The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July…
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Helicopters Requested After Multiple Victims Are Stabbed in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, at approximately 5:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville, for…
Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive…
Watershed Education and Stewardship Grants Awarded in St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made…
9 Impaired Boaters Charged Over July 4th Weekend During DNR’s Operation Dry Water Patrol
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from…
Maryland State Police Make Over 190 Suspected DUI Arrested During First Week of July, 2025
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of…
Man Suffers Serious Burns After Setting Himself and Vehicle on Fire in St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent…
House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Hemlock Road in Lusby, for the reported house…
UPDATE: GoFundMe Added – House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
UPDATE 7/14/2025: The displaced family has lost nearly everything in this devastating fire. A GoFundMe has been started by family members to assist the 2 adults…
3-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Possible Drowning Incident in Mechanicsville, Investigation Ongoing
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 1:41 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 37000 block of Lockes Crossing Road in Mechanicsville,…
UPDATE: GoFundMe Started for Child Seriously Injured After Accident Involving Lawnmower in Ridge
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
UPDATE 7/11/2025: Due to weather on Wednesday, Trooper 7 diverted to the TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Emergency Department in Salisbury, Maryland, the child was then stabilized…
Man Transported to Burn Center After Vehicle Fire in Chaptico
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
On Friday, July 11, 2025 at approximately 1:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of the Chaptico Market located at…
State Police Helicopter Flies Amid Incoming Storms to Rescue 6-Year-Old Injured Child in Ridge
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at approximately 5:55 p.m., emergency medical personnel at Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad requested a medic and helicopter after a patient…
Two Leonardtown Women Arrested for Theft and Crack Possession at Prince Frederick Walmart
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
Kelly Greenan, 35, and Lauren Marie Brown, 38, both of Leonardtown, were arrested on June 27, 2025, following an incident at the Walmart located on…
Piney Point Road Closed Due to Crash Involving Multiple Utility Poles Broken/Lines Down
By The Citizen on July 8, 2025
UPDATE @1:30 P.M.: SMECO Remains on scene along with firefighters, MDOT and police. The fire is ongoing, but contained, due to the downed live power…