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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.
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 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...
Person hurt in Highway 707 crash, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was taken to a hospital on Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash along Highway 707, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened near Holmestown Road in the Burgess community, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 1:56 p.m. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is investigating. Horry County police […]
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.
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.)
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...
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. ...
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 St. Mary’s public schools’ media specialists/librarians are responsible for developing 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....
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