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Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Striking Tree in Bushwood
By The Citizen on October 31, 2025
On Thursday, October 30, 2025, at approximately 7:19 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Bushwood Road and Bushwood Wharf…
Bicyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Collision in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on October 30, 2025
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 and surrounding EMS units were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving a…
Governor Moore Declares State of Emergency to Address Economic Impacts of Federal Government Shutdown and Distribute $10 Million in Emergency Funding to Fight Food Insecurity
By The Citizen on October 30, 2025
Governor Wes Moore today declared a State of Emergency to address the economic impacts of the federal government shutdown and help deliver resources to support Marylanders’ health…
LEXINGTON PARK MURDER: Surveillance Video Shows Wife Giving Gun to Suspect Moments Before Killing Unarmed Man
By The Citizen on October 29, 2025
David Scott Jones, 58, of Lexington Park, has been charged in the murder of Carl Joseph Carpenter, that occurred during a confrontation outside a residence…
St. Mary’s County Organizations Highlight Local Food Resources As SNAP Benefits Potentially Lapse on November 1st, 2025
By The Citizen on October 29, 2025
St. Mary’s County organizations are alerting residents that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may not be distributed on November 1, 2025, due to the…
One Dead, One Injured, One in Custody After Assault and Shooting in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on October 27, 2025
On Monday October 27, 2025 at approximately 6:40 p.m., police responded to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park, for the reported active…
VIDEO: Deputies and Woman Identified After Officer Involved Shooting in Great Mills
By The Citizen on October 27, 2025
UPDATE 10/27/2025: On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at approximately 7:52 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check at…
Youth, Veteran, and Military Waterfowl Hunting Days Scheduled for 2025-26 Season
By The Citizen on October 26, 2025
Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel will be afforded a unique opportunity to experience the tradition of waterfowl hunting on two special hunt days:…
Police Investigating Man and Woman Found Dead in Ridge
By The Citizen on October 25, 2025
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 16000 block Three Notch Road in Ridge,…
Firefighters from Calvert and Anne Arundel County on Scene of 2-Alarm House Fire in Owings
By The Citizen on October 25, 2025
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, at approximately 3:33 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties responded to the 3000 block of Morris Court in Owings,…
Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Possession of Heroin, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine
By The Citizen on October 24, 2025
Katelyn Rose Martin, 23, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple drug-related charges following a traffic stop earlier this month. According to court documents filed in…
DNR Scientists Publish Research on Largemouth Bass Habitat, Blue Catfish Movement
By The Citizen on October 24, 2025
Two recent studies by Maryland Department of Natural Resources scientists – one about underwater grass habitat and another on a major invasive threat – highlight…
VIDEO: Armed Woman Shot Multiple Times by St. Mary’s County Deputies in Great Mills
By The Citizen on October 23, 2025
UPDATE 10/24/2025 @8:30 A.M.: On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at approximately 7:52 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check…
VIDEO: Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation in Lexington Park; Woman Flown With Life-Threatening Injuries
By The Citizen on October 23, 2025
Sheriff’s Office provided the following information: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are currently on scene investigating an officer-involved shooting in the area…