 2500 was on fire shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, officials said.

UPDATE June 24, 2022, @7:25 pm: Per the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Paisley has been located. There is no further information at this time. June 24, 2022, 7:09 p.m.- Missing six-year-old female – Paisley Malone. Missing from the area of Woodland Ct in Lexington Park. If seen, call 301-475-8008

Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a water rescue call at 11:54 a.m. Friday on Excalaber Court near Burgess, and the state Department of Natural Resources responded to an “alligator incident” in the same area, officials said. Horry County Fire Rescue spokesman Tony Casey said he can confirm...

LEONARDTOWN, MD – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the following Administrative Transfers:. Ms. Amanda Kellam will transfer from Assistant Principal, 11 month, at Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School to Assistant Principal, 11 month, at Park Hall Elementary School. Mr. Zachary Adams will transfer from Assistant...

Two suspects caught nodding off behind the wheel at a Maryland gas station are facing charges after being busted with crack pipes, paraphernalia, and other drugs, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Kaitlyn Marie Chenault, 24, and Halethorpe resident David Dale Adams, Jr., 31, were arrested by members of the Calvert County...

LEONARDTOWN, Md. – NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday June 28th, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown to consider public input on the Snow Hill Master Plan. The plan can be viewed at http://www.stmarysmd.com/publichearing.asp.

On 6/16/2022, TFC E. Ruggles and TFC C. DiToto conducted a traffic stop on Point Lookout Road at Adkins Road, Lexington Park, MD. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which revealed suspected Marijuana and suspected Crack Cocaine. The passenger of the vehicle was identified as Keenan Anthony Berry, 26 of Lexington Park, MD. A search of Berry’s person also revealed suspected Crack Cocaine. Berry was arrested by Tpr J. Pettitt and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where he was charged with Possession of CDS: Intent to Distribute, Possession of CDS: Not Marijuana, Possession of CDS: Paraphernalia, and was also issued a civil citation for Possession of CDS: Marijuana Less Than 10 Grams.

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on New York’s anti-concealed carry law has broader ramifications for similar gun control laws across the country, many of which can now be challenged by Second Amendment advocates. Politico reports that some of the states with gun control laws that may now be...

A former Calvert County sheriff's deputy admitted to drinking, driving, and crashing his patrol vehicle earlier this year, the state attorney's office announced. Jermaine Parvell Mason, 40, of Prince Frederick, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired by alcohol as a subsequent offender following a crash in January that left the other driver with serious injuries.

A man violating a court-issued protective order is facing new charges in Maryland after allegedly threatening his victim and spitting on a sheriff’s deputy attempting to arrest him, authorities announced. Leonardtown resident Michael Griffin, 43, was busted by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June...

Smoke detectors were ringing inside a Calvert County home after a fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom and allowed a homeowner to flee the residence and call 911, officials said. First responders were dispatched to a Muskogee Lane home in Lusby at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 23,...

Obstructing and Hindering- On June 16, 2022, Cpl. Holdsworth responded to the 21600 block of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported trespassing. While conducting the investigation Tyrese Xavier Briscoe, age 23 of Lexington Park, arrived on scene and interrupted the investigation and attempted to remove the individual speaking with Cpl. Holdsworth. Briscoe then stood between Cpl. Holdsworth and the other party, preventing Cpl. Holdsworth from conducting the investigation. Briscoe was advised he was under arrest and resisted by pulling away and not allowing himself to be handcuffed. Briscoe was charged with Obstructing and Hindering and Resisting Arrest.

Mya is a black and brown female Domestic Shorthair mix. She is approximately 11 years and 1 month old. She weighs about 12.8 lbs. Tigger is a brown and black female Domestic Shorthair mix. She is approximately 11 years and 1 month old. She weighs about 7.10 lbs. They do well with children as young […]

Joseph William Medley III was sentenced to 20 years in prison with nine suspended on Thursday, June 16, following a two-day trial.

It was January 2022 when the town of Montross approached artist Janice Jones about creating a community arts center. By early April, a building had been purchased and by June it was ready to open its doors to the public with a First Friday reception. The Art Center blossomed when Jones began to pull from her many connections in the art world to bring in a cadre of artists to work with in expanding the vision of what The Art Center could be.

On June 6, the American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT), along with Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) added the last piece of the puzzle by purchasing the largest unprotected land left in the Parkers Creek watershed. The property, a 156-acre historic farm located near Prince Frederick, has passed from over a century of agriculture within the Yoe family into a future of endless preservation.

FREE to read: Natural Resources Police, Coast Guard, local volunteer fire departments and medics responded to a call for a reported person in the water around 11 a.m. yesterday. Firefighters arrived first and reported it would be a recovery effort,…

Some people took up bread baking or gardening during the pandemic. Not Pierre Monacelli, an avid sailor and boater since he was a teen. He used the time to get his 25-ton U.S. Coast Guard Master License during the COVID-19 lockdown, an accomplishment that spurred his neighbors to suggest he start offering private charters out of Reedville. “It was an accident really,” Monacelli explains with a laugh. “We had a soft opening and wound up doing a lot of bookings with my little boat.”